Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Kentucky, 1994. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 182-200).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Fordham University, 1990. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 130-134).

Applied research project (D. Min.)--School of Theology and Missions, Oral Roberts University, 2007. / Translated from Korean. Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-161).

Applied research project (D. Min.)--School of Theology and Missions, Oral Roberts University, 2007. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-154).

Applied research project (D. Min.)--School of Theology and Missions, Oral Roberts University, 2008. / Includes abstract and vita. Translated from Korean. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 202-208).

Applied research project (D. Min.)--School of Theology and Missions, Oral Roberts University, 2008. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-195).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2006. / Title from title screen. David Cheshier, committee chair; Michael Bruner, Leonard Teel, Carol Winkler, James Hamilton, committee members. Electronic text (238 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed June 13, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-238).

The purpose of this study was to compare media framing in the news coverage of South Korean and American newspaper media during the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The findings show that major newspapers in South Korea and the United States framed the election as a political game, focusing on tactics and polling. A horse race frame was used in 40.2% of South Korean news articles and in 37.8% of U.S. news articles. In addition, this study examines the kinds of topics that predominated in the election coverage. The findings suggest that the topic of `election politics' accounted for more articles than any other topic: 53.8% of South Korean news articles, and 41.3% of U.S. news articles, dealt with election politics. This category of `election politics' includes debate, campaign strategy, candidate qualifications, and polling. Foreign affairs and the economy occupied a relatively small percentage among topics. Another finding was that the national interest frame was insignificant in the election coverage of the two countries. In U.S. news coverage, news sources are diversified among politicians (34.6%), candidates (29.4%), civil society (e.g., citizens or civil organization, 14.1%), and other sources. In contrast, among South Korean news articles, 44.8% used foreign media as a primary source.

What political and economic factors have led Northeast Asian nations to react to U.S.-initiated trade and currency disputes differently? This dissertation analyzes the causes of the similarities and the divergence among the three countries in their trade and currency conflicts with the United States from 1971 to 2013. It argues that the divergence in the three countries' policy reactions to U.S. protectionist pressures can be best explained by differences in the political systems and bureaucratic decision-making structures of foreign economic policy and monetary policy. My research design is a small-n comparative research project, utilizing process tracing as well as regression analysis. It is based on two years of on-site fieldwork on the government decision-making systems of China, Japan, and South Korea. The dissertation develops in-depth case studies of each country's bilateral trade conflicts with the United States, as identified by disputes involving the United States International Trade Commission, the United States Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, and the World Trade Organization, as well as bilateral negotiations on currency appreciation carried out at the ministerial level. It also demonstrates causal linkages between trade and currency disputes, two related issues that are not addressed together in most of the international political economy literature.