The Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) is a government-sponsored
research institute in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
, established in October 1991. They do research not just on current issues of public administration but historical ones as well, as in 2009 when a researcher presented a seminar paper about the effectiveness of public spending during the reign of
Sejong the Great in the 15th century. In December 2009, new institute head Bak Yung-gyeok withdrew their labour research group from the
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), literally translated as National Democratic Confederation of Trade Unions, also known as Minju-nochong ( ko, 민주노총; acronym for ''KCTU'' in Korean language) is a national trade union centr ...
and dissolved it. In June 2010, they held a seminar on the
Lee Myung-bak administration's regulatory reforms. In March 2017, the Institute held a reception at the American Society for Public Administration, and described their main research department and its duties (e.g., Department of Evaluation, Center for International Cooperation, Department of Public Safety and Social Cohesion Research). The Korea Institute of Public Administration offers collaborative research and visiting research fellow positions with agreements ranging from the United States and Russia, to Côte d'Ivoire, Japan and Uzbekistan, among others.
[Korea Institute on Public Administration. (2017). ''26th KIPA: Korea Institute on Public Administration''. Bulgwang-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea.]
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External links
Official homepage
1991 establishments in South Korea
Research institutes established in 1991
Research institutes in South Korea
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