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Department of Politics and International Studies

Dr Tat Yan Kong

BA (Newcastle) MPhil DPhil (Oxon)

Overview

Tat Yan Kong
Department of Politics and International Studies

Reader in Comparative Politics and Development Studies

Centre of Korean Studies

Member, Centre of Korean Studies

Centre of Chinese Studies

Member, Centre of Chinese Studies

Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Science

APCSS Coordinating Committee Member

Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD)

Member, CISD

Name:
Dr Tat Yan Kong
Email address:
Telephone:
020 7898 4743
Fax:
020 7898 4759
Address:
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Building:
Russell Square: College Buildings
Office No:
206
Office Hours:
Wednesday 2-4pm (Term 1)
On Sabbatical:
Term 2, 2012-13

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Available for
  • TV
  • Radio
  • Press
  • Briefings
  • Short Term Consultancy
  • Long Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
  • East Asia
Country Expertise
  • Korea North
  • Korea South
  • Taiwan
Languages
  • Chinese Mandarin
  • Korean

Publications

Authored Books

Kong, Tat Yan (2000) The Politics of Economic Reform in South Korea. A Fragile Miracle. London: Routledge .

Edited Books

Kim, Dae-Hwan and Kong, Tat Yan, eds. (1996) The Korean Peninsula in Transition. London; New York: St Antony's-Macmillan/St Martin's.

Book Chapters

Kong, Tat Yan (2012) 'Neo-Liberal Restructuring in South Korea Before and After the Crisis.' In: Chang, Kyung-Sup and Fine, Ben and Weiss, Linda, (eds.), Developmental Politics in Transition: The Neoliberal Era and Beyond. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 235-253. (Macmillan IPE Series)

Kong, Tat Yan (2003) 'Politics, the State and Business in the Democratic Transition of South Korea'.' In: Amann, E and Chang, Ha-Joon, (eds.), Economic Crisis and Restructuring: Brazil and South Korea. London: ILAS, pp. 202-221.

Kong, Tat Yan (2002) 'Regime Change in South Korea.' In: Kim, Hyuk-Rae, (ed.), Korean Studies Forum. Seoul: Yonsei University Press, pp. 111-137.

Kong, Tat Yan (1997) 'Democratization and Its Aftermath: Transition and Continuity in South Korea.' In: Kim, Dae Hwan and Kong, Tat Yan, (eds.), The Korean Peninsula in Transition. Macmillan, pp. 91-115.

Kong, Tat Yan (1996) 'The Origins of Democratization and Economic Liberalization in South Korea.' In: Nonnemans, Gerd, (ed.), Economic and Political Liberalization: Linkages and Dynamics in International Comparative Perspective. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, pp. 229-244.

Articles

Kong, Tat Yan (2012) 'Cooperation in Unlikely Settings: The Rise of Cooperative Labor Relations Among Leading South Korean Firms.' Politics & Society, 40 (3). pp. 425-452.

Kong, Tat Yan (2011) 'Pathways to Cooperation: The Transformation of Labour Relations Among Leading South Korean Firms.' Economy & Society, 40 (1). pp. 56-83.

Kong, Tat Yan (2006) 'Globalization and Labour Market Reform: Patterns of Response in Northeast Asia.' British Journal of Political Science, 36 (2). pp. 359-383.

Kong, Tat Yan (2006) 'Labor and Globalization: Locating the Northeast Asian Newly Industrializing Countries.' Review of International Political Economy, 13 (1). pp. 103-28.

Kong, Tat Yan (2005) 'Labour and Neo-Liberal Globalization in South Korea and Taiwan.' Modern Asian Studies, 39 (1). pp. 163-198.

Kong, Tat Yan (2004) 'Corruption and the Effect of Regime Type: the Case of Taiwan.' New Political Economy, 9 (3). pp. 341-364.

Kong, Tat Yan (2004) 'Neo-Liberalization and Incorporation in Advanced Newly Industrialized Countries: A View from South Korea.' Political Studies, 52 (1). pp. 19-42.

Kong, Tat Yan (2000) 'Power Alternation in South Korea.' Government and Opposition, 35 (3). pp. 370-391.

Kong, Tat Yan (1996) 'Corruption and its Institutional Foundations: The Experience of South Korea.' Institute of Development Studies Bulletin, 7 (2). pp. 48-55.

Kong, Tat Yan (1995) 'From Relative Autonomy to Consensual Development: The Case of South Korea.' Political Studies, 43 (4). pp. 630-634.

Monographs

Kong, Tat Yan (2008) North Korea's Nuclear Capacity and the Path of Reform. Written Evidence for the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Tenth Report, Global Security: Japan and Korea. Project Report. London: UK Parliament House of Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Kong, Tat Yan (2006) Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula: The North Korean Nuclear Issue. Written Evidence for the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Seventh Report: East Asia, Vol. 2. Project Report. London: UK Parliament: House of Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affiars.

Audios

Kong, Tat Yan (2006) Rear Vision: North Korea. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. [Audio]

This list was generated on Sat Feb 2 02:07:10 2013 GMT.