Korean Studies - Civis E-School

Course objectives

As part of the CIVIS Hub, Society, Culture, Heritage, the CIVIS-KF Korean Studies E-School Consortium project aims to offer students of the CIVIS Alliance Universities, who follow Korean language training courses, the opportunity to integrate their knowledge and skills through teachings provided by professors of the partner universities. The project involves, in addition to Sapienza, the Universities of Tübingen, Stockholm, Marseille and Bucharest. CIVIS-KF Korean Studies E-School Consortium provides an opportunity for students and teachers to meet, exchange and collaborate. Each course is delivered by the expert teacher on the content of his/her research topic. Each year the content of the courses varies with the intent to offer more variety of topics on Korea. Specific goals -offering various E-School courses in Korean Studies -offer an intensive teaching experience; promote the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and proposals on specific topics, stimulate new ideas and animate debates -enhance the digital mobility of the CIVIS students to nurture an international mentality among students -create links between partner universities, academic staff, and students, also offering opportunities for networking -support collaborations or structured strategies in the field of learning and research.

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KYUNG MI KIM Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
1. Introduction and Overview 2. Characteristics of the Korean Development Model 3. Origin of the Korean Development Model 4. Korean Development Model in Globalization 5. Korean Innovation System 6. State-Business Relation in South Korea 7. Inter-Firm Relations in South Korea 8. Industrial Relations in South Korea 9. Labor Market in South Korea 10. Welfare Regime in South Korea 11. Korean Industry: Steel 12. Korean Industry: Automobile 13. Korean Industry: Shipbuilding 14. Korean Industry: Electronics 15. Korean Industry: Semiconductors 16. Korean Industry: Battery & Future Mobility 17. Korean Industry: Information and Communication Technology 18. Korean Industry: Cultural Content Industry 19. Korean Industry: Bio & Pharmaceutical Industry 20. Korean Industry: Energy Industry 21. Discussions
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Books
Thurbon, E., and L. Weiss (2019) “Economic Statecraft at the Frontier: Korea’s Drive for Intelligent Robotics.” Review of International Political Economy 28, no. 1, pp. 103-127. Kohli, Atul. 1999 "Where Do High Growth Political Economies Come From?: The Japanese Lineage of Korea's 'Developmental State.'" In Meredith Woo-Cumings, ed. The Developmental State. pp.93-136. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. Vu. T. (2010) Paths to Development in Asia: South Korea, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia. New York: Cambridge University Press. Waldner, D. (1999) State Building and Late Development. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Jayasuriya, K. (2005). “Beyond institutional fetishism: From the developmental to the regulatory state.” New Political Economy, 10(3), 381–387. doi:10.1080/1356346050020429. Wade, R. H.(2018). The developmental state: Dead or alive? Development and Change, 49(2), 518 546. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12381 Kang, Nahee, and Kahee Jo (2021) “State-Business Relations in Flux: Capturing the Structural Power of Business in South Korea’s Green Industrial Policy,” Journal of Contemporary Asia, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 713-736. Ginsburg, T. (2001) “Dismantling the “developmental state”? Administrative procedure reform in Japan and Korea.” The American Journal of Comparative Law 49(4): 585–625. Kim, Keunsei, and Hyunshin Park (2016) “Korean government organization: The developmental state and its transformation,” in Kwang-Kook Park and Wonhee Lee, and Seok-Hwan Lee (eds.) Understanding Korean Public Administration: Lessons learned from practice. London: Routledge. Yeung, H. W-C. (2014). “Governing the market in a globalizing era: Developmental states, global production networks and inter-firm dynamics in East Asia.” Review of International Political Economy, 21(1), 70–101. doi:10.1080/09692290.2012.756415. Kim and Kwon 2017 윤상우 (2024) 탈세계화와 한국 발전모델의 변동, 공공사회연구, vol.14, no.4, pp. 5-42 (38 pages). DOI: 10.21286/jps.2024.11.14.4.5 Yoon, Sang-Woo (2024) Deglobalization and Korea’s Development Model: A Critical Assessment, 공공사회연구, vol.14, no.4, pp. 5-42 (38 pages). DOI: 10.21286/jps.2024.11.14.4.5 Kim, S. (2019) “Hybridized Industrial Ecosystems and the Makings of a New Developmental Infrastructure in East Asia’s Green Energy Sector.” Review of International Political Economy 26, no. 1, pp. 158-182. Kang, N. (2010) “Globalisation and Industrial Change in the State-Led Model: The Case of Corporate Governance in South Korea.” New Political Economy 15, no. 4, pp. 519-542. Woo, J. (2018) “Labor Market Regime in Korea and Japan: Focusing on Policy Response after the Economic Crisis,” East Asian Studies 37(2), 169-219. Song, J. (2012) “The Diverging Political Pathways of Labor Market Reform in Japan and Korean,” Journal of East Asian Studies 12, 161-191.
