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Rudiger Frank
NationalityGerman
Academic career
FieldEast Asian economics, East Asian Studies, North Korean Studies, International Relations in East Asia
InstitutionUniversity of Vienna
Alma materMercator University Duisburg (PhD)
Humboldt University, Berlin (M.A.)
ContributionsSocialist Transformation in Europe and East Asia

Rudiger Frank (alternative spellings: Ruediger Frank or Rüdiger Frank) born in 1969 in Leipzig, GDR, is a German economist and expert on North Korea and East Asia. He currently lives and works in Vienna, Austria as a tenured full professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna. Rüdiger Frank also serves as the Vice Head of the Department of East Asian Studies in Vienna and is an adjunct professor at Korea University and at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul.

Rüdiger Frank’s main areas of research are socialist transformation in East Asia and Europe (with a focus on North Korea), state-business relations in East Asia and regional integration in East Asia.

Prof. Frank received an MA in Korean Studies, Economics and International Relations at Humboldt University of Berlin and a PhD in Economics from Mercator-University in Duisburg Germany. Prior to his appointment as Professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna, he taught at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs in New York from 2002 to 2003.

Academic Career

Prof. Rüdiger Frank is considered as one of the word-wide leading experts on North Korea. Born and raised in East Germany and the Soviet Union, and having spent one semester as a language student at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang in 1991/1992, Prof. Frank is one of very few experts on North Korea who have lived in and experienced German, Soviet and North Korean socialist systems for a substantial period of time. He uses his equally rare combined background in Economics, Korean Studies and International Relations to analyze and comment on a wide range of economic and security issues in East Asia and North Korea from various perspectives.

Prof. Frank is Chair Professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna and Vice Head of the Department of East Asian Studies. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Korea University and the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. He holds an M.A. in Korean Studies, Economics and International Relations and a Ph.D. in Economics. Visiting professorships have included Columbia University New York and Korea University Seoul.

Current Academic Positions

His functions include:

MA and PhD program East Asian Economy and Society

During the last years, the University of Vienna has substantially expanded its capacities in the field of contemporary East Asia, focusing primarily on China, Japan and Korea but occasionally including South East Asia in research and teaching, too. The establishment of a professorship in East Asian Economy and Society is part of these efforts and a visible expression of the University's commitment to contemporary East Asian Studies[1].

The basic philosophy of the Master and PhD program East Asian Economy and Society” rests on four pillars:

  1. It is difficult to achieve a proper understanding of regional and country-specific issues without a solid foundation in established theories and methods of social science. Acquiring and utilizing such methodology is therefore a core characteristic of our program.
  2. However, even the best methodological skills are unlikely to produce optimal results if they are applied out of context. Historical and cultural tradition, customs, and values limit the number of actually available options and influence choices in East Asian societies as anywhere else. Knowledge and understanding of these specific factors is crucial and actively advocated in close cooperation with the other disciplines at the Department of East Asian Studies.
  3. East Asia is more than just the sum of the countries in that region. Rather than offering "light-versions" of Chinese, Japanese or Korean Studies, we focus on transnational and regional issues as well as on comparative approaches.
  4. When we say "East Asia", we usually refer to China, Japan and the two Koreas. However, reflecting the strong common traditions as well as the growing interrelation between the countries of Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, we have the strategic objective of expanding our regular activities in research and teaching to the countries of Southeast Asia. A first concrete step in this direction is our cooperation with SEAS.

Published Works

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References

  1. ^ http://wirtschaft.ostasien.univie.ac.at/about/

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