Conditions for Presidential Success I

The 2002 presidential election was characterized by the emergence of various contentious issues, and it was also a period of active discussion regarding the role of the president. EAI has engaged in analyses of the president's personal virtues and the establishment of their role, as well as proposals for the reorganization and operation of the Presidential Secretariat. Furthermore, EAI has addressed key national policy issues such as diplomacy and security, central administrative functions, and regulatory reform. By presenting the conditions for a successful presidency, including how to foster effective relationships with the National Assembly/political parties and civil society from outside the executive branch, EAI aimed to provide a systematic overview of presidential success, encompassing both internal and external aspects of the Blue House.

Table of Contents

Conceiving a Successful Presidency: A General Overview | Byong-Kuk Kim

Part I: The President and the Presidential Project

Chapter 1: Conditions and Virtues of the President | Se-Il Park

Chapter 2: Readjusting the Presidential Role | Jong-Sup Lee

Part II: The Blue House Advisory System

Chapter 3: Planning, Coordination, and Evaluation | Hong-Kyu Lee

Chapter 4: Political Integration | Sung-Don Hwang

Chapter 5: Personnel Management | Pan-Suk Kim

Part III: The President and Policy Coordination

Chapter 6: The President and Diplomacy/Security | Mo Jong-Lin

Chapter 7: The President and Central Administrative Functions | Jae-Wan Park

Chapter 8: The President and Regulatory Reform | Byung-Sun Choi

Part IV: The President and Politics/Society

Chapter 9: The President and the National Assembly/Political Parties | Hoon Jang

Chapter 10: The President and Civil Society | Jae-Ho Yeom

JoongAng Ilbo, January 13, article "Roh Reads Books on Presidency, North Korean Nuclear Issue"

President-elect Roh Moo-hyun has stated that when faced with a problem, he seeks answers by reading books in the relevant field. Among the books he is currently reading is "Conditions for Presidential Success," a bestseller in the president-elect's camp, which is being avidly read not only by the president-elect but also by his aides. Several proposals from this book, such as the plan to bifurcate the Blue House Secretariat into political affairs and policy divisions, have already been adopted as part of the new administration's Blue House Secretariat reorganization plan.

Author

Chairman

Se-Il Park

Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Law; obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University, USA. Served as a Research Fellow at the Korea Development Institute and Professor at the Seoul National University College of Law. Held positions as Senior Secretary to the President for Policy Planning and Senior Secretary to the President for Social Welfare, and as a Visiting Scholar at the Brookings Institution. Currently a Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University. Publications include: Law and Economics, Managing Education Reform, Reforming Labor Management Relations. Translations include: The Theory of Moral Sentiments, etc.

Member

Pan-Suk Kim

Graduated from Chung-Ang University, Department of Public Administration; Ph.D. in Public Administration from American University, USA. Former Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Old Dominion University, USA; Chairman of the Association for Public Personnel Administration; Member of the Presidential Commission on Administrative Reform and the Management Diagnosis and Coordination Committee. Currently Professor of Public Administration at Yonsei University, College of Law and Economics; Director of the EAI Governance Research Center (GRC); Working-Level Member of the Presidential Committee for Government Innovation. Publications: New Public Personnel Administration, New Korean Public Administration, Understanding Organizational Behavior, Korean Public Administration, etc.

Publications: New Public Personnel Administration, New Korean Public Administration, Understanding Organizational Behavior, Korean Public Administration, etc.

Mo Jong-Lin

Graduated from Cornell University, USA; Ph.D. in Political Economy from Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, USA. Former Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Currently Professor at Yonsei University, Graduate School of International Studies; Director of the EAI Policy Research Center. Publications: Case Studies of Korean Economic Reform, White Paper on Korean Political Funds I, Democracy and the Korean Economy, etc.

Publications: Case Studies of Korean Economic Reform, White Paper on Korean Political Funds I, Democracy and the Korean Economy, etc.

Jae-Wan Park

Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Economics; Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University, USA. Former Deputy Auditor at the Board of Audit and Inspection; Administrative Officer at the Ministry of Finance; Staff Secretary to the President; Research Director at the Korean Association for Public Administration and the Korean Policy Studies Association. Currently Associate Professor at Sungkyunkwan University, Department of Public Administration. Publications: Vision and Strategy for National Innovation, Major Theories of Policy Studies, Building Good Governance: Reforms in Seoul, etc.

