Minah Kang
Biographic Data
| ID | 4409750 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Minah Kang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Minah |
| FAMILY NAME | Kang |
| SIGNATURE | KANG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ewha Womans University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5262-286X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Participation and learning
The severity of today’s global refugee crisis calls for the involvement of international nonprofit organizations and their comprehensive settlement programs. However, evidence of these programs’ effectiveness, especially in African settings, remains limited. This study examines how international nonprofit programs affect refugee settlement using the case of economic activities and community engagement in Uganda. We implemented a quasi-experimenta…
Implications for Humanitarian‐Development‐Peace Nexus ( HDPN ) implementation in forced migration context
Is universal health coverage really better? Unintended consequences of the 2019 Amendment of the National Health Insurance Act for humanitarian sojourners in South Korea
Our findings highlight a critical gap between policy intent and policy impact, revealing the consequences that disproportionately affect the most vulnerable populations, even under the UHC. Effective implementation of UHC requires a deeper understanding of how government officials and judicial authorities perceive universality and view refugee populations. The discrepancies identified in this study underscore the urgent need for coherent policies…
Cutting through complexity
The Triangular Axes of Universal Health Coverage Achievement
Though it has passed over 30 years, Korea's community-based health insurance (CBHI) expansion can provide useful policy implications to developing countries with similar conditions, that is, lack of fiscal resources, health infrastructure, and medical resources to expand coverage to the informal sector. We summarized three groups of success factors through in-depth interviews and narrative analysis: system design, system operation, and public per…
Is the male disadvantage real? Cross-national variations in sex gaps in Covid-19 incidence and mortality
Although the excess male mortality from COVID-19 is well-known, the variations in sex gaps in incidence and mortality across countries and the sources of such variations are not well understood. This study explored the patterns and the sources of variation in the sex gap in COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates across 100 countries where sex-disaggregated cases and deaths were available as of September 2020. Our results show that there is genera…
Public Preferences in Resource Allocation for Insurance Coverage of Dental Implant Service in South Korea
The Korean government sought to include dental implant services for the elderly in the benefits package of the national health insurance. In 2014, the Citizens' Jury was held to discuss the topic, during which thirty jurors, randomly selected from the 2665 applicants, participated in a day-long deliberation process after having an information session on the topic by a team of experts. There was a substantial shift in opinion during the deliberati…
Combinations of Conditions for Network Effectiveness
Most international development projects that aim to eradicate poverty and improve the quality of life of people in low- and middle-income countries are implemented through a collaborative network of multiple parties, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs). However, how network effectiveness in international development projects can be achieved remains unclear. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, this study explores the caus…
Social capital or liability? Gender, network size and self-rated health (SRH) among community-dwelling adults in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Relationship between network size and SRH is examined.• Multilevel modeling is performed using primary data collected in Laos.• At the individual level, the network-health linkage is found to be negative.• For women only, this relationship is also shown at the contextual level.• Social capital may not always be functional for health
Control of corruption, democratic accountability, and effectiveness of HIV/Aids official development assistance
BACKGROUND: Despite continued global efforts, HIV/AIDS outcomes in developing countries have not made much progress. Poor governance in recipient countries is often seen as one of the reasons for ineffectiveness of aid efforts to achieve stated objectives and desired outcomes. OBJECTIVE: This study examines the impact of two important dimensions of governance - control of corruption and democratic accountability - on the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS…
Recovering disrupted social capital
This study suggests that failed local leadership is detrimental to community participation, resource mobilization, and building communities' social capital. To achieve intended health care goals through community-based interventions, there is a need to first support local leadership at all levels through capacity-building and improved communication within communities
Rapid Growth—What’s Next for Gender Mainstreaming? Analyzing the Gender Impact Assessment System in Korea
While the gender impact assessment (GIA) system has been expanding in Korea with surprising and impressive speed, its actual influence on policies and programs remains quite uncertain. By conducting in-depth interviews with 16 frontline public officials and by systematically comparing it with environmental impact assessment (EIA) and regulatory impact assessment (RIA), the present study evaluates the current GIA system in Korea and identifies are…
