Heung ju KIM was born in 1978, received a doctorate in public administration from Yonsei University, and currently serves as a research fellow at the Daejeon Sejong Research Institute. Major areas of academic interest include local autonomy, local finance, and regulatory policy.
Recent papers include ‘Research on finding directions for revitalizing local communities: Focusing on the application of a theoretical model for the revitalization of local communities in Sejong City (2023)’, ‘A Study on Diagnosis and Institutionalization of the Resident Referral System for the Heads of Eup･Myeon･Dong (2023)’, Designing a resident association model suitable for local characteristics of Eup, Myeon and Dong in Sejong Special Self-Governing City (2023)’ and ‘Necessity of revision of special law on establishment of Sejong Special Self-Governing City and plan for seeking special cases: Focusing on special cases in the regulatory field (2024).’