Faculty
강우창 (Kang, Woo Chang), 姜佑昌
- Position
- Professor
- Phone Number
- 02-3290-2187
- Research Areas
- Comparative Politics, Election, Public Opinion, Political Behavior
- Office
- MK 403
- Degree
- Ph.D., New York University
- Homepage
- https://woochangkang.com
- woochang_kang@korea.ac.kr
Education
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•Ph.D. Politics, New York University, Summer 2015 •M.A. Political Science, Korea University, 2005 •B.A. English Literature, Korea University, 2003
Professional Experience and Awards
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2019~ Assitant proffesor, Department of Political Science, Korea University 2016~2019 Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University 2016~2016 Postdoctoral Associate at the Council on East Asian Studies and Lecturer in Political Science, Yale University - At Australian National University Comparative Political Behavior, Undergraduate, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019 (expected) Postgraduate Training in Politics and Policy: Research Methods, Graduate, Fall 2017 At Yale University Politics and Political Economy of East Asia (co-teach with Frances Rosenbluth), Undergraduate/Graduate, Spring 2016 Teaching Assistant at New York University Power and Politics in America, Undergraduate, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014 Introduction to Comparative Politics, Undergraduate, Spring 2012, Fall 2014 Introduction to International Relations, Undergraduate, Spring 2010 Quantitative Analysis II, Graduate, Spring 2013 Quantitative Analysis I, Graduate, Fall 2011, Spring 2012 - 2018 Laboratory Program for Korean Studies, Academy of Korean Studies 2018 Research School of Social Sciences Cross-College Grant, The Australia National University 2018 Korean Studies Grant - Competitive Research Funding, Academy of Korean Studies 2017 Early Career Researcher Travel Grant, The Australian National University 2016, 2017, 2018 Internal Research Fund, School of Politics and International Relations, The Australian National University 2016 Center for Global Partnership Fellowship ($5,000 USD), Japan Foundation 2015 Travel Awards, APSA-USKI Graduate Publication Seminar, U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS
Undergraduate/Graduate Courses
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Undergraduate Course American Politics Graduate Course Korean Electoral Politics in Perspective of Comparative Politics
Journal Articles
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Chang, Han Il, and Woo Chang Kang. Forthcoming. "The Impact of the 2018 North Korea-United States Summit on South Koreans’ Altruism Toward and Trust in North Korean Refugees: Between-Subjects Design Around the Summit." The Social Science Journal. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang, Jill Sheppard, Feodor Snagovsky, and Nicholas Biddle. 2021. "Candidate sex, partisanship and electoral context in Australia." Electoral Studies 70:102273. [Link to Paper]
Snagovsky, Feodor, Woo Chang Kang, Jillian Sheppard, and Nicholas Biddle. 2020. "Does descriptive representation increase perceptions of legitimacy? Evidence from Australia." Australian Journal of Political Science 55 (4):378-98. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang, Jae Seung Lee, and BK Song. 2020. "Envy and pride: How economic inequality deepens happiness inequality in South Korea." Social Indicators Research 150:617-37[Link to Paper]
Chang Kang, Woo, and Emily Look. 2020. "Inequality and attitudes toward immigration: the native-immigrant gap in Australia." Australian Journal of Political Science 55 (3):257-75. [Link to Paper]
Chang, Han Il, and Woo Chang Kang. 2020. "We or they? A summit, accents and South Korean stereotypes toward North Koreans." International Journal of Intercultural Relations 79:13-23. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang, and Han-Wool Jeong. 2019. "The Corruption Scandal and Vote Switching in South Korea’s 19th Presidential Election." Korea Journal 59 (1):79-105. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang. 2019. "Liberals should pray for rain: weather, opportunity costs of voting and electoral outcomes in South Korea." Political Science 71 (1):61-78. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang, Won-ho Park, and BK Song. 2018. "The effect of incumbency in national and local elections: Evidence from South Korea." Electoral Studies 56:47-60. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang. 2018. "Presidential pork barrel politics with polarized voters." Political Geography 67:12-22. [Link to Paper]
Horiuchi, Yusaku, and Woo Chang Kang. 2018. "Why should the republicans pray for rain? electoral consequences of rainfall revisited." American Politics Research 46 (5):869-89.
Chang, Han Il, and Woo Chang Kang. 2018. "Trust, economic development and attitudes toward immigration." Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique 51 (2):357-78. [Link to Paper]
Chang, Han Il, and Woo Chang Kang. 2018. "Why do the poor oppose income redistribution? An empirical test on the impacts of nationalism and fatalism." The Social Science Journal 55 (4):422-31. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang, and Ji Yeon Hong. 2017. "Unexplored consequences of violence against civilians during the Korean war." Journal of East Asian Studies 17 (3):259-83. [Link to Paper]
Hong, Ji Yeon, and Woo Chang Kang. 2017. "Trauma and stigma: The long-term effects of wartime violence on political attitudes." Conflict Management and Peace Science 34 (3):264-86. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang. 2015. "Electoral cycles in pork barrel politics: Evidence from South Korea 1989–2008." Electoral Studies 38:46-58. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang. 2016. "Local economic voting and residence-based regionalism in South Korea: evidence from the 2007 presidential election." Journal of East Asian Studies 16 (3):349-69. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang, Kim, Do won, and Kang, Joonmo. 2022. "Smile to Win : How do Candidates’ Smiles Affect Election Outcomes?" Korean Political Science Review, 56(4), 59-82. in Korean. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang, and Lee, Jeeyoung. 2022. Women’s Descriptive Representation and Political Participation: An Analysis of Korean Local Elections. Korean Party Studies Review, 21(1), 5-41. in Korean. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang, and Kang, Joonmo. 2022. The Effects of Candidate Sex on Voters’ Choice : A Conjoint Experiment with College Students in South Korea. Korean Political Science Review, 56(1), 161-185. in Korean. [Link to Paper]
Suh, Junwoo, and Kang, Woo Chang. 2021. Understanding Public Attitudes toward Immigrants : the Heterogeneous Effect of Contact Conditional on Local Inequality. Korean Political Science Review, 55(2), 33-55. in Korean. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang, Koo, Bon Sang, Lee, Jae Mook, and JUNG, JINWUNG. 2020. Ideology and Policy Positions of the Elect in the 21st Korean National Assembly Election. Korean Journal of Legislative Studies, 26(3), 37-83. in Korean. [Link to Paper]
Kang, Woo Chang. 2016. Election-day Weather and Party Votes. Korean Party Studies Review, 15(1), 107-130. [Link to Paper]
Book Chapters
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2.정한울·강우창.2018. ”콘크리트 보수의 균열 : 스윙 보수층의 등장 원인과 결과.”변화하는 한국유권자6,강원택 편, 동아시아연구원.
1.Gordon, Sanford and Woo Chang Kang. 2015.“Distributive Politics: Federal Outlays.” InEmerging Trends inthe Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Interdisciplinary, Searchable, and Linkable Resource, eds. Robert Scottand Stephen Kosslyn.