Nimby or Niaby ? Who defines a policy problem and why
This paper applies discourse analysis to policies surrounding the siting of radioactive waste disposal facilities in S outh K orea. We question the premises of previous studies that define the radioactive waste disposal facilities decision outcomes in Korea as ‘repeated failures’. Instead, we suggest that underlying ideas and value systems surrounding the policy problem differ between supporting and opposing parties. In particular, our focus is o…
P1-115 Measuring the health disparity of older women in South Korea
Introduction Measuring appropriate socioeconomic positions (SEP) to capture health inequality among older women has always been a challenging issue. This study sought to explore mixed methods, applicable for measuring the health disparity of Korean women. Methods We followed a sequential explanatory design, in which two data collection methods - qualitative and quantitative were employed to understand and identify appropriate ways to measure SEPs…
Social conflicts and policy-making in Korea
In recent times, public policy-making in Korea has increasingly led to serious social conflicts. Competing and conflicting interests become publicly exposed in various, usually angry, ways such as wild picketing and disruptive demonstrations. In any society, public policy-making is usually associated with social conflicts, but the level and magnitude of social conflicts and, as a result, disarray in the policy-making process in Korea, have been u…
Nimby or Niaby ? Who defines a policy problem and why
This paper applies discourse analysis to policies surrounding the siting of radioactive waste disposal facilities in S outh K orea. We question the premises of previous studies that define the radioactive waste disposal facilities decision outcomes in Korea as ‘repeated failures’. Instead, we suggest that underlying ideas and value systems surrounding the policy problem differ between supporting and opposing parties. In particular, our focus is o…
Social conflicts and policy-making in Korea
In recent times, public policy-making in Korea has increasingly led to serious social conflicts. Competing and conflicting interests become publicly exposed in various, usually angry, ways such as wild picketing and disruptive demonstrations. In any society, public policy-making is usually associated with social conflicts, but the level and magnitude of social conflicts and, as a result, disarray in the policy-making process in Korea, have been u…
Combinations of Conditions for Network Effectiveness
Most international development projects that aim to eradicate poverty and improve the quality of life of people in low- and middle-income countries are implemented through a collaborative network of multiple parties, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs). However, how network effectiveness in international development projects can be achieved remains unclear. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, this study explores the caus…
Social capital or liability? Gender, network size and self-rated health (SRH) among community-dwelling adults in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Relationship between network size and SRH is examined.• Multilevel modeling is performed using primary data collected in Laos.• At the individual level, the network-health linkage is found to be negative.• For women only, this relationship is also shown at the contextual level.• Social capital may not always be functional for health
Rapid Growth—What’s Next for Gender Mainstreaming? Analyzing the Gender Impact Assessment System in Korea
While the gender impact assessment (GIA) system has been expanding in Korea with surprising and impressive speed, its actual influence on policies and programs remains quite uncertain. By conducting in-depth interviews with 16 frontline public officials and by systematically comparing it with environmental impact assessment (EIA) and regulatory impact assessment (RIA), the present study evaluates the current GIA system in Korea and identifies are…
Social conflicts and policy-making in Korea
In recent times, public policy-making in Korea has increasingly led to serious social conflicts. Competing and conflicting interests become publicly exposed in various, usually angry, ways such as wild picketing and disruptive demonstrations. In any society, public policy-making is usually associated with social conflicts, but the level and magnitude of social conflicts and, as a result, disarray in the policy-making process in Korea, have been u…
P1-115 Measuring the health disparity of older women in South Korea
Introduction Measuring appropriate socioeconomic positions (SEP) to capture health inequality among older women has always been a challenging issue. This study sought to explore mixed methods, applicable for measuring the health disparity of Korean women. Methods We followed a sequential explanatory design, in which two data collection methods - qualitative and quantitative were employed to understand and identify appropriate ways to measure SEPs…
Nimby or Niaby ? Who defines a policy problem and why
This paper applies discourse analysis to policies surrounding the siting of radioactive waste disposal facilities in S outh K orea. We question the premises of previous studies that define the radioactive waste disposal facilities decision outcomes in Korea as ‘repeated failures’. Instead, we suggest that underlying ideas and value systems surrounding the policy problem differ between supporting and opposing parties. In particular, our focus is o…
