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Sung Deuk Hahm is Dean[1] of the Graduate School of Political Studies[2] and Naun Professor of Political Science and Law at Kyonggi University. He is a Korean political scientist, well known for his work on the Korean Presidency.[3]

Sung Deuk Hahm
함성득
咸成得
Personal details
Born (1963-03-04) March 4, 1963 (age 61)
Yecheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do
South Korea
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
(Ph.D. in Political Economy)
University of Texas at Austin
(MA in Public Affairs)
Yonsei University
(BA in Political Science and Diplomacy)
ProfessionProfessor
Korean name
Hangul
함성득
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHahm Seongdeuk
McCune–ReischauerHham Sŏngtŭk

He has been a friend and adviser to Presidents Yoon Suk-yeol (2022–present),[4] Moon Jae-in (2017-2022),[5] Park Keun-hye (2013-2017),[6] Lee Myung-bak (2008-2013),[7] Roh Moo-hyun (2003-2008),[8] Kim Dae-jung (1997-2003),[9] Kim Young-sam (1993-1997),[10] Roh Tae-woo (1988-1993),[11] and Chun Doo-hwan (1980-1988).[12] He is currently the chairman (2002–present) of the Korean Institute for Presidential Studies,[13][14][15][16] an independent research foundation which evaluates the presidential performance and the editor-in-chief (1999–present)[17] of the Korean Presidential Studies Series of the Nanam Publishing House.

Education

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He received his BA in political science and diplomacy from Yonsei University with highest honors in 1985 and MA in public affairs from the University of Texas at Austin with the Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation Academic Excellence Award in 1989. He received his Ph.D. in political economy from Carnegie Mellon University with the guidance of Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon in 1993.

During the completion of his dissertation, he was an assistant professor of public administration of the John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics at West Virginia University[18] as well as a research associate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Center for Public Affairs.[19] He received the Raymond Vernon Memorial Award[20] (with Mark Kamlet and David Mowery) for the best article in the 1992 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). He also received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) in 1993.[21]

Career

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After receiving his Ph.D. in 1993, he became an assistant professor of public policy and business administration of the McCourt School of Public Policy and the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He was a Program Chair of the 1997 Annual Conference of the American Society of Public Administration.[22] Since returning to South Korea in 1997, he has been Professor and Chairman of the Department of Public Administration, Associate Dean of the College of Political Science and Economics, and Director of the Korea University-Bar-Ilan University of Israel program at Korea University.

In 2021, he has been named the 16th Dean of the Graduate School of Political Studies at Kyonggi University. He was also appointed as the Naun Professor of Political Science and Law, a chair awarded by the Naun Foundation (Kim & Chang, the largest law firm in Korea) to Kyonggi University in 2023.[23] Professionally, he is currently the Special Advisor (2022–present) to Governor Lee Cheol-woo of North Gyeongsang Province, his home province.[24] He is also a member of executive board of TriGem Computer Co., Ltd. (2014–present) and Seohee Construction Co., Ltd. (2014–present).

He was a founding executive director (2023–2024) of the Incheon Security Conference (ISC)[25] of the Incheon Metropolitan City. The purpose of ISC is to commemorate the victory of the Incheon Landing Operation, also known as Operation Chromite in September 15, 1950.[26] He was also a representative (2023–2024)[27] of the ruling People Power Party for the Special Committee for the Constitutional Revision at the Korean National Assembly. In addition, he was a member of executive board of the Korea Land & Housing Corporation (2007-2013),[28] the largest public corporation in Asia.

Research

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His research interests are in the areas of Korean Presidency, Korean politics, international political economy, public budgeting and finance, and industrial policy. He has published 18 books and over 150 articles in edited volumes and scholarly journals such as Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, and Public Administration Review.

He was the editor-in-chief of Korean Social Science Journal (Springer) (2013-2014)[29] published by the Korean Social Science Research Council, Korea Journal (2013-2014)[30] published by the UNESCO-Korea Commission, and International Review of Public Administration (Taylor & Francis) (2004-2005)[31] published by the Korean Association of Public Administration. He was a co-editor of International Public Management Journal (Taylor & Francis) (2008-2014),[32] an associate editor of Administration & Society (2008-2014), and the managing editor of Governance (journal) (1995-1997). Currently, he is a member of the editorial boards of Governance (journal) (2015–present; 2006-2008) and Korea Observer (2022–present).[33]

Selected publications

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Books

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• Presidential Crisis in Korea. Seoul: Cheong Media, 2024.ISBN 9791187861683
• The End of Imperial President in Korea. Seoul: Sum & Sum, 2017.[34]ISBN 9788997454228
• The Korean Presidency (3rd ed.). Seoul: Nanam Publishing House, 2016; 2003; 1999.[35]ISBN 9788930036634
• After Development: The Transformation of the Korean Presidency and Bureaucracy. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1997 (with Christopher Plein).[36]ISBN 9780878406609

Articles

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• "Comparative Analysis of Soft Power Between South Korea and the United States: A Theoretical Mechanism Approach" Forthcoming in Journal of Asian and African Affairs (with Uk Heo and Sooho Song).
• "Affective Polarization in the 2022 South Korean Presidential Election: Causes and Consequences" 2024. Korea Observer 55(2): 273-296 (with Hyunki Shin and Jae-won Yang)
• "President Moon Jae-in at Midterm: What Affects Public Support for Moon Jae-in?" 2020. Journal of Asian and African Affairs 55(8): 1128-1142 (with Uk Heo).
• "The First Female President in South Korea: Park Geun-hye's Leadership and South Korean Democracy." 2018. Journal of Asian and African Affairs 53(5): 649-665 (with Uk Heo).

