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[Meet the Author] Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop
September 19, 2022 — “The bus then arrived in Seoul. And it blew me away. It was colorful, lively, exciting, Full of people up and down the streets. Full of cars as well. Full of life”, said Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo in his new book, Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop. The book not only captures the vibrant ascent of South Korea as one of the most economically fruitful nation, but also provides a coherent narrative that underlines the dynamics of shaping South Korea into a globally recognized nation.
Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo, author of the new book Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop is a frequent visitor to South Korea. In this month’s Meet the Author series, he shares his observations of South Korea’s remarkable history. From millennia-old roots to global powerhouse, Pardo outlines the triumphant transformation from shrimp to whale of South Korea.
Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Professor of International Relations, King's College London
Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo is the Professor of International Relations at King's College London and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance of Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He is also the Adjunct Fellow (Non-Resident) with the Korea Chair at CSIS, Non-Resident Fellow with Sejong Institute, and Committee Member at CSCAP EU.
He has held visiting positions at Korea University, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and Melbourne University. Pardo has lived twice in South Korea and remains a regular visitor. He regularly teaches and provides media commentary about the country.
His publications include the books Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop (Hurst and Oxford University Press, 2022) and North Korea-US Relations from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un (Routledge, 2019). In addition, he has been editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies and currently sits in the editorial boards of East Asia: An International Quarterly, EU-China Observer and Global Studies Journal. He has participated in track 1.5 and 2 dialogues with South Korea, North Korea, China, and Japan.
Pardo has testified before the European Parliament and advised the OECD, the European External Action Service, the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the United Kingdom’s Cabinet and Foreign & Commonwealth offices. He is a frequent media commentator on Northeast Asian affairs and EU-East Asia relations.
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John Delury, Professor of Chinese Studies, Yonsei University
John Delury is a senior fellow of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society, and a Professor of Chinese Studies at Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), where he serves as chair of the Program in International Cooperation. He is also chair of the undergraduate Program in International Studies at Yonsei’s Underwood International College (UIC), and founding director of the Yonsei Center on Oceania Studies.
He is the author of Agents of Supervision: The Fate of John T. Downey and the CIA’s Covert War in China (2022), and Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century with Orville Schell. Based in Seoul since 2010, his articles can be found in journals such as Asian Survey, Late Imperial China, and Journal of Asian Studies, his commentaries appear in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, Washington Post, and 38 North, and he contributes book reviews for the quarterly journal Global Asia, where he is associate managing editor.
John is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations, National Committee on US-China Relations, and National Committee on North Korea; he is also Pacific Century Institute board member, Asia Society senior fellow, National Committee on American Foreign Policy leadership council member, and Center on Strategic and International Studies adjunct fellow. He is a member of the Republic of Ireland’s foreign affairs advisory network and is invited to offer his analysis on East Asian affairs with government, think tank, corporate, and civil society organizations globally.
Professor Delury received his Ph.D. in History from Yale University.
