최흥석 (Heungsuk Choi)
- Position
- Professor
- Phone Number
- 02-3290-2279
- Research Areas
- Local Governance, Electronic Government, Public Management, Technology and Regional Development
- Office
- Room 431, College of Political Science and Economics
- Degree
- Ph.D. in Public Administration, Syracuse University
- hschoi@korea.ac.kr
Education
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Ph.D., Public Administration, Syracuse University, 1993 M.A., Political Science, Purdue University, 1989. M.P.A., Public Administration, Korea University, 1986. B.E., Materials Science, Korea University, 1983.
Professional Experience and Awards
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* Professional Experience • March 1995 to the present: Professor of public administration at Korea University • January 2013 to the present: Director, Center for Governance Design of the Institute of Governmental Studies, Korea University • January 2013 to the present: High-end Foreign Expert(高端外国专家) at China Academy of Social Management(中国社会管理研究院), Beijing Normal University(北京师范大学) • July 2012 to December 2012: Visiting professor, Department of Public Administration, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan • January 2012 to June 2012: Fulbright scholar, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University • January 2009 to February 2011: Vice President for International Affairs at Korea University • March 2009 to March 2011: External Examiner for the Master of Public Administration Program, Univ. of Hong Kong. • September 2008 to January 2009: Vice Dean, Graduate School, Korea University • August 2007 to February 2009: Director of the Graduate Program of the Department of Public Administration, Korea University • April 2007 to February 2009: Vice Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy, Korea University • March 2006 to February 2010: Chief, Institute for Governmental Studies, Korea University • March 2006 to February 2009; Director, the BK21 Education and Research Group for Asian Public Administration Hub, Korea University • December 2004 to August 2005: Visiting Professor, CTIP, Department of Public Administration, Syracuse University • March 2004 to the present: Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea University • February 2003 to January 2008: Chairman, Department of Audit, Graduate School of Public Policy, Korea University • February 2001 to February 2002: Visiting professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana • March 1999-February 2004: Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea University • June 1998-July 2000: Chairman, Department of Public Administration, Korea University; Director of the Graduate Program of the Department of Public Administration, Korea University • February 1997 to February 2011: Chairman, Department of Urban and Local Administration, Graduate School of Public Policy, Korea University * Selected Professional Services • December 2015 to the president: President elect of Korean Association of Public Administration for 2017 • November 2013 to the present: Member of Public Administration Review editorial board • January 2014 to the present: Member of Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration editorial board • March 2014 to the present: Member of Thai Journal of Public Administration board of editors • January 2013 to December 2014: Vice President of the Korean Association for Public Administration • January 2012 to December 2013: Vice President of the Korean Association for Policy Studies • January 2012 to December 2013: Vice President of Korean Association of Governmental Studies • January 2011 to December 2011: Vice President of Korea Association of Local Government Studies • January 2009 to December 2009: Member of Steering Committee of Korea Association of Public Administration • January 2009 to January 2010: Editor in Chief, Journal of Local Government Studies • January 2009 to December 2009: Member of International Cooperation committee, The Korean Association for Public Administration • January 2008 to December 2009: Head of public policy case studies committee, The Korean Association for Policy Studies • January 2008 to December 2008: Member of Editorial board, Korean Public Administration Review • January 2008 to December 2008: Member of Editorial board, Korean Journal of Local Government & Administration Studies • January 2008 to December 2011: Member of Editorial board, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis • August 2007 to August 2008: Member of the research forum of Government Innovation of OECD Seoul Center • March 2007 to December 2007: Visiting Scholar of Research Organization for Cooperation·Conflict Management, Korea Institute of Public Administration • January 2007 to December 2008: Member of Editorial board, Korean Policy Studies Review • January 2007 to December 2008: Chairman of Special Committee of Policy Case, The Korean Association for Policy Studies • January 2007 to December 2007: Head of the research committee, The Korean Association for Public Administration • May 2004 to April 2008: Member of the board of trustee, Korea Urban Management Association • May 2003 to May 