References

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  1. ^ "함성득 경기대 정치전문대학원장". The Chosun Ilbo. December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "KGU 경기대학교 정치전문대학원". www.kyonggi.ac.kr.
  3. ^ "[INTERVIEW] Ex-president's missteps catapulted top prosecutor to presidency". koreatimes. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  4. ^ "South Korea's next president is 'welcomed news' for US foreign policy, experts say". Stars and Stripes.
  5. ^ "'성공한 대통령'을 소망하며". Monthly Chosun. May 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "South Korea's new leader, Park Geun-hye, was pushed onto political stage by tragedy". The Washington Post. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  7. ^ Sang-Hun, Choe (April 9, 2012). "In South Korea Scandal, Echoes of Watergate". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  8. ^ "노, "군대생활 굉장히 따뜻했다"". Naver News.
  9. ^ French, Howard W. (April 6, 2003). "Former Leader Is Caught Up In South Korean Maelstrom". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  10. ^ ""정치적 내전상태… YS 통합정신 되새겨야"". 언론사 뷰.
  11. ^ "국내외 인사 175명 '노태우의 추억'". Naver News.
  12. ^ "[월간중앙] 文 대통령의 '성실성' '우호성', 트럼프-김정은 중재에 먹혔다". 언론사 뷰.
  13. ^ "[社告] 대통령 · 시도지사 후보 심층검증". The Chosun Ilbo. August 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "[社告] 한국대통령평가위원회 출범". The Chosun Ilbo. August 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "[역대 대통령 평가] 朴正熙, 자질·업적분야 최고평점". The Chosun Ilbo. August 13, 2020.
  16. ^ "[盧정부 100일] 노동·사회·경제등 全분야 진보…외교안보만 보수". The Chosun Ilbo. August 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "Young pioneer of presidential studies publishes series on Korean presidency". Naver News.
  18. ^ "Home | School of Politics and Public Policy | West Virginia University". rockefellerschool.wvu.edu.
  19. ^ "Ronald Reagan Presidential Library". May 7, 2023 – via Wikipedia.
  20. ^ "Raymond Vernon Memorial Award | APPAM". www.appam.org.
  21. ^ "Past Awards Recipients | NASPAA". www.naspaa.org.
  22. ^ "Annual Conference Archives". www.aspanet.org.
  23. ^ "경기대, 재단법인 나은과 법률 연구를 위한 업무협약 체결". 중앙시사매거진. January 1, 1970.
  24. ^ "경북도 특별자문위원 위촉해". Munhwa Ilbo.
  25. ^ "[INTERVIEW] Incheon Security Conference to highlight peace through alliance". The Korea Times. September 14, 2023.
  26. ^ "Japan benefits from 'quite excellent' relations between US and South Korea, expert says". Stars and Stripes.
  27. ^ "김진표 의장, "개헌의 신호탄을 쏘아 올리는 뜻깊은 날"". 열린뉴스통신. January 9, 2023.
  28. ^ Hahm, Sung Deuk; Jung, Kwangho; Moon, M. Jae (2013). "Shaping public corporation leadership in a turbulent environment". Public Administration Review. 73: 178–187. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02685.x.
  29. ^ Hahm, Sung Deuk (June 1, 2013). "Letter from the editor". Korean Social Science Journal. 40 (1): 65. doi:10.1007/s40483-013-0002-1.
  30. ^ "『Korea Journal』 새로운 도약을 위한 체제 개편".
  31. ^ "International Review of Public Administration: Vol 28, No 2 (Current issue)".
  32. ^ Kelman, Steve (June 9, 2008). "Letter from the Editor". International Public Management Journal. 11 (2): 169–170. doi:10.1080/10967490802202211. S2CID 216148168.
  33. ^ "korea observer". koreaobserver.or.kr.
  34. ^ "[단독]책으로 정치 공부한 윤석열…김종인 추천사 쓴 '제왕적 대통령의 종언'". Seoul Shinmun. June 29, 2021.
  35. ^ "함성득박사, 내각제 전망 적중". 언론사 뷰.
  36. ^ Ham, Sŏng-dŭk; Christopher Plein, L. (1997). After Development: The Transformation of the Korean Presidency and Bureaucracy (Not In A Series): Hahm, Sung Deuk, Plein, L. Christopher: 9780878406609: Amazon.com: Books. Georgetown University Press. ISBN 0878406603.
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