Jong-sung You
Assistant Professor
jsyou@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858)534-9825
Fax: (858)534-3939
Office Hours:
Monday
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
or by appointment
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0519
Office #1315
Education
Ph.D., Harvard University, 2006 (public policy)
M.P.A., Harvard University, 2001 (Kennedy School of Government)
B.A., Seoul National University, 1984 (social welfare)
Biography
CV
In October 2007 Dr. You was named an '07-'08 East Asia Institute (EAI) Fellow on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia. The EAI Fellows Program is an international exchange program with the goal of encouraging interdisciplinary research with a comparative perspective in the study of East Asia.
Dr. You received his Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University in June 2006. His research focuses on Korean politics, comparative politics, political sociology, and comparative public policy.
His doctoral thesis explored how income inequality affects corruption and how corruption and inequality erode social trust through a large cross-national study and comparative case study of South Korea, relative to Taiwan and the Philippines. His article with S. Khagram entitled "A Comparative Study of Inequality and Corruption" was published in the American Sociological Review (February 2005). At IR/PS he teaches graduate courses on Korean politics and justice, development, and public policy, and an undergraduate course on course on corruption, inequality, and democracy.
Before pursuing an academic career, he worked for democratization and social justice in South Korea. He was imprisoned for more than two years because of his active role in the anti-dictatorship student movement under the military regimes, but later was recognized as a person of merit for democratization by a democratic government. He worked for Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice, an influential NGO in Korea, as Director of Policy Research and later as General Secretary.
Programs and Centers
Korea-Pacific Program
Korea Regional Concentration Program
Expertise
You's areas of expertise include Korean politics, corruption and anti-corruption reform, social trust and social capital.
Current Projects
You is currently writing a book manuscript entitled Corruption, Inequality, and Social Trust based on his dissertation.
Background Notes
Before pursuing an academic career, You was a dedicated activist in the anti-dictatorship student movement and citizens' movement for social and economic justice. He worked as the policy research director (1990-1996) and general secretary (1997-1999) of the Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice, a highly influential NGO in Korea.
Professional Activities
American Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
American Sociological Association
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Association for Asian Studies
Research Interests
- Comparative politics
- Political economy
- Political sociology
- Corruption
- Social capital
- Inequality and social policy
- Korean politics
Publications of Note
“A Comparative Study of Inequality and Corruption.” American Sociological Review 70 (1): 136-157. You, Jong-Sung and Sanjeev Khagram, 2005
Recent Working Papers
You, Jong-Sung. “Corruption as Injustice.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 20-23, 2006.
You, Jong-Sung. “Corruption and Inequality as Correlates of Social Trust: Fairness Matters More Than Similarity.” Hauser Center and Kennedy School of Government Working Paper No. 29.
You, Jong-Sung. “Embedded Autonomy or Crony Capitalism? Explaining Corruption in South Korea, Relative to Taiwan and the Philippines.” Presented at the annual conference of the American Political Science Association,[Marker] Washington D.C., September 1-4, 2005.
You, Jong-Sung. “A Study of Social Trust in South Korea, with Comparative Perspectives.” Presented at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, August 13-16, 2005.
You, Jong-Sung. “The Role of Civil Society in Combating Corruption in Korea”, Presented at the International Anti-Corruption Conference, Seoul, Korea, May 2003.
Social Justice and Public Policy
Winter 2009
Course Description:
In addition to policy effectiveness and efficiency, public policy needs to take into consideration normative issues. Various concepts of justice such as procedural justice, distributive justice, and formal justice need to be understood in the policy context and incorporated into the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policy. Also, concepts such as human development, human security, and sustainable development need to be considered in designing and evaluating public policies. This course will explore not just how to conceptualize these but how to measure these quantitatively and how to use various analytic and quantitative techniques to assess public policies in terms of justice and development. In order to fulfill these goals, this course will use many real cases from both developing and developed countries.
IRGN 407 Policy Implementation Process
Spring 2009
Course Description:
Course builds on Policy-Making Processes class by focusing on nonelected officials’ role in setting and implementing policy. Ideally, elected officials make policies that unbiased, technically proficient bureaucrats carry out. Course provides insight into why the real world departs from this.
IRGN 484 Korean Politics
Spring 2009
Course Description:
This course will examine characteristics and distinctive aspects of contemporary Korean society and politics. Emphasis will be placed on continuity and change in social values, political culture and leadership, economic growth and its impact, and democratization and its future prospects.
