Woo Chang Kang

Associate Professor of Political Science
Korea University, South Korea

About

I am an associate professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Korea University. I received my Ph.D. from New York University in 2015, and before joining Korea University in 2019 I worked as a postdoc at Yale University and a lecturer at the Australian National University.

Research interests

AI and Politics Representation & Polarization Gender & Intergroup Politics Immigration Economic Inequality Election Voting Behavior Politics of Face

Recent publications

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Revisiting Candidate Gender Effects: Heuristics, Sexism, and Information Environments

Kweon, Yesola, Woo Chang Kang and Jong-sung You · Politics & Gender (Forthcoming) · DOI

Does Direct Experience in Election Administration Change Perceptions of Election Fraud?

이인복·강우창·박선경 · 한국정당학회보, 25(1): 159-196 (2026) · DOI

Crisis of Korean Democracy and Backsliding from Below? Changes in Diffuse Support and Satisfaction with Democracy, 2003~2025

강우창 · 한국과국제정치, 42(1): 127-153 (2026) · DOI

Do Elections Reduce Political Polarization? Changes in Polarization Perceptions Before and After the 2025 South Korean Presidential Election

강우창·김한나 · 한국정치학회보, 59(4): 121-146 (2025) · DOI

Economic Voting in the 2024 US Presidential Election: The Impact of Economic Performance and Racial Composition on Election Results

김한나·강우창 · 현대정치연구, 59(1): 5-28 (2025) · Link