Publications: Vision and Strategy for National Innovation, Major Theories of Policy Studies, Building Good Governance: Reforms in Seoul, etc.

Jae-Ho Yeom

Graduated from Korea University, Department of Public Administration; Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University, USA. Former Editorial Member of Social Criticism; Visiting Professor for the Special Project on New International Systems at Tsukuba University; Research Director at the Korean Association for Public Administration; Professional Member of the Institute for Industrial Policy. Currently Professor of Public Administration at Korea University; Member of the Local Autonomy Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs. Publications: Dilemma Theory, National Policy and Neo-Institutionalism, Korean Civil Society and New Governance, etc.

Publications: Dilemma Theory, National Policy and Neo-Institutionalism, Korean Civil Society and New Governance, etc.

Hong-Kyu Lee

Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Political Science; MBA from the University of Oregon, USA; Ph.D. in Business Administration from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Former Director-General at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy; Served in the Office of Policy Planning, Presidential Secretariat. Currently Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Information and Communication, Korea University, and Head of the EC (Electronic Commerce) Program.

Publications: Knowledge Inversion and Changes in Corporate Organization, Empirical Study on the Impact of Ownership and Capital Structure on Firm Value, etc.

Hoon Jang

Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Political Science; Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University, USA. Former Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Hallym University; Director of the Korean Political Science Association. Currently Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Chung-Ang University. Publications: The 1997 Presidential Election in South Korea, The Origins of Instability in the Korean Presidential System, Party Politics in Ten Years of Democratization, etc.

Publications: The 1997 Presidential Election in South Korea, The Origins of Instability in the Korean Presidential System, Party Politics in Ten Years of Democratization, etc.

Jong-Sup Lee

Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Law; Ph.D. in Constitutional Law from Yonsei University. Passed the 24th Judicial Examination; Former Constitutional Researcher at the Constitutional Court; Former Professor at Konkuk University, College of Law. Currently Professor in the Department of Law, Seoul National University, College of Law. Publications: Constitutional Research 1, 2, 3; Constitutional Adjudication Research 1; Constitutional Case Law Research 1; Judicial System and Development Model of Korea; Constitutional Litigation Law, etc.

Publications: Constitutional Research 1, 2, 3; Constitutional Adjudication Research 1; Constitutional Case Law Research 1; Judicial System and Development Model of Korea; Constitutional Litigation Law, etc.

Byung-Sun Choi

Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Business Administration; Master of Public Policy from Harvard University, Kennedy School, USA; Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University, USA. Former Member of the Presidential Commission on Regulatory Reform; Member of the Working-Level Committee for Administrative Innovation; Member of the Committee for Deregulation of Economic Regulations; Member of the Committee for Deregulation of Education. Currently Professor at Seoul National University, Department of Public Administration; Chairman of the Korean Regulatory Studies Association. Publications: Theory of Government Regulation, Political Economy of Trade, etc.

Publications: Theory of Government Regulation, Political Economy of Trade, etc.

Sung-Don Hwang

Graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Department of Public Administration; Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, USA. Former Special Advisor for Policy III and Special Advisor for Social Policy, Presidential Secretariat. Currently Associate Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Graduate School of International Studies; Member of the Presidential Advisory Committee for Policy Planning. Publications: Understanding E-Government, Bureaucracy vs. Democracy in the Minds of Bureaucrats, Electronic Government in South Korea: Conceptual Problems, Government Information Quarterly, etc.

Publications: Understanding E-Government, Bureaucracy vs. Democracy in the Minds of Bureaucrats, Electronic Government in South Korea: Conceptual Problems, Government Information Quarterly, etc.

Coordinator Byong-Kuk Kim

Graduated from Harvard University, Department of Economics, USA; Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University, USA. Former Member of the Presidential Advisory Committee for Policy Planning. Currently Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University; Director of EAI; Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of East Asian Studies. Publications: Dynamics of Division and Revolution, State, Region, and International System - Continuity and Change, Consolidating Democracy in South Korea, etc.

Publications: Dynamics of Division and Revolution, State, Region, and International System - Continuity and Change, Consolidating Democracy in South Korea, etc.

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