1) GSIS
alumna Ena Yun and Prof. Sijeong Lim
published in Korea Observer (Vol. 53, No. 2, 2022).
Their paper titled "When Does Cultural Diplomacy Work?: The Effectiveness of South Korea's Diplomatic Anniversary Cultural Events" is based on Ena's MA thesis. It investigates what affects audience satisfaction with Korea's cultural diplomacy events by utilizing opinion surveys of close to 2,000 respondents at 12 official cultural events in nine countries celebrating the anniversary of diplomatic ties. The authors find that local cultural expert involvement in the design of the event is associated with greater satisfaction when the audience has a high familiarity with Korean culture. Also, introducing intercultural elements to the event can help improve event satisfaction among audience members with relatively low intercultural competence.
You can read it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zw5cpaev84co73r/Yun_Lim_2022.pdf?dl=0
2) GSIS alumna
Seulgira Kim and Prof. Sijeong Lim published in 사회과학연구 (Vol. 30 No.1, 2022).
Their paper titled "Why South Korean Media Perform Poorly in Climate Change News Production" is based on Seulgira's MA thesis. Through semi-structured interviews with 11 journalists who have covered climate change issues, they identify the beat system (chul-ib-cheo je-do) as the most prominent factor contributing to the lack of climate change coverage by Korean media outlets.
You can read it here: https://doi.org/10.17787/jsgiss.2022.30.1.8