Introduction
Young Jun Choi is Professor, Department of Public Administration, Director of the Institute for Welfare State Research, Yonsei University in South Korea, and Visiting Fellow at the University of Bath. Before joining Yonsei, He was on the faculty at the University of Oxford, the University of Bath, and Korea University.
He is currently serving as Chair of East Asian Social Policy Research Network. Also, he is an advisory board member of Presidential Committee on Policy Planning, Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training, and Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. His research interests include aging and public policy, social investment policy, innovation and social policy, comparative welfare state theories, and East Asian social policy. He has published many articles in international journals including 'Social investment in the knowledge-based economy: new politics and policies' and 'Innovation and welfare: the marriage of an unlikely couple' . His recent book includes Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia (Policy Press, 2021).
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Young Jun Choi is Professor, Department of Public Administration, Director of the Institute for Welfare State Research, Yonsei University in South Korea, and Visiting Fellow at the University of Bath. Before joining Yonsei, He was on the faculty at the University of Oxford, the University of Bath, and Korea University.
He is currently serving as Chair of East Asian Social Policy Research Network. Also, he is an advisory board member of Presidential Committee on Policy Planning, Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training, and Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. His research interests include aging and public policy, social investment policy, innovation and social policy, comparative welfare state theories, and East Asian social policy. He has published many articles in international journals including 'Social investment in the knowledge-based economy: new politics and policies' and 'Innovation and welfare: the marriage of an unlikely couple' . His recent book includes Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia (Policy Press, 2021).
Fields of expertise: Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Social policy, Social protection