Founding Purpose/Brief history

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The Korean Association for Political Criticism (KAPC) was founded
in December 2003, in order to advance a civic activity of political criticism which
plays a crucial role in democracy.

The KAPC also commits itself to cultivating public opinion, through the channel of which democratic politics should proceed.
We welcome every critical reflection, based on the ample insights into lively ideas from common life, which is able to modify
or orient political/social practices towards civility.

For that purpose, the KAPC intends to invent ‘civic intelligence’ by the combined networks of the press and academics.

Brief History of the KAPC

- 2014.11
In November 2014, the general assembly
of the KAPC approved the inauguration
of its new president - Professor Yoon-Jae
Chung (The Academy of Korean Studies).
- 2014.06
In June 2014, after seven years of service for
the KAPC, Dr. Chang-Geuk Moon resigned
from the presidency, and Professor Dong-
Soo Kim (Institute for Unification Education)
took the role of acting president.
- 2009.05
In May 2009, the title of the journal was
changed to Journal of Political Criticism.
- 2007.11
In November 2007, the KAPC published the
first volume of its journal - Modern Society
and Political Criticism.
- 2005.06
In June 2005, the KAPC was registered at
the National Assembly as a non-profit legal
entity. The KAPC elected Professor Sang
Won Lim(Korea University) as chairman
of the board and Dr. Chang-Geuk Moon
(ChoongAng Daily) as president.
- 2003.12.
In December 2003, a group of scholars and
journalists, who were interested in the
revitalization of political criticism and public
opinion in Korean politics, founded the
Korean Association for Political Criticism.
Professor Jae-Hong Kim (Kyunggi University)
was elected the president. The KAPC held
a launching conference with the title
‘Public Opinion and Political Criticism’.