2005: Member of research advisory committee, Korean Research Institute for Local Administration • January 2002 to December 2002: Head of the research committee, The Korean Association for Public Administration • January 2002 to December 2002: Member of Editorial board, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis *Selected Public Services & Consultations • January 2014 to the present: Chairman of Evaluation Committee of Open Data Strategy Council • March 2014 to the present: member of Government 3.0 Advisory Panel of Gangnam-Gu, Seoul • May 2011 to February 2013: Member of Performance Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Government Administration and Security • July 2010 to February 2013: Member of the Policy Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Government Administration and Security • November 2009 to November 2011: Member of the Policy Committee for Local Public Enterprises of Ministry of Public Administration and Security • February 2007 to February 2013: Member of the Advisory Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea • April 2009 to September 2011: Member of Regulatory Evaluation Committee of Ministry of Public Administration and Security • January 2007 to January 2009: Member of the Performance Evaluation Committee of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade • March 2007 to March 2008: Member of the Advisory Committee of the Board of Audit and Inspection • November 2005 to November 2007: Member of the Policy Advisory Committee of National Association of Mayors • October 2005 to October 2006: Member of Evaluation Committee for Administrative Reform of Local Government, Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affair • December 2004 to August 2005: Member of Administrative Appeals Commission of the Board of Audit and Inspection • June 2004 to August 2005: Member of the Planning Committee of Brain Korea 21, Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development • 2004, 2006, 2007: Member of the Committee for Evaluating Government Informatization Projects, Office of the Prime Minister • September 2003 to September 2005: Member of the Planning and Evaluation Board of the Humanities & Social Research Council in the Prime Minister’s Office • May 2003 to August 2007: Member of the Informatization Steering Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government • March 2003 to September 2007: Member of the Evaluation Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government • January 2003 to December 2003: Member of the Advisory Committee for Decentralization for Seoul Metropolitan Government • January 2003 to December 2003: Member of Management Evaluation Committee of Local Public Enterprises, Evaluation Institute of Regional Public Corporation • September 2002 to December 2002: Member of the Advisory Committee for Organizational Restructuring for the Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government • February 2002 to October 2002: Member of Evaluation Committee for Informatization of the Office for Government Policy Coordination • November 2000 to January 2001: Member of the Taskforce for Evaluating the Performance of Public Corporations, Government Reform Committee, the Office of the President • November 2000 to January 2001: Member of the Committee for Evaluating Province Office of Education, the Ministry of Education • October 2000 to January 2001: Member of the Local Government Performance Evaluation Committee, the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs • February 1999 to January 2001: Member of the Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Information and Communication • December 1997 to January 2001: Member of the board of trustee of Local Informatization Foundation, the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs • 2000, 1999, 1997: Member of the Committee for Evaluating Government Informatization Projects, Office of the Prime Minister * Selected Funded Research Projects • Principal Investigator, ” Social Science Korea: Redesigning Governance from the Citizen Perspective,” Korea National Research Foundation, 2007.5-present. • Co-researcher, “Diagnosing the State of Social Conflicts in South Korea,” Presidential Committee for National Cohesion, 2014.4-2014.12. • Principal Investigator, “Strategic Performance Management for Government 3.0,” Korean Ministry of Security and Public Administration, 2013.7-2013.11. • Principal Investigator,, “Humane Management of Government Information Resource Management,” National Human Right Commission, 2010.4-2011.10. • Principal Investigator,, “Governance Capacity Building for Bangladesh BCSAA,” KOICA, 2007.7-2009.12. • Principal Investigator, “A Study on the Model of Graduate R&D Human Resource Development,” National Research Foundation of Korea, July 2009-September 2009 • Principal Investigator, “A Study on the Counterplan of Risk Society in Digital-Developed World,”Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotion, November 2008-Feburary 2009 • Principal Investigator, “Re-establishing the Role and Function of Civil Defense,” National Emergency Management Agency, July 2008-November 2008 • Co-Principal Investigator, “Developing