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PARK Jong hee

Institute for Future Strategy, Economic Security Cluster, Data Analysis Team Leader, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University

PARK Jong hee
Title [SDF2023 Research Findings - 1] The New Work of Nations: Technology Innovation and Economic Security
Times of the Remarks 2023. 11. 02. 09:40-10:25

PARK Jong hee received his PhD in political science in 2007 from Washington University in St. Louis and served an assistant professor of political science at Chicago University from 2007 to 2012. Since 2012, he has taught international political economy and political methodology at Seoul National University as a professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations. He was recognized by the American Political Science Association in 2010 for best work in the field of political methodology and in 2013 for best statistical software. This software, MCMCpack (https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/MCMCpack), was developed with professors Andrew D. Martin and Kevin M. Quinn and is known to be one of the most widely used open-source statistical packages for Bayesian inference. Professor Park’s research includes meta-analysis of election poll data, analysis of North Korean behavior using North Korean data, analysis of the security environment using international news data, analysis of economic security using economic data, experimentation-based research on attitudes in diplomatic policy, and research on Korean history using quantitative historical data.

Published books include Data Science for Social Scientists (2021).


[Session Title and Description]

A Shifting Global Order: From an Age of Globalization to the Age of Economic Security

Economic security has become an important keyword in international politics, influencing not only economic relations between countries but also security and diplomatic relations. A key concept in economic security is supply chain dominance. Supply chain dominance can be defined as (1) the ability of a country to control or influence global supply chains on the back of the dominant position of its exporting companies or exported products and (2) the ability of a country to protect its economy from disruptions in global supply chains. From an overall cross-industry supply chain dominance standpoint, Korea is in a greatly vulnerable position. In new industry competition, on the other hand, Korea has decidedly competitive exporting power. If the current rivalry between the United States and China for new industries and new technologies continues, Korea is well-positioned to play a significant role - one that is proactive and through which we exercise our agency - within such dynamics. Korea is no longer playing catch up but has come into its own as a major economic power. What must change if we are to ensure our economic security through a soft power befitting our hard power and play a leading role in shaping this new era?