German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Associate

Short CV

Since 2020: Associate at the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies
Since 09/2020: Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
11/2019-3/2020 and 7/2019-10/2019: Visiting Fellow at the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies
09/2016 - 06/2017: Associate at the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies

Current Research

Mass-elite representation gap in old and new democracies, with specific focus on causes, measurement strategies, and normative implications
Comparative welfare states of OECD countries, with special focus on East Asian countries
Gender Politics of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, with special focus on legislative politics
Multi-methods, with special focus on social network analysis and media content analysis

Countries and Regions

Japan
South Korea
Taiwan

Research Programmes

Accountability and Participation

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Associate

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New Comparative Politics | University of Michigan Press | 08/2024

Mass–Elite Representation Gap in Old and New Democracies: Critical Junctures and Elite Agency

Mass–Elite Representation Gap in Old and New Democracies brings together a global array of scholars to examine the issue from new angles, drawing on evidence from North Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South America, and Europe. This global-level analysis of different representation gaps demonstrates that these gaps vary in content, structure, and the timing of formation.

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Associate

International Political Science Review | 01/2024

Blind Spots in the Study of Democratic Representation: Masses and Elites in Old and New Democracies

In this article, substantiated by a meta-analysis of 154 studies published between 1960 and 2022, we show that the literature on mass–elite congruence has increased exponentially in the past decade.

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Associate

Dr. Mahmoud Farag

Goethe University Frankfurt

European Journal of Politics and Gender | 2024

Women’s Issues, Critical Actors and the Media: Substantive Representation of Women and Gendered Media Coverage in South Korea

The article investigates whether media coverage varies for male and female legislators with regards to their activities in promoting women’s interests.

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Associate

Journal of East Asian Studies | 03/2022

Overpromising Social Welfare Benefits? Electoral Competition and Welfare Politics in Taiwan

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Associate

The Journal of Legislative Studies | 2022

Substantive Representation of Women and Policy-Vote Trade-Offs: does supporting Women’s Issue Bills decrease a Legislator’s Chance of Reelection?

The paper investigates how parliamentary efforts to represent the interests of female electorates influence the legislators’ re-election chances. The findings show that making more legislative effort on women’s issues results in electoral losses, and this negative effect is more pronounced among female legislators.

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Associate

University of Tokyo | 07/02/2019

Gender and Politics in Northeast Asia

Organiser: University of Tokyo Dr. Jaemin Shim (Speaker)

Female Legislators in Korea and Taiwan

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Associate

Waseda University | 05/02/2019

Global Mass Elite Political Cleavage (GMED) Project

Organiser: Waseda University Dr. Jaemin Shim (Speaker)

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Associate

Centre of Taiwan Studies, SOAS University of London | 05/12/2018

Gender and Politics in Northeast Asia: Legislative Patterns of Female Legislators in Korea and Taiwan

Organiser: Centre of Taiwan Studies, SOAS University of London Dr. Jaemin Shim (Speaker)

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Associate

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Short CV

Current Research

Countries and Regions

Research Programmes

Dr. Jaemin Shim

Publications

Mass–Elite Representation Gap in Old and New Democracies: Critical Junctures and Elite Agency

Blind Spots in the Study of Democratic Representation: Masses and Elites in Old and New Democracies

Women’s Issues, Critical Actors and the Media: Substantive Representation of Women and Gendered Media Coverage in South Korea

Overpromising Social Welfare Benefits? Electoral Competition and Welfare Politics in Taiwan

Substantive Representation of Women and Policy-Vote Trade-Offs: does supporting Women’s Issue Bills decrease a Legislator’s Chance of Reelection?

Lectures

Gender and Politics in Northeast Asia

Global Mass Elite Political Cleavage (GMED) Project

Gender and Politics in Northeast Asia: Legislative Patterns of Female Legislators in Korea and Taiwan

Notification

Social Media