the Case of Administrative Condition for Public Official Training,” Central Officials Training Institute, July 2008-September 2008 • Principal Investigator, “Service Delivery System of Public Sector in Advanced Countries”Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affair, October 2007-January 2008 • Co-Principal Investigator, “Actual Condition and Plan to Develop of Performance Management of Public Agencies,” Ministry of Planning and Budget, September-December 2007 • Principal Investigator, “Plan to Develop the Rationality of Provision for Civil Right in Making Local Autonomy Law,” Seoul Metropolitan Council, September-November 2007 • Principal Investigator, “International Comparison of Human Resource Performance Management Systems,” The Civil Service Commission, May-December 2007 • Principal Investigator, “Opportunity Cost and Economic Impact of Paldang-Area Regulation,”Gyeonggi Research Institute, November 2006-March 2007 • Principal Investigator, “Evaluation and Analysis of Education and Training System in Education & Training Agency,” Local Government Official Development Institute, October-December 2006 • Principal Investigator, “Strategies and Problem for Digital Administration,” Seoul Metropolitan Council, August-September 2006 • Principal Investigator, “Performance Analysis of Financial Information System,” Korean Information Society Development Institute, June-November 2006 • Principal Investigator, “Plan for Optimum Use of Internship for Inspecting Local Government in Local Council,” Seoul Metropolitan Council, December 2005- January 2006 • Principal Investigator, “Comparative Analysis of Regional Industrial Cluster Policy,” Korean Research Foundation, December 2004- June 2005. • Principal Investigator, “Institutionalizing for Cooperation in Water Resource Management,” Frontier Research Program, 2002-2004. • Principal Investigator, “Legal Framework for Supporting Information Protection Industry,” Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, August-December 2003. • Principal Investigator, “Developing Digital Divide Indicators,” Korean Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotion, June-November 2003. • Co-principal Investigator, “Establishing Criteria to Select and Support Cultural Industry Clusters,” Ministry of Culture and Tourism, January-June 2002. • Co-Principal Investigator, “A Study of the Impacts of E-government Projects on Government Transparency,” Special Commission on E-government, February-September 2002. • Co-Principal Investigator, “Building Electronic Government,” Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, March-August 2000. • Principal Investigator, “Measuring and Confronting Information Inequality,” Ministry of Information and Communication, September 1999-February 2000. • Co-Principal Investigator, “A Study on Establishing Information Technology Performance Management System,” Ministry of Information and Communication, September 1999-February 2000. • Co-Principal Investigator, “Democratizing Local Politics,” Korea Research Foundation, 1998-2000.
Undergraduate/Graduate Courses
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Local Autonomy and Local Administration Technology and Regional Development Seminar in Public Management Research Policy and Planning Theories of Policy Making Innovations in Public Management Research Methods for Public Administration Research and Development Policy Technological Innovations and Technology Transfer Introduction to Public Administration
Book Chapters
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* Refereed Book Chapters • “The Efficacy of E-Participation and Mobilization of Bias: A South Korean Experience,” in 『Independence Day: Time for a European Internet?』 Proceedings of the Central and Eastern European eDemoacry and eGovernment Days 2015 (ISBN 978-3-85403-308-0), Austrian Computer Society, pp.445-464. • “Managing against Personal Information Misuses in Government: Institutions and Practices in South Korea,” in 『eGovernment: Driver or Stumbling Block for European Integration?』 Central and Eastern European eGovernment Days 2014 (ISBN 978-3-85403-300-4), Austrian Computer Society, pp.335-350. • “E-government Reform in South Korea: Implications for Corruption Prevention,” in Political and Public Administration Reforms in East Asian Countries, Tenjin People’s Publishing Company, China, 2003. • “Decision Making Under Dilemma,” in Dilemma in Public Administration, eds. Gyoun-Soo Yoon et al. Seoul: Nanam, 2000, pp. 29-53 (co-author: Gyoun-Soo Yoon). • “Case of Puchon,” in Local Politics and City Power Structure in Korea, ed. Chong-Min Park, Seoul: Nanam, 2000, pp. 171-233. • “Evaluating the Informatization Policy Evaluation,” in Information Society and Information Policy, ed. Sung-Mo Choi, Seoul: Nanam, 2000, pp. 459-480. • “Rationalizing University Administration,” in Ideals and Future of University, ed. Ho-Jin Kim, Seoul: Yukminsa, 1998, pp. 257-276. • “Welfare Policy for Post-industrial Society: Structural Changes in the Labor Market and Welfare Needs With Coming Post-Fordism,” in Challenges and Choices for Korea: Administering the Nation for the 21st Century, ed. Ho-Jin Kim, Seoul: Nanam, 1997, pp. 442-466.
