Routledge Handbook of Europe-Korea Relations

The Routledge Handbook of Europe-Korea Relations provides a comprehensive overview of the changing dynamics in relations between Europe and Korea, provided by leading experts in the field.
Informed by high-quality academic research and key trilateral data and statistics, this book brings scope, balance, and depth, with wide-ranging coverage examining the history of Europe-Korea relations, the Cold War, contemporary Europe-Korea and Europe-North Korea relations, Europe and inter-Korea relations within the regional context, and relations between European countries and the Korea. Through this approach, it increases awareness of the extent and intensity of the multi-faceted and multi-layered connections between the Europe and Korea. Finally, it proposes a way forward for a future relationship between Europe and the Koreas. As a key reference point, for advanced-level students, researchers, policy-makers and journalists producing, and consuming, new material in the area and beyond, it provides an essential understanding of both the historical backdrop to, and the current crisis in, this troubled peninsula.
This Handbook will be an essential reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners interested and working in the fields of Asian Politics/ Studies, EU Politics/Studies, European Politics/Studies, Korean Politics/Studies and International Relations.
The Routledge Handbook of Europe-Korea Relations is part of the mini-series Europe in the World Handbooks examining EU-regional relations.

List of contents

Introduction: A Multi-Faceted and Multi-Layered Relationship  Part 1: Historical Evolution  1. Korea-Europe Relations from the Origins to 1950  2. The Evolution of Europe and Korea Relations during the Cold War (1950-1990)  3. Contemporary EU-Korea Relations: 1991-2020  Part 2: Social and Cultural Relations  4. Korea-EU Intellectual and Cultural Exchange  5. New Perspectives of Korean Wave: Digital Media and Global Fandom  6. EU-Korea Education Cooperation  7. Immigration as Personal and Cultural Interchange: South Koreans in Germany, United Kingdom and France  8. Is the EU an Ever-Closer Partner? Reflecting the EU Representations in South Korea  Part 3: Economic Relations  9. EU-North Korea Economic Ties: Old Legacies and Future Prospects  10. Dynamics of the Korea-EU FTA: From the early stage to the entry-into-force  11. EU-Korea FTA (2011-2020): First experience of Implementing the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter under the FTA  12. Korea-EU Direct Investment Links: The Neglected Facet of a Tight Partnership  13. Development Cooperation: South Korea's Transition from New to Established Donor  14. Social Market Economy and Welfare in Europe and Korea  Part 4: Science and Technology, Energy and the Environment  15. EU-Korea Partnership on Energy and Climate Change: Common Paths toward Low Carbon Transition  16. Scientific Innovation: The 4th Industrial Revolution and R&D Cooperation  Part 5: Politics and Global Governance  17. The Strategic Partnership between the EU and Korea  18. EU-Korea and the International Community: The United Nations, the G20, and the Asia-Europe Meeting  19. Human Security: Emerging Area for Cooperation in Korea and the EU  20. The EU, North Korea and the Shifting Global Discourse on Human Rights  21. EU-Korea Relations in the age of COVID and Mounting US-China Tensions  22. Legal Issues in Korea-EU Relationship  23. The European Union and Regional Integration in Northeast Asia  Part 6: Bilateral Relations  24. Continued Ambivalence: The History and Present of Germany-Korea Relations  25. France-Korea  26. Korea-Italy Relations: Consolidating Strategic Partnership  Part 7: Security and the Regional Context  27. EU-Korea Cooperation in Non-proliferation and Disarmament  28. EU Sanctions against North Korea: Making a stringent UN sanctions regime even tougher  29. EU-Korea and Six Party Talks  30. EU-Korea in Crisis Management  31. Europe and Inter-Korean Relations.  Conclusion: Future Challenges in Korea-EU Relations

About the author

Nicola Casarini is Senior Associate Fellow at the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) in Rome, Italy, and Global Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington DC, USA.
Antonio Fiori is Associate Professor at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy.
Nam-Kook Kim is Professor and Jean Monnet Chair Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University, South Korea, and President of the Korean Political Science Association.
Jae-Seung Lee is Dean and Professor of International Political Economy at KU-KIEP-SBS EU Centre, Korea University, South Korea.
Ramon Pacheco Pardo is Professor in International Relations at King's College London, UK, and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance of Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.

Summary

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the changing dynamics in relations between the Europe and Korea, provided by leading experts in the field.

Report

"The Handbook puts the EU-Korea in the larger context of the EU foreign policy which is more than a China policy. It highlights what strategic partners can achieve in the policy areas which will shape the 21^st century. In times of great power competition, a forceful testimony of the need for Europe to engage in times when security has become intertwined and indivisible. The security on the Korean Peninsula is also a key factor in the Indo-Pacific."
Herman Van Rompuy, President Emeritus European Council
"The Europe-Republic of Korea relations are now heading in the direction of global governance in the sense that both are contributing substantially to the provision of global public goods. Sustaining multilateral institutions, cherishing and protecting universal human values, providing stability in both regions, and broadening open and fair markets are important examples of their global contributions. As the Republic of Korea is developing fast to become an advanced democracy with technological edge in many future technologies, the cooperation between Europe and the Republic of Korea is entering into a new chapter. On the other hand, the EU-DPRK relations seem a lot less dynamic and slow to evolve into mature partnership. The EU, however, still remains a hopeful platform to reignite future-oriented cooperation, and shares long history of mutual contacts and diplomatic innovations. This handbook is a must read for all the readers and experts who are interested in comprehensive understanding of contemporary EU-Korea relations."
Geun LEE, President of Korea Foundation
"At a time when the centre of geopolitical gravity is decisively tilting East, this handbook, unpacking relations between Europe and the Korean peninsula, is a must read for all scholars and practitioners of European foreign policy."
Nathalie Tocci, Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy, and Special Advisor to EU High Representative

Product details

• Authors: Nicola (Istituto Affari Internazionali Casarini
• Assisted by: Nicola Casarini (Editor), Casarini Nicola (Editor), Antonio Fiori (Editor), Nam-Kook Kim (Editor), Kim Nam-Kook (Editor), Jae-Seung Lee (Editor), Lee Jae-Seung (Editor), Ramon Pacheco Pardo (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032118109
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3211810-9
• No. of pages: 458
• Series: Routledge International Handbooks
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Korea, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations