Guest Author
This category includes visiting Research Associates and Fellows that contribute to ECIPE blog by representing their own views.
Korea Project
The Digital Transformation of the Korean Music Industry and the Global Emergence of K-Pop
There are a number of voices who blame digitization for having a number of negative effects on the music industry including a decline in album sales, copyright infringement, unfair royalty payments, and competition with foreign multinationals. Yet, the global emergence of Korean pop music or K-pop suggests a different narrative, particularly given that its growth was largely unexpected among industry experts. Understanding the key to its international breakthrough...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
The Tragedy of International Organizations in a World Order in Turmoil
By Jean-Jacques Hallaert, Member of the Groupe d’Economie Mondiale (GEM) at Sciences Po. China’s rise and the U.S. response to the perceived threat it represents to its predominance jeopardize the world order and affect international institutions. The paralysis of the WTO and the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO are the most visible examples, but not the only ones. This article presents the case of the International Monetary Fund. Quotas are the...
Korea Project
How Chinese Filmmakers Effectively Respond to Chinese Government Policy for Enhancing Their Competitiveness
In spite of the substantial liberalization of China’s film industry, it is still highly regulated and protected from foreign competition through a series of policy measures. In the midst of pushing both liberalization and protectionism, Chinese firms tend to exploit favorable government policies and avoid restrictive regulations through alternative options to maximize profits. Most preceding studies emphasized the liberalization efforts by the Chinese government...
Korea Project
Inbound and Outbound Globalizations in the International Film Industry
Since culture has been considered as a pillar of national identity, prevailing ideas for cultural industries and policies are closely linked to protectionism and anti-globalization. However, these moves are derived from a narrow understanding of globalization. In this regard, this paper deals with this fundamental question on how to understand globalization in cultural industries with a focus on the film sector. For this research question, this paper identified...
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Selfishness on refugees has brought EU ‘to its knees’
Peter Sutherland, member of Five Freedom Advisory Board, interviewed by the Irish...
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