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Understanding contemporary Korea, including international relations, politics and the business environment, is the research objective of the school’s Korea-Pacific Program. The program values the explosion of data coming from the region and how it is changing the way we think about public policy around topics related to human rights, refugees, nuclear proliferation, economic reform and social unrest. To promote a greater understanding of North and South Korea, this program supports a variety of organized research projects, presents a seminar series and hosts a visiting scholars program.

Faculty and Research

Related Faculty

  • Achyuta Adhvaryu

    Achyuta Adhvaryu

    Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics; Director, 21st Century India Center

    Research Fields: development economics, organizational economics, labor economics, health economics
  • Tai Ming Cheung

    Tai Ming Cheung

    Professor; Director, UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation

    Research Fields: China, Chinese and East Asian defense and national security affairs, especially related to economic, industrial, technology and innovation issues
  • Peter Cowhey

    Peter Cowhey

    Dean Emeritus and Qualcomm Chair Emeritus

    Research Fields: U.S. trade policy, foreign policy, communications and information technology, Internet, biological threats, international corporate strategy, microfinance industry to alleviate poverty
  • Michael Davidson

    Michael Davidson

    Assistant Professor

    Research Fields: China, electricity markets, energy policy, climate change policy
  • Jesse Driscoll

    Jesse Driscoll

    Professor; Chair, Global Leadership Institute

    Research Fields: comparative politics, international relations, civil war, voting, Central Asia
  • Teevrat Garg

    Teevrat Garg

    Associate Professor of Economics

    Research Fields: environmental economics, development economics, decarbonization, South and Southeast Asia
  • Stephan Haggard

    Stephan Haggard

    Research Professor; Lawrence and Sallye Krause Distinguished Professor Emeritus; Research Director, Global Governance (IGCC); Director Emeritus, Korea-Pacific Program

    Research Fields: international relations, political economy, globalization, East Asia, North and South Korea
  • Ruixue Jia

    Ruixue Jia

    Associate Professor

    Research Fields: China, development economics, economic history, political economy
  • Munseob Lee

    Munseob Lee

    Assistant Professor; Director, Korea-Pacific Program

    Research Fields: macroeconomics, economic growth, development economics, Korean economy
  • Barry Naughton

    Barry Naughton

    So Kwan Lok Chair of Chinese International Affairs

    Research Fields: Chinese economy, foreign trade and investment, economic reform 
  • Nico Ravanilla

    Nico Ravanilla

    Associate Professor

    Research Fields: comparative politics, public policy, governance, Southeast Asia
  • Krislert Samphantharak

    Krislert Samphantharak

    Professor

    Research Fields: corporate finance, economic development, family businesses, business groups in East and Southeast Asia, financial institutions in village economies, Thailand
  • Ulrike Schaede

    Ulrike Schaede

    Professor of Japanese Business; Director, Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology

    Research Fields: Japan, Japanese business organization, strategy, and management, financial markets
  • Victor Shih

    Victor Shih

    Professor of Political Science; Director, 21st Century China Center; Ho Miu Lam Chair in China and Pacific Relations

    Research Fields: China, political economy, Chinese banking policies, Chinese politics

Related Research Centers and Programs

  • 21st Century China Center

    21st Century China Center

    Aiming to deepen public knowledge and understanding of contemporary China and strengthen U.S.-China relations, this center promotes active discourse on China’s domestic evolution and its international engagement.
  • 21st Century India Center

    21st Century India Center

    Aiming to foster the success of India and U.S.-India relations through research, education and action.
  • Peter F. Cowhey Center on Global Transformation

    Peter F. Cowhey Center on Global Transformation

    Examining central questions about economic growth, equality and market change in the Pacific, this center brings together the worlds of academic inquiry and policy analysis.
  • Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China

    Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China

    Connecting all 10 campuses of the UC system, this center brings together leading research scholars from both Fudan University and UC for conferences and cooperative research.
  • Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology

    Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology

    Aiming to foster new collaboration and innovation between San Diego and Japan, this center acts as a hub for cross-disciplinary research on contemporary business, science and technology in Japan and its associated policies and strategies.
  • Korea-Pacific Program

    Korea-Pacific Program

    Promoting greater understanding of contemporary North and South Korea, this program supports a variety of organized research projects, presents a seminar series and hosts a visiting scholars program.