Control of corruption, democratic accountability, and effectiveness of HIV/Aids official development assistance
BACKGROUND: Despite continued global efforts, HIV/AIDS outcomes in developing countries have not made much progress. Poor governance in recipient countries is often seen as one of the reasons for ineffectiveness of aid efforts to achieve stated objectives and desired outcomes. OBJECTIVE: This study examines the impact of two important dimensions of governance - control of corruption and democratic accountability - on the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS…
Recovering disrupted social capital
This study suggests that failed local leadership is detrimental to community participation, resource mobilization, and building communities' social capital. To achieve intended health care goals through community-based interventions, there is a need to first support local leadership at all levels through capacity-building and improved communication within communities
Rapid Growth—What’s Next for Gender Mainstreaming? Analyzing the Gender Impact Assessment System in Korea
While the gender impact assessment (GIA) system has been expanding in Korea with surprising and impressive speed, its actual influence on policies and programs remains quite uncertain. By conducting in-depth interviews with 16 frontline public officials and by systematically comparing it with environmental impact assessment (EIA) and regulatory impact assessment (RIA), the present study evaluates the current GIA system in Korea and identifies are…
Social capital or liability? Gender, network size and self-rated health (SRH) among community-dwelling adults in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Relationship between network size and SRH is examined.• Multilevel modeling is performed using primary data collected in Laos.• At the individual level, the network-health linkage is found to be negative.• For women only, this relationship is also shown at the contextual level.• Social capital may not always be functional for health
Is the male disadvantage real? Cross-national variations in sex gaps in Covid-19 incidence and mortality
Although the excess male mortality from COVID-19 is well-known, the variations in sex gaps in incidence and mortality across countries and the sources of such variations are not well understood. This study explored the patterns and the sources of variation in the sex gap in COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates across 100 countries where sex-disaggregated cases and deaths were available as of September 2020. Our results show that there is genera…
Public Preferences in Resource Allocation for Insurance Coverage of Dental Implant Service in South Korea
The Korean government sought to include dental implant services for the elderly in the benefits package of the national health insurance. In 2014, the Citizens' Jury was held to discuss the topic, during which thirty jurors, randomly selected from the 2665 applicants, participated in a day-long deliberation process after having an information session on the topic by a team of experts. There was a substantial shift in opinion during the deliberati…
Combinations of Conditions for Network Effectiveness
Most international development projects that aim to eradicate poverty and improve the quality of life of people in low- and middle-income countries are implemented through a collaborative network of multiple parties, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs). However, how network effectiveness in international development projects can be achieved remains unclear. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, this study explores the caus…
The Triangular Axes of Universal Health Coverage Achievement
Though it has passed over 30 years, Korea's community-based health insurance (CBHI) expansion can provide useful policy implications to developing countries with similar conditions, that is, lack of fiscal resources, health infrastructure, and medical resources to expand coverage to the informal sector. We summarized three groups of success factors through in-depth interviews and narrative analysis: system design, system operation, and public per…
Cutting through complexity
Implications for Humanitarian‐Development‐Peace Nexus ( HDPN ) implementation in forced migration context
Is universal health coverage really better? Unintended consequences of the 2019 Amendment of the National Health Insurance Act for humanitarian sojourners in South Korea
Our findings highlight a critical gap between policy intent and policy impact, revealing the consequences that disproportionately affect the most vulnerable populations, even under the UHC. Effective implementation of UHC requires a deeper understanding of how government officials and judicial authorities perceive universality and view refugee populations. The discrepancies identified in this study underscore the urgent need for coherent policies…
Participation and learning
The severity of today’s global refugee crisis calls for the involvement of international nonprofit organizations and their comprehensive settlement programs. However, evidence of these programs’ effectiveness, especially in African settings, remains limited. This study examines how international nonprofit programs affect refugee settlement using the case of economic activities and community engagement in Uganda. We implemented a quasi-experimenta…
Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works)