Academic Background

• Chonnam National University (Ph. D., Public Administration)
• Seoul National University (M.A., Public Administration)
• Chonnam National University (B.A., Public Administration)

Major Careers

• Chair, Presidential Committee on Local Autonomy Development (2017)
• President, Korean Association for Local Government Studies (2014)
• Working member, Presidential Committee on Decentralization (2014)
• President, The Korean Association for Governance (2008)
• President, Gwangju & Jeonnam Association for Local Government Studies (2004-2007)
• Chief Editor, The Korean Association for Governance (2005 – 2007)

Research Areas

• Policy theory & review
• Research methodology
• Welfare policy, urban policy

Major Study Results

• The Role of Local Governance in Fiscal Crisis of Local Government : A Case Study on Yubari-city in Japan (Journal of Local Government Studies, 2008)A Study on Establishing Central-local Governmental Cooperation System and the Devolution of Power to Local Government of Environment Policy (Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Sozialwissenschaften, 2007)
• Reenergizing Local Governance in Korea: a new era of decentralization ßœ(Presidential Committee on Government Innovation & Decentralization, 2006)
• The Case of Strategic Planning in the U.S.A.: The Experience and Lessons of Strategic Planning for Local Development (Korean Governance Review, 2005)
• A Critical Review on Organizing Connectivity over Territory Jurisdiction (Korean Governance Review, 2005)
• Effect of Contract Factors over the Performances of Public Services (The Korea Association for Policy Studies, 2004)
• The Analysis of Conflicting Factors in Evaluation of Administrative Performance (Local Government Studies, The Korean Association for Local Government Studies, 2004)
• A Study on the Rationalization of Audit System for Local Government (Local Government Studies, 2001)
• Efficiency Review on the Contracting-out of the Local Public Services (Korean Public Administration Quarterly, Korean Association of Governmental Studies, 2001)
• Developing a Regional Administrative System (Local Government Studies, The Korean Association for Local Government Studies, 2001)
• Evaluation on the Operation of Community Centers, and the Tasks Thereof (Korean Society and Public Administration, Seoul Association for Public Administration, 2001)
• Logics and Limits of the Open Career System(Korean Society and Public Administration, Seoul Association for Public Administration, 2001)
• The Experiences and Lessons of the Contracting-Out of the Governmental Functions (Journal of Local Government Studies, 1999)
• Theoretical Framework of Market Model in Public Service Provision (The Korea Association for Policy Studies, 1997)
• Population Projection and Urban Policy Tasks (Journal of the Korea Planning Association, 1997)
• Choices for the Age of the Local Community (Co-author, 1996)
• Siting Strategies for NIMBY Facilities (Translation, 1996)
• Study on the Planning of Region-specific R&D Projects (Ministry of Science & Technology, 1999, with other 2 co-authors)
• Analysis on the Premises over the Privatization of Urban Services (Doctoral thesis, Chonnam National University, 1992)
• Intermediaries in the Policy Implementation (M.A. thesis, Seoul National University, 1985)

Academic Background

• Seoul National University (Ph.D., Public Administration)
• Seoul National University (M.A., Public Administration)
• Seoul National University (Bachelor of Arts)

Major Careers

• President, Korean Society for Public Personnel Administration
• President, The Korean Association for Governance
• Vice President, Korean Association for Local Government Studies (2014)
• Vice President, the Korean Association for Policy Analysis and Evaluation
• Chief Editor, Korean Society for Public Personnel Administration
• Chief Editor, Korean Association for Organizational Studies

Research Areas

• Organization
• HR Affairs
• Bureaucracy

Major Study Results

• 「Leadership of a Minister」(Bobmunsa, 2018, co-author)
• 「HR& Public Administration Theory」 (Changminsa, 2018, co-author)
• 「A nation and a good administration」(SNU Press, 2-17, co-author)
• 「60 Years of Public Administration in Korea」(Bobmunsa, 2017, co-author)
• ‘An Evaluation on the Personnel Committee of Local Public Enterprises’ (2017)
• ‘An Evaluation on the Efficiency of the Performance Management System’ (2016)
• ‘A Study on Urban Disaster management Using Network Analysis’ (2016)
• 「Change the Korean Government」(Ollim Books, 2015, co-author)
• 「Failures in Policies – From the Perspective of Administration Study」 (Pakyoungsa, 2015, co-author)
• ‘Case study on unjust relationships between teaching staffs and schools’ (2015, Co-author)
• ‘A Study on the Trait of Public Sector Leader Focused on the Ministerial Leadership’ (2015)
• New public administrations 2.0 (Co-author; Dae-young Press, 2014)
• 「Looking for the Gems of the Public Officials」(Bobmunsa, 2013, co-author)
• ‘A Comparative Review of Carbon Tax Policies' (2013, co-author)
• Comparison of HR budget planning in public sector’ (2012)
• ‘Political neutrality and activities by civil servants’ (2010), et al.