Journal Articles
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* Refereed Journal Articles • “Decentralizing for Two Decades in the Republic of Korea: Reflections and Tasks for Citizen-centered Governance,” in 『Enhancing the Quality of Local Governance: Institutionalization, Capacity Building and Inter-Governmental Relationships』2015, (ISBN 978-4-9904500-2-1), Tokyo, Eropa Local Government Center, pp. 5-24. • “提升社会基础设施建设的程序理性:基于大型堤坝建设的案例考察,” Social Governance Review 3, 2015, pp. 142-151. • “韓國多中心管理化解核廢料選址衝突的借鑒,” in 『中國社會體制改革報告』(ISBN 978-7-5097-7359-8), 北京, 社會科學文獻出版社, 2015, pp. 376-380. (co-authors: 杜靜元, 趙秋雁). • “Mapping Cognitive Differences in Miryang Electric Transmission Facilities Construction of Conflict: Korea Electric Power Corporation VS. Local Residents,” Korea Public Administration Quarterly 26(4), 2014, pp.815-838. • “Who should be in charge? Citizens’ perceptions of the provision of health care services in South Korea,” Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 36(1), 2014, pp.60-69. • “基于信息技术的韩国财政管理改革,” 公共管理与政策评论 (2), 2014. pp. 86-96. • “Measuring Citizens` Public Life Satisfaction,” The Korean Local Administration Review 27(2), 2013, pp.189-211 • “Searching for the Relationship between Public Service Delivery System and Performance in the Field of Health Care Service,” Korean Public Administration Quarterly 25(2), 2013, pp.619-648. (co-authors: Cheoul-joo Lee, Seungju Han, Hayoung Hyun) • “Change of the Sense of Identity among Korean Chinese Immigrants-An Analysis of the Interviews with 16 Korean Chinese Immigrants Who Live and Work in South Korea,” Overseas Chinese History Studies, April 2012-003(co-author: Shaobin Yu) • “Policy Dilemma of Rice Market Opening,” Korean Public Administration Quarterly 23(3), 2011, pp. 907-927 (co-author: Eunmi Kim) • “The Impact of Inter-Governmental Relation on Social Welfare Expenditure in OECD Countries,” Korean Society and Public Administration 22(2), 2011, pp. 249-272 (co-author: Hayoung Hyun) • “An Analysis of Organizational Managements of Japan`s Local Governments and Its Implications,” Korean Local Administration Review 25(1), 2011, pp.277-313 (co-author: Dong Hyun Ha, Jae Bok Joo) • “Public Management Reform towards Collaborative Labor-Management Relationships: A Study of Evaluation and Implications of the Clinton's NPR,” Korean Public Administration Quarterly 23(1), 2011, pp. 67-94. • “Reassessment on National Finance Information System(NAFIS) Contributions in the Implementation of E-government: Retrospective Review on Building Process and the Impact,” Journal of Korean Association for Regional Information Society 13(1), 2010, pp.157-188 (co-author: Cheouljoo Lee, Jongsoo Park, Sanghoe Koo) • “A Comparative Study of the Role of Local Governments in Regional Industrial Cluster Policy,” Journal of Governmental Studies 14(4), 2008, pp.123-169 • “A Study on the Conflict Management and Risk Frame in Siting Policy NIMBY Public Facilities,” Dispute Resolution Studies Review 6(1), 2008, pp.113-133 (co-author: Sung-Man Hong) • “An Analysis of Cognitive Maps and Dilemmas of Policy Makers: Cases of Venture Business Support and Public Assistance for Minimum Standard of Living in the Kim Dae-Jung Administration,” Korean Policy Studies Review 17(2), 2008, pp.33-62 (co-author: YongjinSa) • “Analyzing Korean Public Administration Research Agendas: Comparison with the U.S.’s,” Journal of Governmental Studies 14(1), 2008, pp.85-102 • “Interaction of Information Technology and Organizational Restructuring Strategies: Cases of TIS and HTS in the National Tax Service,” Korean Public Administration Review 42(1), 2008, pp.323-344 (co-author: Seungjoo Han) • “Opportunity Cost and Economic Impact of Paldang-Area Regulation,” Korean Policy Studies Review 16(3), 2007, pp.115-145 (co-author: Jun Koo, Seonghoon Park, Kwangrae Cho) • “Networked and Polycentric Governance in South Korea: The Case of Dam Politics after Devolution,” Asian Journal of Political Science 15(2), 2007, pp.174-194 • “A Study on the Institutional Change and Formation Process of Korean Financial Bureaucracy on the Historical Institutionalism,” Journal