Ramon Pacheco Pardo is Professor of International Relations at King's College London and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.[1][2][3][4][5]
Ramon Pacheco Pardo | |
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| Alma mater | London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (PhD) |
| Occupation | International Relations professor |
Education and career
editPacheco Pardo first lived in South Korea in 2003 as a student.[6] He received his PhD in International Relations from LSE.[7] Pacheco Pardo is a professor at King's College London and became KF-VUB Korea Chair in October 2017.[1] He was editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies in 2009–10.[8] Pacheco Pardo has testified on Korean Peninsula affairs before the European Parliament.[9][10] In 2021 he was appointed Adjunct Fellow at CSIS.[11]
Publications
editPacheco Pardo has written peer-reviewed articles, chapters and op-eds on North Korea's foreign relations and domestic affairs, South Korea's foreign policy and domestic affairs, inter-Korean relations and Europe-Asia relations. Pacheco Pardo is the author of "North Korea-US Relations Under Kim Jong Il: The Quest for Normalization?", where he argues that North Korea's main foreign policy goal is to normalize diplomatic relations with the United States to boost its security and launch economic reform.[12] It has been among the top-selling North Korea books in South Korea.[13] He has advocated engagement with North Korea to improve the situation in the Korean Peninsula.[14][15]
He is the author of "Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop", a history of South Korea since its foundation in 1948 to the 2022 presidential election. The book analyses the political, economic, social and cultural evolution of the country over the decades.[16] The book was reviewed in Chosun Ilbo,[17] Financial Times,[18] The Korea Herald[19] or The New Statesman.[20] The book has been translated into Korean, receiving positive reviews from Dong-A Ilbo,[21] Hankook Gyeongje[22] or JoongAng Ilbo.[23] The Korean translation has been a recommended book by multiple South Korean media.[24] It has also been a bestselling book in different booksellers.[25][26]
Pacheco Pardo is also co-author of "Korea: A New History of South & North" together with Victor Cha.[27] The book is a history of Korea and the two separate Koreas from the late 19th century to the 2020s. It has been translated into different languages including Italian, Polish and Portuguese.
In the book "South Korea's Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny", Pacheco Pardo argues that South Korea has a well-defined grand strategy dating back to its transition to democracy in 1987-88. He argues that South Korea's top priority is to be able to have independence of action by being able to make is own foreign policy and security decisions without external influence.[28] The book has been translated into traditional Chinese for the Taiwanese market.[29]
Books
- North Korea-US Relations under Kim Jong Il: The Quest for Normalization, Routledge, 2014
- North Korea-US Relations from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un, 2nd ed, Routledge, 2019
- Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop, Hurst and Oxford University Press, 2022
- Korea: A New History of South & North, Yale University Press, 2023
- South Korea's Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny, Columbia University Press, 2023
- North Korea: Survival of a Political Dynasty, Agenda Publishing, 2024
References
edit- ^ a b "유럽 첫 '한국석좌'에 라몬 파르도 킹스칼리지 교수". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 21 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "KF-VUB Korea Chair Established at VUB, Belgium". Korea Foundation. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "외신 "文대통령이 후대에 남길 가장 중요한 유산은…"". Naver News. NocutNews. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "11.26(월) 김어준의 뉴스공장｜장인수, 박시영, 배종찬, 라몬 파체코 파르도, 김흥종". TBS. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "EU members states not very interested in sanctions against North Korea". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ ""이번 韓총선 이게 없네" 한국인보다 한국 잘아는 英교수 직언". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "거리집회, 건강한 시민 많다는 증거 … 하지만 폭력 나오면 정당성 잃어". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Editorial Team". Millennium: Journal of International Studies. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Human rights in North Korea: accountability vs. engagement" (PDF). European Parliament Directorate-General for External Policies. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "European Parliament eMeeting for Committees". European Parliament. Retrieved 21 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo and Dr. Joan Cho Join CSIS as Adjunct Fellows for the Korea Chair". CSIS. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ North Korea-US Relations under Kim Jong Il: The Quest for Normalization? by Ramon Pacheco Pardo – Amazon.com
- ^ "북미 정상회담은 서점도 춤추게 한다… 관련 서적 판매량 급증". Reader News. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "[Herald Interview] 'As North Korea reforms, European Union can assist'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "北 경제개혁 원한다…싱가포르 북미정상회담 긍정 전망". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop". Hurst Publishers.
- ^ "[윤희영의 News English] "등 터지던 새우에서 고래가 된 한국"". Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Shrimp to Whale by Ramon Pacheco Pardo — how South Korea became a powerhouse". Financial Times. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "'Shrimp to Whale': Well-told story of S. Korea's rise to spotlight". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Reviewed in Short: New books from Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Preti Taneja, Leo Damrosch and Hanna Bervoets". New Statesman. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ ""한강의 기적-민주주의 전환… 한국 바꿔놓은 가장 큰 사건"". Dong-A Ilbo. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "[책마을] "韓 압축 성장 비결은 기업·정부의 공생관계"". Hankook Gyeongje. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ ""이번 韓총선 이게 없네" 한국인보다 한국 잘아는 英교수 직언". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "새우에서 고래로". 교보문고. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "새우에서 고래로". 교보문고. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "새우에서 고래로". YES24. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Korea: A New History of South & North". Yale University Press. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "South Korea's Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny". Columbia University Press. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "韓國這個凡事「絕對要贏」的國家，是台灣「絕對要參考」的中等強國典範！". Kingstone. Retrieved 19 August 2024.