Academic Background

• Yonsei University (Ph. D., Public Administration)
• Yonsei University (M.A., Public Administration)
• Yonsei University (B.A., Public Administration)

Major Careers

• Consultant, Consultation group for Innovation of Local Governments (2007 – 2008)
• Professor, Dept. of Law and Public Administration, Seoul Digital University (2001-2004)
• Question designer for civil service examination (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
• Tutor, Cyber Education Institute for Civil Servants, Seoul Metropolitan City (2001-2002)
• Advisor, Electronic Government Project, Seoul Metropolitan City (2002)
• Senior Researcher, Social Science Research Institute, Yonsei University (1999-2001)
• Researcher, Korea Legislative Studies Institute (1995-1996)
• Member, The Korean Association for Public Administration; The Korean Association for Policy Studies; The Korean Association for Governance; Korean Association for Policy Analysis and Evaluation; and The Korean Association for Governance Studies

Research Areas

• Policy theory & philosophy
• Environment policies
• Informatization policy
• Performance management & evaluations in public institutions

Major Study Results

• A Critical Thought and Reflexibility on Government Innovation: Focused on the Case Study of Using BSC in Public Organization (Modern Society and Public Administration, 2008)
• Analysis on role system of governmental ministries for continuous development of IT industry (ETRI, 2008)
• Efficiency plan for islands development project by establishment of evaluation policy and system for islands (Ministry of Public Administration and Security, 2008)
• A Study on Establishing Central-local Governmental Cooperation System and the Devolution of Power to Local Government of Environment Policy (Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Sozialwissenschaften, 2007)
• Analysis & Evaluation for IT Support Project in Developing Countries (Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development, 2007)
• Review & evaluation on the social service innovation project in Chonnam region (Center for the innovation of social services in Chonnam region, 2007)
• A Study on the Theories of New Institutionalism and the Adaptation for the Public Administration (Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Sozialwissenschaften, 2007)
• A Study on Using the Balanced Score Card (BSC) in the Evaluation and Management of Public Organization : Focused on the Case Study of HAMONI (Korean Governance Reviewㅡ 2006)
• Introduction of BSC in government agencies, and their strategy of establishment (Korean Intellectual Property Office) (The Federation of Korean Information Industries, 2006)
• Evaluation Model for Defense R&D Projects: The Case Study on T-50 Project (Winter Symposium, Korean Association for Policy Analysis and Evaluation, 2006)
• Theory of New Institutionalism and Its Adaptability to the Public Administration: Focused on the Historical Institutionalism (Spring Seminar, The Korean Association for Local Government & Administration Studies, 2006)
• Enhancement of Integrity of the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs (Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, 2006)
• Analysis on the results and possible impacts of the T-50 R&D Project (Korean Association for Policy Analysis and Evaluation, 2006)
• A Critical Discourse on the Approach of Innovations in Public Sector : Based on the Phenomenological Theory (Korean Public Administration Review, 2005)
• Using the Balanced Scorecard in the Evaluation of Public Organizations (Modern Society and Public Administration, 2005)
• Status & Direction for the Performance Management System in the South Korean Public Sector (Summer Symposium, The Korean Association for Local Government Studies, 2004)
• Participatory approach to the local environment policy (Yeongnam-Honam Joint Symposium, 2005)
• Historical and institutional approaches to adjustment of authority in environment policy between the central and the local governments (Spring Symposium, The Korea Association for Policy Studies, 2005)
• Evaluation on the Test Project for the Improvement of Policies by the Local Governments (Korea Independent Commission Against Corruption, 2005)
• Structural diagnosis on the Gwangsan-gu Office for the introduction and restructuring of total payroll budgeting system (Gwangsan-gu Office, Gwangju, 2005)
• Evaluation & Management of Performances in the Public Sector – Based on the BSC – (National Computerization Agency, 2005)
• Utilization of Cyber Space in Policy Decisions of Local Governance (Spring Symposium, The Korean Association for Local Government Studies, 2003)
• Status and Prospect Cyber Education for Civil Servants in Seoul (Summer Symposium, The Korea Association for Policy Studies, 2002)
• Formation of Cyber Discussion in the Decision Making Process of the Modern Policies (Spring Symposium, Cyber communication Academic Society, 2002)
• Analysis Model & Methods on the Economics of the Informatization Project (Korean Journal of Policy Analysis and Evaluation, 2001)
• Public-private cooperation system in the implementation of the regional differentiation projects (Korean Public Administration Quarterly, 2001)
• Comparison of performance evaluation systems in the public corporations: based on cases of the Korea Post and the KORAIL (Summer Symposium, The Korea Association for Policy Studies, 2001)
• Improvement of the evaluation system for the forest administration (Korea Forest Service, 2001)
• A study on the advanced postal office management model with IT technology (Korea Post, 2001)
• A Study on the Path Dependency of Financial System in South Korea - An Approach of Historical Institutionalism (The Korea Association for Policy Studies, 2000)
• New governance in the public institutions based on the communicative action model (Public Administration Studies, 2000)
• Promoting Cyber Communications between Public Organizations and Citizens (Journal of Social Sciences, 2000).
• The Reification of the Public Organization and Phenomenological Understanding (Journal of Social Sciences, 2000)
• IMF Crisis in South Korea and State-Society Relations (Modern Society and Public Administration, 2000)
• Act of Communication in Public Bureaucracy and Civil Participations – based on the case of the World Flower Exhibition Goyang in 2000 - (Daejeon & Chungnam Society for Public Administration, 2000)
• A Study on the Path Dependency of Financial System in South Korea from the Perspective of Historical Institutionalism (Summer Symposium, The Korea Association for Policy Studies, 2000)
• Financial Policy and Industrialization in South Korea : The Political Economy of Institutional Change (Doctoral theorem, Yonsei University, 1999)

