Kevin Hockmuth is an associate professor of political science and Korean studies in the Global Studies program at Akita International University in Akita, Japan. He teaches courses related to politics, political economy, and development as well as modern Korean politics and society. His research focuses on the intersection of industrial modernity as a set of global processes and the ways they have been formulated, implemented, and contested within Korean society. He is especially interested in the legacies of military rule in South Korea (1961-1987) and the developmental regime that it established. He is currently developing a book manuscript with the working title: ‘Great Expectations: South Korea’s Development and the Fraying Miracle of Modernity’. Prior to moving to Japan, Kevin lived and worked in Busan, South Korea for seven years.