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Korea's Platform Empire: An Emerging Power in the Global Platform Sphere

Seongcheol Kim

Korea's Platform Empire explores the evolution of digital platforms in South Korea's media sphere, and their global political, economic, cultural, and technological influence.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: Dec 26th, 2025
  • Pages: 206
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.21in - 6.14in - 0.44in - 0.65lb
  • EAN: 9781032579351
  • Categories: Media StudiesTechnology StudiesIndustries - Media & Communications

About the Author

Seongcheol Kim is a professor at the School of Media and Communication at Korea University. He is the Director of the Center for ICT and Society and the Smart Media Service Research Center. He is a co-editor of the Digital Business journal, an associate editor of the Telecommunications Policy journal, and one of the board members of the International Telecommunications Society.

Dal Yong Jin is a distinguished SFU Professor. Jin's major research and teaching interests are in digital platforms and digital games, globalization and media, transnational cultural studies, and the political economy of media and culture. Jin is the founding book series editor of Routledge Research in Digital Media and Culture in Asia.