Academic Background

• University of Tsukuba (LL. D.-Public Administrations)
• Korea University (M.A., Public Administration)
• Korea University (B.A., Public Administration)

Major Careers

• Apr. 2007 ~ Present : Professor, Public Administration, College of Social Sciences, Sunchon University
• Mar. 2004~Feb. 2005 : Senior researcher, Institute of Governmental Studies, Korea University
• Apr. 1998 ~ Mar. 2004 : MEXT Scholarship
• Sep. 1994 ~ Aug. 1995 : Exchange student to Tsukuba University, AIEJ (Association of International Education, Japan)

Research Areas

• Local Administration
• Public administration in Japan
• Cultural Administration
• Science & Technology Policy

Major Study Results

• The Reassessment of Governmental Innovation of Roh Administration: The Construction for Conceptual Analysis Frame (Journal of Governmental Studies, 2008, with 2 other co-authors)
• Study for the Cultural Policy of the Local Government : based on surveys to civil servants, members of municipal assembly, and NGO members in Suncheon(Korean Governance Review, 2008)
• The Role of Local Governance in Fiscal Crisis of Local Government : A Case Study on Yubari-city in Japan (Journal of Local Government Studies, 2008; with other 2 co-authors)
• Transforming National Innovation System and the Role of Government : Lessons learned from the experience of Japan (Journal of Governmental Studies, 2007, with 1 other co-authors)
• The Search for Local Government’s Role to Improve Acceptability of NIMBY Facility (The Korea Association for Policy Studies, 2007, with 1 other co-authors)
• Asian Value and Western Value on the culture of Public Administration in Japan (Korean Governance Review, 2007)
• A study on policy reference in local government (Korea Public Administration Journal, 2006, with 1 other co-author)
• A case study on inhabitant’s demand for enacting, amending a by-Law: focusing on enactment of school meals program (KOREAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; representative author with 1 other co-author)
• Research on the Administrative PR of Local Government : Cognition and Reality on the Administrative PR (Korea Public Administration Journal, 2006, representative author with 1 other co-author)
• Research on the Policy Making of Cooperation local government with local people in the Local Restoration Project (Korea Public Administration Journal, 2004)
• Research on the Policy Implementation Factor in Local Government : Case Study on Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project (Journal of Governmental Studies, 2004)
• 日韓の文化行政に関する実証的研究：自治体職員の意識調査と政策事例の比較を中心に(Doctoral thesis, University of Tsukuba, 2001)

Academic Background

• Seoul National University (Ph.D., Public Administration)
• Seoul National University (M.A., Public Administration)
• Seoul National University (Bachelor of Psychology)

