JANG JIP CHOI 최장집

KFAS Fellowship 1st Term (1974) 

PhD, Political Science, University of Chicago, 1983

Thesis: Interest Conflict and Political Control in South Korea: A Study of the Labor Unions in Manufacturing Industries, 1961-1980

Work & Experiences 

• Professor of Political Science & International Relations, Korea University, South Korea (1987-2008)
• President, Korean Political Research Association (1990-1991)
• Chairman of the Presidential Commission on Policy Planning (1998-1999)
• Director, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University (2000-2008)

Jang Jip Choi is a contemporary Korean political scientist who has actively pursued research on the reality and prospects of Korean democracy, focusing on labor and social economy. Embodied by the notion of “Democracy after democratization,” he has argued that in the post-democratization era, politics should take precedence over bifurcated struggles of good and evil. Jang Jip Choi has held positions as Professor of Political Science & International Relations and Director of the Asiatic Research Institute at Korea University as well as Chairman of the Presidential Commission on Policy Planning. His main publications include Theory of Korean Democracy (1993, in Korean), Democratization of Democracy (2006, in Korean), and Democracy After Democratization: The Korean Experience (2012, in English).