Publications & Media

Publications

The researchers at the Korea Research & Engagement Centre publish a range of articles, books and policy reports on Korea-related topics.

Recent publications

South Korea election: Lee Jae-myung takes over a country split by gender politicsGender conflict subtly but powerfully shaped South Korea’s election.

Ming Gao and Joanna Elfving-Hwang's article for The Conversation was published on 4 June 2025.

Viral ‘Hongdae boy’ videos expose the fringe group of South Korean men trying to sleep with foreign womenTikTok’s viral Hongdae boy videos – while they may be comedic parodies – are drawing attention to broader insidious forms of sexism many South Korean women face.

Joanna Elfving-Hwang's article for The Conversation was published on 15 May 2025

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KRC in the Media

From time to time our researchers are asked to share their expertise with the media.

Recent media engagement

27 October 2024
Dr Jay Song, Research Affiliate and Adjunct Associate Professor at the KRC

The real-life events behind Nobel Laureate Han Kang's haunting novelThe inspiration for the Korean author's book Human Acts stems from a devastating massacre in Gwangju over 40 years ago, but the ripple effects are still being felt today.

7 May 2024
Associate Professor Alexey Muraviev, Researcher at the KRC

Dr Muraviev - about the supply of Russian oil to North Korea and North Korean missiles to RussiaIn early May, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Russia was secretly supplying North Korea with more oil products than allowed under UN sanctions against Pyongyang. Earlier, UN experts reported that the missile found in Kharkiv on January 2 after a Russian attack was…

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