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Society Team

"Focused on education, gender, inequality, and social justice, we provide critical analysis, encouraging dialogue on the pressing social issues that shape our world."

Society Team

Focused on education, gender, inequality, and social justice, we provide critical analysis, encouraging dialogue on the pressing social issues that shape our world.

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The Archive

67 Publications

Why Korean Universities Are Losing Their Educational Conviction

With one of the highest tertiary attainment rates in the OECD, Korea’s universities remain unavoidable. Yet lower employment returns, rising private costs, and widespread AI-assisted coursework raise questions about what university education reliably certifies.

Dec 27, 202513 min read

By Society Team

Busan Is Aging Faster—Not Because People Live Longer

More than four-fifths of Busan’s population loss over six months came from residents aged 20 to 39, compressing years of demographic change into a single reporting cycle.

Dec 19, 202511 min read

By Society Team

Busan’s Public-Sector AI and the Problem of Defining “Success”

Government AI systems do not merely assist work; they issue authoritative signals that shape rights, obligations, and trust.

Dec 17, 20257 min read

By Society Team

Why Busan’s Urban Plans Keep Failing on the Hills

For years, Busan has tried to revive its old hillside districts with small lifts, monorails, and planning models borrowed from flat cities. None of them have worked. The terrain—steep, fragmented, and rapidly aging—keeps breaking the plans long before they reach the ground.

Dec 11, 202517 min read

By Society Team

How Busan Built Its Waterfront Identity Around Seven Bridges

The city’s 52-kilometer coastal belt connects seven bridges from Gadeok to Haeundae. The view is unified, but toll roads, freight traffic and limited walkways still shape how residents move along the shoreline.

Dec 1, 20254 min read

By Society Team

How Daiso Turned ‘Cheap’ Supplements Into Korea’s Most Expensive Habit

Daiso was credited with democratizing supplements by dropping prices to pocket-change levels. But a closer look at dosage, duration, and unit cost reveals a different picture—a market rebuilt on micro-doses, impulse purchases, and the illusion of cheap health.

Nov 26, 20259 min read

By Society Team