of Governmental Studies 13(2), 2007, pp.251-288 (co-author: Sung-Man Hong, Jae-Ho Yeom) • “A Study on the Effectiveness of Stipend System for a Local Assembly: Focused on the Changes of a Local Assembly Members,” The Korean Journal of Local Government Studies 10(3), 2006, pp.211-233 (co-author: Jae-Jin Chung) • “An Analysis of the Information Resource Management in the Korean Government,”Korea Review of Public Administration 18(1), 2006, pp.129-148, (co-author: Jin-Wan Seo) • “A Study on the Financial Effects of City-Gun Consolidation,” The Korea Local Administration Review 19(4), 2005, pp.145-173 (co-author: Jae-Jin Chung)“ • “Analyzing Policy Changes: the Case of Total Maximum Factory Load Regulation in the Seoul Metropolitan Area,” The Korean Journal of Local Government Studies 9(3), 2005, pp.247-266 (co-author: Ji-sun Kang) • “Adopting Total Maximum Daily Load Management for the Paldang Basin Area: An Accountability Assessment,” Korean Policy Studies Review 14(4), 2005, pp.361-388 (co-author: Meeyoung Song) • “Analyzing the Changes in Governance of Water Supply: From Policy Community to Issue Network,” Korea Review of Public Administration 16(1), 2004, pp. 49-79 (co-author: Sung-man Hong). • “Grounded Theory for Social Conflict: The Case of Dam Construction,” Korean Public Administration Review 37(4), 2003, pp. 169-191 (co-authors: Sung-man Hong, Kyung-ilJoo). • “Accountability in Local Government and the Local Council,” Korean Local Administration Review 17(3), 2003, pp. 131-172. • “A Study of Delay and Limit in Policy Changes: the Case of the Farming and Fishing Restructuring Program in Korea,” Korean Policy Studies Review 12(4), 2003, pp. 225-259 (co-author: Jun-soo Lee). • “Frame Analysis of Water Resource Management Conflict,” The Korean Journal of Public Administration 41(4), 2003, pp. 193-220 (co-authors: Kyung-ilJoo, Sung-man Hong). • “Managing Common Pool Resource Through Intergovernmental Contracts: the Case of Anyang Rever,” Journal of Governmental Studies 9(2), 2003, pp. 120-152 (co-authors: Jae-bokJoo, Kyung-ilJoo). • “Reforming Government with Information Technology in South Korea,” Asian Journal of Political Science 11(1), 2003, pp. 40-56. • “A Study of Digital Divide Indicators,” Korean Policy Sciences Review 7(3), 2003 (co-authors: Sang-hei Koo, Jung-jun Lee). • “Introduction: Are We Making Sense of E-government Yet?” International Review of Public Administration 7(2), 2002, pp. 1-4 (co-authors: GeunNamgung, David Kelleher). • “Service Delivery in Korean Localities: From Unintended to Systematic Contracting,” Journal of Urban Administration 15(2), 2002. • “Citizen Participation in the Korean City,” Studies of Local Government 5(3), 2001, pp. 87-105. • “Local Democracy and Political Culture in Korea,” Korean Political Science Review 35(1), 2001, pp. 191-209 (co-authors: Chong-Min Park, et al.). • “A Critical Success Factor Model of Government Information Resources Management,” Journal of Policy Analysis and Evaluation 9(1), 1999, pp. 123-139 (co-authors: Jung-Jun Lee and Sang-Hwe Koo). • “Much Politics under Strong Structure: Local Policy Formulation in Puchon,” Journal of Governmental Studies 5(1), 1999, pp. 80-108. • “Characteristics of Korean Local Politics,” Korean Public Administration Review 33(2), 1999, pp. 123-139 (co-authors: Chong-Min Park et al.). • “Reforming Korean Government Organizations for Information and Telecommunications Towards the 21st Century,” Korean Policy Studies Review 8(3), 1998, pp. 367-391 (co-authors: Pyeong-Jun Yu and Jong-Soo Lee). • “Informatizing Korean Localities: Coordination by the Central Leadership,” International Review of Public Administration 3(2), 1998, pp. 257-276. • “The Impacts of Environmental Fees and Landfill Bans on the Disposal of Hazardous Wastes in New York State,” Journal of Governmental Studies 2, 1997, pp. 175-194. • “Toward Innovation Policy Studies Based on Analysis of Technological Paradigm,” Journal of Science and Technology Policy 7(1), 1995, pp. 145-160. • “Institutional Arrangements for Building Regional IT Infrastructure,” Korean Policy Studies Review 4(2), 1995, pp. 233-257.