Major Careers

• Researcher, Korea Institute of Public Administration (2008-2010)
• Contracted specialist to the Presidential Committee on Government Innovation & Decentralization (2006-2008)
• Manager, R&D Committee, Korean Society for Public Personnel Administration (2010)
• Editor, Korean Association for Organizational Studies (2008)
• Researcher, The Korean Association for Regional Information Society (2008)
• Member, Knowledge & Information Committee, The Korea Association for Policy Studies (2007)
• Evaluator, Civil Service Commission (2006)
• Researcher, The Korea Institute of Public Affairs, SNU (2005-2006)

Research Areas

• Local finance
• Governmental budget
• Public enterprise
• Administrative reform

Major Study Results

• A Study of the Substance of the Team System Operation and the Effectiveness of the Team System in Korean Government (KOREAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 2009)
• A Study of a Plan for the Development of the Capability of Female Public Employees since the Increase in the Number of Female Civil Servants (KOREAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 2009)
• Comprehensive management of public office due to dramatic changes of gender ratio in governmental institutions (Ministry of Public Administration and Security, 2009)
• Introduction of Quality Management System for Investigation of Buried Cultural Heritages (Cultural Heritage Administration, 2009)
• Trust and Government Reform: A Case study of the National Tax Service(IRPA, 2008)
• The normative analysis of Local government reorganization (Korean Public Administration Quarterly, 2008)
• Diagnosis on function and structure of police for the advancement of the public service (National Police Agency, 2008)
• Efficiency management in structure and HR management in the National Library of Korea (National Library of Korea, 2008)
• Reform on Capacity Model & Evaluation Programs for High-Level government officers (Ministry of Public Administration and Security, 2008)
• Administration and public policy in Japan (Bobmunsa, 2008)
• Administration and public policy in France (Bobmunsa, 2008)
• Analysis and management on the culture and behavior of governmental organizations (Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, 2006)
• Teams in governments: Myths and realities (KOREAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 2005)
• Teams in governments : Manuals for understanding and management (Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, 2005)
• Parliamentary Staffs in the German Bundestag : Their Implications for Professionalism in Korean National Assembly (Journal of Legislative Studies, 2004)
• Governance, Politics, and the Nation (Bobmunsa, 2003)

Academic Background

• Faculty of Humanities and Social Science Researches, University of Tsukuba (LL.D., 2005)
• Seoul National University (M.A., Public Administration)
• Korea University (B.A., Public Administration)

Major Careers

• Visiting professor, University of Washington (2015-2016)
• Evaluator for government funded/financed institutions in Jeollanam-do Area (2013-2015)
• Head, General Affairs Committee, Korean Association for Local Government Studies (2014)
• Member, Conference for Integrity and Anti-Corruption, Daegu Metropolitan City (2007-2010)
• Full-time lecturer and assistant professor, Keimyung University (2004-2010)
• Journalist, Dong-A Daily News (1996-1998)

Research Areas

• Inter-governmental relations
• Urban and relative policy

Major Study Results

Publications & Translations

• Deducing the Reasons (Translation; Nonhyeong Books, 2017)
• New public administrations 2.0 (Co-author; Dae-young Press, 2014)
• Comparison of local governments in South Korea and Japan (Co-author; Dae-young Press, 2010)
• Administration and local governments (Co-author; Nonhyeong Books, 2008)
• A Small Government (Co-author; Bookie, 2007)

Articles

• Reforming the Administrative Organization of Region-centered National University: Focusing on Faculty and Staff Survey (Co-author, Korean Governance Review, 2016)
• The Policy Implications of Empirical Analysis on Empowerment of Self-Organizing Rights to the Local Government (Co-author, Local Government Studies, 2015)
• An Analysis on the Impact Factors of Citizen participation : focused on Interest, Institutions, and Ideology (Co-author, Korean Governance Review, 2013)
• Analysis on Assembly Policy and Legislative Activities in Japanese Metropolises: Focusing on the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) (Journal of Social Sciences, 2010)
• Study on the Introduction of Decentralized State System (Semi-federal system) (GRI Review, 2009)
• Study on the Characteristics of Transferred Affairs from Central Government to Local Government (Korean Public Administration Quarterly, 2008)
• A Study on Realignment Plan of Prefectures System in Japan: Focusing on Introducing Decentralized State (doshu-sei) System (Korean Governance Review, 2008)