Frequency
Attendance is not mandatory.
Lesson mode
1. The class consists of teacher’s lectures and students’ presentations. 2. Lectures are conducted based on the assigned weekly topics. 3. Students should prepare their presentations. Topics and main references will be guided by the teacher.
KYUNG MI KIM Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
1. Introduction and Overview 2. Characteristics of the Korean Development Model 3. Origin of the Korean Development Model 4. Korean Development Model in Globalization 5. Korean Innovation System 6. State-Business Relation in South Korea 7. Inter-Firm Relations in South Korea 8. Industrial Relations in South Korea 9. Labor Market in South Korea 10. Welfare Regime in South Korea 11. Korean Industry: Steel 12. Korean Industry: Automobile 13. Korean Industry: Shipbuilding 14. Korean Industry: Electronics 15. Korean Industry: Semiconductors 16. Korean Industry: Battery & Future Mobility 17. Korean Industry: Information and Communication Technology 18. Korean Industry: Cultural Content Industry 19. Korean Industry: Bio & Pharmaceutical Industry 20. Korean Industry: Energy Industry 21. Discussions
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Books
Thurbon, E., and L. Weiss (2019) “Economic Statecraft at the Frontier: Korea’s Drive for Intelligent Robotics.” Review of International Political Economy 28, no. 1, pp. 103-127. Kohli, Atul. 1999 "Where Do High Growth Political Economies Come From?: The Japanese Lineage of Korea's 'Developmental State.'" In Meredith Woo-Cumings, ed. The Developmental State. pp.93-136. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. Vu. T. (2010) Paths to Development in Asia: South Korea, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia. New York: Cambridge University Press. Waldner, D. (1999) State Building and Late Development. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Jayasuriya, K. (2005). “Beyond institutional fetishism: From the developmental to the regulatory state.” New Political Economy, 10(3), 381–387. doi:10.1080/1356346050020429. Wade, R. H.(2018). The developmental state: Dead or alive? Development and Change, 49(2), 518 546. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12381 Kang, Nahee, and Kahee Jo (2021) “State-Business Relations in Flux: Capturing the Structural Power of Business in South Korea’s Green Industrial Policy,” Journal of Contemporary Asia, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 713-736. Ginsburg, T. (2001) “Dismantling the “developmental state”? Administrative procedure reform in Japan and Korea.” The American Journal of Comparative Law 49(4): 585–625. Kim, Keunsei, and Hyunshin Park (2016) “Korean government organization: The developmental state and its transformation,” in Kwang-Kook Park and Wonhee Lee, and Seok-Hwan Lee (eds.) Understanding Korean Public Administration: Lessons learned from practice. London: Routledge. Yeung, H. W-C. (2014). “Governing the market in a globalizing era: Developmental states, global production networks and inter-firm dynamics in East Asia.” Review of International Political Economy, 21(1), 70–101. doi:10.1080/09692290.2012.756415. Kim and Kwon 2017 윤상우 (2024) 탈세계화와 한국 발전모델의 변동, 공공사회연구, vol.14, no.4, pp. 5-42 (38 pages). DOI: 10.21286/jps.2024.11.14.4.5 Yoon, Sang-Woo (2024) Deglobalization and Korea’s Development Model: A Critical Assessment, 공공사회연구, vol.14, no.4, pp. 5-42 (38 pages). DOI: 10.21286/jps.2024.11.14.4.5 Kim, S. (2019) “Hybridized Industrial Ecosystems and the Makings of a New Developmental Infrastructure in East Asia’s Green Energy Sector.” Review of International Political Economy 26, no. 1, pp. 158-182. Kang, N. (2010) “Globalisation and Industrial Change in the State-Led Model: The Case of Corporate Governance in South Korea.” New Political Economy 15, no. 4, pp. 519-542. Woo, J. (2018) “Labor Market Regime in Korea and Japan: Focusing on Policy Response after the Economic Crisis,” East Asian Studies 37(2), 169-219. Song, J. (2012) “The Diverging Political Pathways of Labor Market Reform in Japan and Korean,” Journal of East Asian Studies 12, 161-191.
Frequency
Attendance is not mandatory.
Lesson mode
1. The class consists of teacher’s lectures and students’ presentations. 2. Lectures are conducted based on the assigned weekly topics. 3. Students should prepare their presentations. Topics and main references will be guided by the teacher.
  • Lesson code10611754
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseOriental Languages and Cultures
  • CurriculumLingua coreana (percorso valido anche ai fini del conseguimento del doppio titolo italo-coreano)
  • Year2nd year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDL-OR/23
  • CFU6