Pandemic Crisis and Democratic Governance in Northeast Asia - Part II

The outbreak of COVID-19 has proven that new forms of threat can heavily affect the development of democracy as well as democratic practices. COVID-19 is not only a life-threatening issue; it is also evolving into a problem for the maintenance and promotion of democracy. In order to address this global issue, the Asia Democracy Research Network (ADRN) has been conducting research on the Pandemic Crisis and Democratic Governance based on country cases since 2020. EAI had published eleven working papers for the first part of this research project in March. This second part of the working paper is the updated version that includes any changes and updates that occurred. The first set of Part II working papers includes the cases of Northeast Asia.

1. Jung Kim | South Korea’s COVID-19 Pandemic Policy Optimization between Health and Economy

2. Maiko Ichihara | The Fairness Trap: Vaccine Reservation Sys-tems and Chaos for the Elderly in Japan

3. Ariunbayar Bazarvaani, Bumdari Dagva-Ochir | Global Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities for Democracy in Mongolia