Illan Nam
Biographic Data
| ID | 3877605 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Illan Nam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Illan |
| FAMILY NAME | Nam |
| SIGNATURE | NAM I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colgate University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Crafting a Populist Narrative in South Korea
Activist-intellectuals in South Korea played an important role in crafting left populist discourse that drew heavily upon historical memory. I argue that this discourse is more accurately characterized as populist rather than nationalist because it established a clear antagonistic binary between “the people” and “the elites,” who represented sharply contrasting moral qualities. Using a “logic of equivalence,” the activist-intellectuals sorted “el…
The Uneven State
This article examines the state's uneven capacity to deliver public social goods to the periphery. It does so through a comparative analysis of two agencies in Thailand, the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Education, which have exhibited a marked disparity in serving rural citizens over the past twenty-five years. The author traces these outcomes to a divergence in how the agencies perceive the significance of their rural policies i…
Building Programmatic Linkages in the Periphery
Did the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party of Thailand, the first party in the country's history to gain parliamentary dominance in 2001, represent a departure from traditional clientelistic Thai parties or was it old wine in a new bottle? This article argues that the TRT represented a new hybrid party that successfully established programmatic linkages in rural parts of the country by systematizing its use of informal social networks in local communities…
Partnering for Universal Health Coverage in Thailand
The Thai National Health Security Act of 2002 established a universal health coverage program that extended health care to 18 million previously uninsured Thais and significantly reduced rates of medical impoverishment. This article highlights the key role that a coalition of health bureaucrats and NGOs played in achieving this outcome
Democratizing Health Care
Variations in Health Reforms: the Thai and Korean Health Systems in Comparative Perspective 2. Solidarity Coalitions: Mobilizing Know-how, Networks, Knowledge, and Beliefs in Developing Democracies 3. The Crucible of Democracy Movements: Forging Political Actors 4. Partners for Solidarity: Citizens' Organizations and Labor in South Korea 5. Allying for a 'Big Bang' Reform: Rebel Bureaucrats and NGOs in Thailand Conclusion: Experts and Activists i…
Building Programmatic Linkages in the Periphery
Did the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party of Thailand, the first party in the country's history to gain parliamentary dominance in 2001, represent a departure from traditional clientelistic Thai parties or was it old wine in a new bottle? This article argues that the TRT represented a new hybrid party that successfully established programmatic linkages in rural parts of the country by systematizing its use of informal social networks in local communities…
Democratizing Health Care
Variations in Health Reforms: the Thai and Korean Health Systems in Comparative Perspective 2. Solidarity Coalitions: Mobilizing Know-how, Networks, Knowledge, and Beliefs in Developing Democracies 3. The Crucible of Democracy Movements: Forging Political Actors 4. Partners for Solidarity: Citizens' Organizations and Labor in South Korea 5. Allying for a 'Big Bang' Reform: Rebel Bureaucrats and NGOs in Thailand Conclusion: Experts and Activists i…
Partnering for Universal Health Coverage in Thailand
The Thai National Health Security Act of 2002 established a universal health coverage program that extended health care to 18 million previously uninsured Thais and significantly reduced rates of medical impoverishment. This article highlights the key role that a coalition of health bureaucrats and NGOs played in achieving this outcome
Building Programmatic Linkages in the Periphery
Did the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party of Thailand, the first party in the country's history to gain parliamentary dominance in 2001, represent a departure from traditional clientelistic Thai parties or was it old wine in a new bottle? This article argues that the TRT represented a new hybrid party that successfully established programmatic linkages in rural parts of the country by systematizing its use of informal social networks in local communities…
The Uneven State
This article examines the state's uneven capacity to deliver public social goods to the periphery. It does so through a comparative analysis of two agencies in Thailand, the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Education, which have exhibited a marked disparity in serving rural citizens over the past twenty-five years. The author traces these outcomes to a divergence in how the agencies perceive the significance of their rural policies i…
Crafting a Populist Narrative in South Korea
Activist-intellectuals in South Korea played an important role in crafting left populist discourse that drew heavily upon historical memory. I argue that this discourse is more accurately characterized as populist rather than nationalist because it established a clear antagonistic binary between “the people” and “the elites,” who represented sharply contrasting moral qualities. Using a “logic of equivalence,” the activist-intellectuals sorted “el…
Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Incentive (2 works) · Market economy (2 works)