Inkyu Kang

Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy
Faculty Fellow, Center for International Trade and Security

Inkyu Kang is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia. Prior to his academic career, he served as an inspector in the National Police in South Korea for four years, which inspired his interest in various aspects of policing and public service.

His research examines the politics of public administration, as well as the role of public agencies in policy implementation. Substantive interests include accountability and responsiveness, managerial decision-making, citizen-state interaction, representation and equity, and policing. His methodological approaches are varied, including vignette and conjoint experiments, natural and quasi-experiments employing econometric models, observational studies with surveys and administrative data, and mixed-methods approach.

Education
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PhD, Rutgers University, Public Administration, 2022
MA, Seoul National University, Public Policy, 2016
BA, Korea National Police University, Public Administration, 2014

Areas of Expertise
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Public administration
Public management
Policy implementation
Policing

Honors, Awards, and Achievements
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Paul Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant, American Political Science Association, 2023

Affiliations
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Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)

Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)

Public Management Research Association (PMRA)

Course Instruction
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POLS 4900 Law Enforcement Administration
PADP 6960 Public Management

Research Interests
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Make the government perform well and work for the people
Reconcile government bureaucracy with democratic principles
Improve the quality of citizen-state interactions
Apply insights from public administration research to problems of police reform
Evaluate the process and impact of public policies in policing

Selected Publications
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* Co-First Author, † Student Coauthor

Inkyu Kang, Martin Sievert, & Chongmin Na. (forthcoming). Development of a Scale to Measure
Perceived Administrative Burden, with Broad Applicability Beyond Direct Policy Clients.
Governance. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.70026

Andrea M. Headley., Daniel Baker, & Inkyu Kang.* (forthcoming). Body-worn Cameras, Police
Arrests, and Bureaucratic Discretion: A Large-Scale Causal Analysis Across the United States.
Public Administration Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13927

Inkyu Kang & Su Young Choi.† (2025). Redirecting Revenues from Law Enforcement Fines,
Forfeitures, and Related Fees to Fund Local Nonprofits: A Policy Design Proposal. Journal of
Public Policy. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X25000017

Inkyu Kang & Seulki Lee. (2024). Client Credibility Judgment: A Barrier to Social Equity in
Street-level Implementation. Policy Studies Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12580

Inkyu Kang & Sebastian Jilke. (2024). Mapping out the Motivational Basis of Active
Representation as Intergroup Behavior. Public Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12908

Inkyu Kang (2023). How does technology-based monitoring affect street-level bureaucrats’ behavior? An analysis of body-worn cameras and police actions. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 42 (4), 971–991. https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22493

Inkyu Kang (2022). Beyond Street-level Procedural Justice: Social Construction, Policy Shift, and
Ethnic Disparities in Confidence in Government Institutions. Governance.
https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12593