Research

Publications

  1. Kang, Sinjae, Sunwoo Kwak, and Jeongmin Lee. 2025. “Did the 2019 Revision of the National Assembly Act Revitalize Subcommittees? Analyzing the Frequency and Scheduling Determinants of Bill Review Subcommittee Meetings.” Legislation and Policy Studies, 17(1): 5–36. [in Korean]
  2. Terashita, Kazuhiro, Eunmi Cho, Juhyeon Jeong, and Sunwoo Kwak. 2024. “Who Mentions the Region?: Analyzing Geographical Representation through Parliamentary Speeches.” Journal of Parliamentary Research, 19(2): 5–42. [in Korean]

Under Review

  1. Kwak, Sunwoo, Sinjae Kang, and Eunmi Cho. “Who Controls the Legislative Process? Party Cartels, Committee Gatekeepers, and Subcommittee Activity in the South Korean National Assembly.” Legislative Studies Quarterly. (Revise and Resubmit)

Working Papers

  • “Who are the People? A Computational History of Democracy” (with Hyeongjae Lee, Seonwoo Ahn, Jisung Yoon, June Jeon, and Taegyoon Kim)

  • “Signaling Through Donors: How Primary Challenge Contributions Shape Congressional Behavior”

  • “Economic Agendas in Governors’ Speeches Using Text as Data: Impact of Electoral and Institutional Conditions” (with Eunmi Cho)

  • “Mentioning Party Labels in Campaign Ads: Changing Campaign Behavior under a Polarized and Nationalized Context” (with Kyungrim Chung and Yoojin Kim)