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Yonsei University

Understanding Korean Politics

This course will select six most outstanding issues in contemporary Korean politics and will engage in an in-depth, interactive inquiry of those issue. They include Korean politics in history, institutional setting of Korean politics, and dynamics of political culture in Korea, profiles of political leadership, myth and reality of the developmental state and the Korean economic miracle, and debates on Korean unification. The course will expose students to contending theories and empirical reality at first hand. After completing this course, learners will be able to 1. Grasp the most salient and timely aspects of Korean politics.. 2. Place South Korean politics in comparative perspectives. 3. Digest a delicate mix of theory and practice regarding Korean politics. 4. Come up with new interpretations of political development in South Korea. 5. Most importantly renew their genuine interests in Korea and Korean politics.

Status: Governance
Status: Policy Analysis
BeginnerCourse12 hours

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AH

5.0Reviewed Aug 9, 2020

A nice course for beginners who want to know more about Korean political history, political system and the main issues in Korean politics!

MC

4.0Reviewed Feb 7, 2017

It's a very good beginners class. The lectures are quite thorough and well-suited to those who are auditing the class.

ES

5.0Reviewed Jan 30, 2025

This was my first course on Coursera, and I really enjoyed it. I feel like I spent my time well and learnt a lot, thank you!! :)

LR

5.0Reviewed Oct 11, 2020

Very informative course! It’s content heavy but I have a much better understanding of Korean politics and its complexities! I can’t wait to return Korea with this new understanding!

MP

5.0Reviewed Nov 27, 2016

An excellent course for anyone who wants a good overview of the Republic of Korea and it's political history.

NW

5.0Reviewed Feb 16, 2022

Lots of great information. The instructor was knowledgable but in the earlier videos, he was a bit hard to understand...luckily there are subtitles in note format. Great course.

NG

5.0Reviewed Sep 18, 2020

I would recommend this course to anybody who wants to learn about politics. Mr Chung in-Moon is a fantastic teacher and makes it seems like a story. I hope to be his pupil one day in real time.

SD

5.0Reviewed Sep 9, 2021

It was a thorough, well-planned lecture-series that really pin-pointed the main attributes of Korean peninsular politics till date.

EV

5.0Reviewed Jun 18, 2020

A very comprehensive course that goes from the basic framework to the particular about Korean political affairs. Dr. Moon has a brilliant delivery as well.

NN

5.0Reviewed Jan 3, 2020

The course was very interesting and professor did amazing job explaining politics and history in very short amount of time. Highly recommended course and will definitely use in my career.

JH

4.0Reviewed Mar 13, 2017

Generally fascinating, but with some issues with transcription of lectures and clarity of questions.

TY

5.0Reviewed Jun 6, 2020

fantastic. quiz questions were relatively manageable. would highly reccomend if interested in korean politics.

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