Felicia Istad
Biographic Data
| ID | 3047243 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Felicia Istad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Felicia |
| FAMILY NAME | Istad |
| SIGNATURE | ISTAD F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Korea University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9438-0101 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From Advantage to Precarity: Evidence of Reversed Skill Returns Among Migrant Women With Caregiving Responsibilities
Despite growing policy interest in attracting diverse talent, little is known about how family dynamics and caregiving responsibilities influence the labour market integration of skilled migrant workers. This article examines the employment of migrants in South Korea, focusing on the role of skill levels, gender, and caregiving responsibilities in shaping labour market outcomes. Applying a Difference‐in‐Differences approach to national survey dat…
Beyond the classroom: Multicultural Education Through Entrepreneurial Collaboration
Toward a Political Model of Soft Power
Soft power, the idea that states can achieve their goals through attraction rather than coercion, has been applied to various contexts, leading to significant concept creep. Still, it remains appealing as a way to describe state behavior beyond military and economic factors. This article proposes a model that returns to the core of soft power, which involves both a positive affective response (“sentiment”) and an explicit political goal (“politic…
Liberal Convergence or Differential Exclusion? Temporary Labor Migration Policy in Japan and Korea
The rapid industrialization of countries in East Asia and the resulting labor shortage are challenging established theories in research on migration policy. Studies argue that the persistence of temporary labor migration programs in this region contests the liberal convergence thesis, which suggests that democratization inevitably leads to more open migration policies. This article revisits the theoretical debate, focusing on conceptual equivalen…
Banal Koreanness: National imagery in multicultural-themed television shows
This article analyses how three South Korean multicultural-themed reality television programmes discursively produce Koreanness. We ground our study in scholarship on 'othering' and the notion of banal nationalism (Billig, 1995) and conduct a thematic analysis of the shows. Our findings show that the programmes adopt a Korea-foreign dichotomy that becomes a lens through which viewers can vicariously experience the existence of a unified South Kor…
Rethinking Migrant Hierarchies: Non-Citizen Political Engagement and Policy Cycles in South Korea
Most migrants in South Korea reside in the country as foreign citizens. Access to citizenship and social rights are tied to residence status, resulting in differential treatment of foreign-born residents. This article contributes to research on non-citizen hierarchies by demonstrating the formation of fluid hierarchies through a case study of non-citizen political engagement in South Korea during Covid-19. The study employs critical policy discou…
Standing out and fitting in: Korean coffee entrepreneurs’ strategies for survival
Prompted by the meteoric increase in the number of coffee shops in South Korea over the past two decades, this article explores the various strategies that coffee shop entrepreneurs in Seoul adopt to succeed in one of the world’s most saturated markets. Grounding our study in Bourdieusian notions of taste and distinction as well as contemporary research into coffee shop culture and social class identity, we conducted two rounds of semi-structured…
In Search of Talent: Startup Policy in South Korea
Countries have long considered immigrant entrepreneurship and high-skilled immigration as crucial sources of economic growth and innovation. Still, little is known about what governments do to attract, support, and retain tech entrepreneurs with foreign backgrounds. This article examines startup programs in South Korea. It demonstrates how the demand for tech entrepreneurship is approached through a new set of policies, conceptualized in this stu…
More or less a foreigner: Domestic reception of multinational K-pop groups
Producing multiculturalism: Casting and editing migrants in Korean reality television
This article examines the role of production techniques in shaping representations of cultural diversity in South Korean reality television. We first discuss the South Korean government’s evolving guidelines concerning the representation of minorities on television and identify in the guidelines exhortations against discriminatory framing of migrants. Next, we qualitatively examine three popular multicultural-themed reality television shows and d…
Global Korea Scholarship students: Intention to stay in the host country to work or study after graduation
Over the past few decades, South Korea has increasingly sought to attract international talent. Every year, hundreds of students are invited to study in the country on a competitive scholarship provided by the government. Upon graduation, students are equipped with a tertiary degree, as well as knowledge of the Korean language and culture. This study examines the determinants of intention to stay in South Korea to work or study after graduation, …
Two-Way Engagement in Public Diplomacy: The Case of Talk Talk Korea
Proponents of new public diplomacy emphasize the importance of two-way engagement with foreign publics. Despite theoretical support for mutual dialogue, there is a lack of studies that examine the means by which governments and other actors of public diplomacy engage with civic stakeholders. Responding to this gap in the research literature, the present study introduces the case of Talk Talk Korea and critically examines how the Ministry of Forei…
Producing multiculturalism: Casting and editing migrants in Korean reality television
This article examines the role of production techniques in shaping representations of cultural diversity in South Korean reality television. We first discuss the South Korean government’s evolving guidelines concerning the representation of minorities on television and identify in the guidelines exhortations against discriminatory framing of migrants. Next, we qualitatively examine three popular multicultural-themed reality television shows and d…
Banal Koreanness: National imagery in multicultural-themed television shows
