Routledge Research on Korea
About the Book Series
The Research on Korea series surveys key topics in the study of North and South Korea (both on the peninsula, and in the diaspora). It is a prestigious series that is multidisciplinary, covering the social sciences and arts and humanities. The series seeks to publish best new research from both senior and junior scholars.
If you would like to submit a book proposal for consideration in the series please email your proposal to the Series Editors:
Sojin Lim – [email protected]
Niki Alsford – [email protected]
Or the Publisher for Asian Studies at Routledge:
Stephanie Roger – [email protected]
Sustainable Development and Local Government in South Korea: The Politics of Eco-city Transition
1st Edition
By Youngah Guahk
June 20, 2025
This book addresses one of the key issues of our time, the process of sustainable transition in modern, industrial societies, by looking at the dynamics associated with this objective at the decentralised local level in South Korea. The creation of eco-cities is a crucial aspect in the ongoing ...
International Aid and South Korea: Experience from Recipient to Donor
1st Edition
Edited
By Sojin Lim
December 30, 2024
This book explores South Korea’s experience as an aid recipient, as an aid donor, and as an inter‑Korea aid provider. Analysing case studies of international aid both received and dispensed by South Korea, from the end of the Korean War until the present day, this collection provides a novel lens ...
Soviet-North Korean Relations During the Cold War: Unruly Offspring
1st Edition
By Fyodor Tertitskiy
December 19, 2024
This book explores Soviet–North Korean relations during the Cold War (1945–1991). Based on many primary documents and sources (including Russian and Korean), it reveals how the influence of the Soviets on Pyongyang diminished during the course of the Cold War, from overwhelming at the time of the ...
Korean Film and History
1st Edition
Edited
By Hyunseon Lee
December 18, 2024
Cinema has become a battleground upon which history is made—a major mass medium of the twentieth century dealing with history. The re-enactments of historical events in film straddle reality and fantasy, documentary and fiction, representation and performance, entertainment and education. This ...
South Koreans and the Politics of Immigration in Contemporary Australia
1st Edition
By David Hundt
December 18, 2024
The book explores the politics of immigration in Australia through an in-depth study of the ‘new generation’ of young Korean migrants in Melbourne. States with high rates of immigration such as Australia can largely determine who enter their societies, but some migrants, such as younger ...
International Aid and Sustainable Development in North Korea: A Country Left Behind with Cloaked Society
1st Edition
By Sojin Lim
November 29, 2024
This book examines international aid in North Korea, in particular the ongoing policy of withholding aid, through the lens of the impact on the general population to present an argument for sustainable development. Focusing on the human rights of North Koreans and presenting a case for the use of ...
Politics, International Relations and Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
1st Edition
Edited
By Sojin Lim
November 29, 2024
This edited volume explores the past, present, and future of the Korean Peninsula, with special focus on South Korea, by connecting developments in politics with those in international relations and diplomacy. The book focuses on how South Korea’s politics and international relations have evolved ...
The Forgotten Political Elites of North Korea: Woe to the Vanquished
1st Edition
By Fyodor Tertitskiy
June 14, 2024
This book comprises the biographies of the North Korean politicians whose actions played a pivotal role in shaping the formation of the country during the late 1940s, the Korean War of 1950–53 and the power struggles of the mid-1950s. Drawing from a rich array of archival material in Korean, ...
South Korean Popular Culture in the Global Context: Beyond the Fandom
1st Edition
Edited
By Sojin Lim
May 27, 2024
This book explores the recent landscape of Korean popular culture, including celebrity diplomacy, political activism, and inter-Korean relations in the era of ‘ontact’, with a special focus on K-pop and K-drama. Utilising the interdisciplinary approach, along with theoretical accounts, it ...
The North Korean Army: History, Structure, Daily Life
1st Edition
By Fyodor Tertitskiy
May 27, 2024
This book focuses on the Korean People’s Army (KPA) - the armed forces of North Korea - covering its history, structural organisation and lives of the soldiers and officers within its ranks. Utilising extensive Korean, English, Russian and Chinese language sources, as well as multiple interviews ...
Korea and the Global Society
1st Edition
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By Yonson Ahn
February 03, 2023
This book explores multiple fields and disciplines around the theme of South Korea’s engagement and exchanges with global society focusing on development cooperation, migration and the media. The core of this volume is an analysis of South Korea’s engagement and reciprocity in global society that ...