This article analyses how three South Korean multicultural-themed reality television programmes discursively produce Koreanness. We ground our study in scholarship on 'othering' and the notion of banal nationalism (Billig, 1995) and conduct a thematic analysis of the shows. Our findings show that the programmes adopt a Korea-foreign dichotomy that becomes a lens through which viewers can vicariously experience the existence of a unified South Kor…
Global Korea Scholarship students: Intention to stay in the host country to work or study after graduation
Over the past few decades, South Korea has increasingly sought to attract international talent. Every year, hundreds of students are invited to study in the country on a competitive scholarship provided by the government. Upon graduation, students are equipped with a tertiary degree, as well as knowledge of the Korean language and culture. This study examines the determinants of intention to stay in South Korea to work or study after graduation, …
Two-Way Engagement in Public Diplomacy: The Case of Talk Talk Korea
Proponents of new public diplomacy emphasize the importance of two-way engagement with foreign publics. Despite theoretical support for mutual dialogue, there is a lack of studies that examine the means by which governments and other actors of public diplomacy engage with civic stakeholders. Responding to this gap in the research literature, the present study introduces the case of Talk Talk Korea and critically examines how the Ministry of Forei…
Global Korea Scholarship students: Intention to stay in the host country to work or study after graduation
Over the past few decades, South Korea has increasingly sought to attract international talent. Every year, hundreds of students are invited to study in the country on a competitive scholarship provided by the government. Upon graduation, students are equipped with a tertiary degree, as well as knowledge of the Korean language and culture. This study examines the determinants of intention to stay in South Korea to work or study after graduation, …
In Search of Talent: Startup Policy in South Korea
Countries have long considered immigrant entrepreneurship and high-skilled immigration as crucial sources of economic growth and innovation. Still, little is known about what governments do to attract, support, and retain tech entrepreneurs with foreign backgrounds. This article examines startup programs in South Korea. It demonstrates how the demand for tech entrepreneurship is approached through a new set of policies, conceptualized in this stu…
More or less a foreigner: Domestic reception of multinational K-pop groups
Producing multiculturalism: Casting and editing migrants in Korean reality television
This article examines the role of production techniques in shaping representations of cultural diversity in South Korean reality television. We first discuss the South Korean government’s evolving guidelines concerning the representation of minorities on television and identify in the guidelines exhortations against discriminatory framing of migrants. Next, we qualitatively examine three popular multicultural-themed reality television shows and d…
Rethinking Migrant Hierarchies: Non-Citizen Political Engagement and Policy Cycles in South Korea
Most migrants in South Korea reside in the country as foreign citizens. Access to citizenship and social rights are tied to residence status, resulting in differential treatment of foreign-born residents. This article contributes to research on non-citizen hierarchies by demonstrating the formation of fluid hierarchies through a case study of non-citizen political engagement in South Korea during Covid-19. The study employs critical policy discou…
Standing out and fitting in: Korean coffee entrepreneurs’ strategies for survival
Prompted by the meteoric increase in the number of coffee shops in South Korea over the past two decades, this article explores the various strategies that coffee shop entrepreneurs in Seoul adopt to succeed in one of the world’s most saturated markets. Grounding our study in Bourdieusian notions of taste and distinction as well as contemporary research into coffee shop culture and social class identity, we conducted two rounds of semi-structured…
Liberal Convergence or Differential Exclusion? Temporary Labor Migration Policy in Japan and Korea
The rapid industrialization of countries in East Asia and the resulting labor shortage are challenging established theories in research on migration policy. Studies argue that the persistence of temporary labor migration programs in this region contests the liberal convergence thesis, which suggests that democratization inevitably leads to more open migration policies. This article revisits the theoretical debate, focusing on conceptual equivalen…
Banal Koreanness: National imagery in multicultural-themed television shows
This article analyses how three South Korean multicultural-themed reality television programmes discursively produce Koreanness. We ground our study in scholarship on 'othering' and the notion of banal nationalism (Billig, 1995) and conduct a thematic analysis of the shows. Our findings show that the programmes adopt a Korea-foreign dichotomy that becomes a lens through which viewers can vicariously experience the existence of a unified South Kor…
Beyond the classroom: Multicultural Education Through Entrepreneurial Collaboration
Toward a Political Model of Soft Power
Soft power, the idea that states can achieve their goals through attraction rather than coercion, has been applied to various contexts, leading to significant concept creep. Still, it remains appealing as a way to describe state behavior beyond military and economic factors. This article proposes a model that returns to the core of soft power, which involves both a positive affective response (“sentiment”) and an explicit political goal (“politic…
From Advantage to Precarity: Evidence of Reversed Skill Returns Among Migrant Women With Caregiving Responsibilities
Despite growing policy interest in attracting diverse talent, little is known about how family dynamics and caregiving responsibilities influence the labour market integration of skilled migrant workers. This article examines the employment of migrants in South Korea, focusing on the role of skill levels, gender, and caregiving responsibilities in shaping labour market outcomes. Applying a Difference‐in‐Differences approach to national survey dat…
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Media Studies and Communication (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works)