Korea University, Major in Public Administration (B.A.)
Korea University, Major in Public Administration (M.A.)
Keio University(慶應義塾大学), Major in Graduate School of Media and Governancee(政策・メディア研究科)(Ph.D.)

(Professional career)
2000-2001 Researcher at Gallup Research Institute in Korea
2008-2009 Specialized Investigator of the Korean Embassy in Japan (Tokyo)
2009-2010 Research Professor, Government Studies Institute, Korea University
2010-2012 Assistant Research Fellow, Korea Research Institute for Local Administration
2012.9.-2020.8. Assistant Professor/Adjunct Professor, the Department of Public Administration at Anyang University

(Winning Award)
The Paper Award of the Japanese Association of Governments (2011)
Government scholarship, Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2001-2005)
Honjo Scholarship, Honjo Scholarship Foundation (2006–2007)
Korea Research Institute for Local Administration President’s Award (2011)

(Academic activities)
2025 President, the Korean Association for Conflict Studies
2025 Vice President for Research, Korean Association for Local Government Studies
2024 Regional Vice President, the Korean Association for Policy Studies
2024 Vice President for Research, the Korean Association for Conflict Studies
2023 Chair of the External Cooperation Committee, the Korean Association for Public Administration
2022 Chair of Special Committee on Balanced Development, the Korean Association for Policy Studies
2021 Chair of Research Committee, the Korean Association for Conflict Studies
2020 Vice Chair of Editorial Board, Korean Association for Local Government Studies
2020 Editorial Member, Seoul Association for Public Administration
2020 Secretary General, the Korean Association for Conflict Studies
2020 Secretary General, Korean Association of Policy Science
2019 Chair of Research Committee, Korean Association for Local Government Studies
2018 Chair of the Knowledge Information Committee,
2017 Chair of Research Committee, the Korean Association for Policy Studies

(External Activities)
2024–2025 Member, Special Committee on Autonomy and Decentralization, Presidential Committee for the Era of Local Autonomy
2024–2025 Advisory Member, Committee on Future-Oriented Administrative System Reform, Ministry of the Interior and Safety
2024–2025 Evaluation Member, Joint Evaluation Committee for Local Governments, Ministry of the Interior and Safety
2022-present Member, Conflict Management Review Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
2024-present Chair, Conflict Management Review Committee, Statistics Korea
2025-present Member, Conflict Management Review Committee, Rural Development Administration
2018-2022 Senior Expert Member, Presidential Committee on Autonomy and Decentralization
2019–2023 Advisory Member, Prior Consultation Council on Decentralization, Ministry of the Interior and Safety
2011-present Board Member, Korea Center for Conflict Resolution
2025 Regular Columnist, The Korea Times (“Straight Talk”)
2023–2025 Regular Columnist, Naeil Daily (“Sinmun-ro”)

Ha, D.H. (2016). Participation of Japanese Local Governments in National Policy: A Case Study of the Councils between Central and Local Governments. Korean Association for Local Government Studies, 28(1), 25–49.
Ha, D.H., & Hong, S.J. (2017). Operational Status and Role Types of Seoul’s Conflict Management System. Korean Association for Local Government Studies, 29(2), 91–118.
Jung, H.S., Choi, S.B., & Ha, D.H. (2017). A Comparative Study on the Councils of Metropolitan Government Heads. Local Administration Review, 31(2), 33–62.
Ha, D.H. (2017). Achievements and Limitations of Japan’s Decentralization Reform: Focusing on Local Legislative Power. Journal of State Governance, 12(3), 197–226.
Ha, D.H. (2017). Regional Revitalization and Local Autonomy in the Era of Population Decline: Focusing on Japan’s ‘Regional Extinction’ and ‘Regional Creation’ Discourses. Korean Journal of Local Administration, 14(3), 1–27.
Kim, J.H., & Ha, D.H. (2018). Policy Failure in the Controversy over Nationalized History Textbooks. Korean Journal of Policy Analysis and Evaluation, 28(1), 99–128.
Ha, D.H., & Tai, M.N. (2018). Central–Local Government Relations in Crisis Management: The Case of Korea’s 2010–11 FMD Outbreak. Toyo Gakuen University Journal of Contemporary Management and Economics, 5(1), 23–50.
Ha, D.H. (2019). Implications of Japan’s Designated City System for Korea’s Special Case Cities. Korean Journal of Local Administration, 16(1), 227–251.
Kim, J.H., & Ha, D.H. (2019). Limits of Policymaking through Public Deliberation: The Case of Jeju Green International Hospital. Journal of Governmental Studies, 25(1), 133–163.
Lee, S.M., Hong, J.I., & Ha, D.H. (2019). Public Perceptions of Social Conflict in Korea: Findings from the National Survey on Public Conflicts. Korean Public Management Review, 33(4), 145–173.
Ha, D.H. (2020). Stage Analysis of Public Deliberation as a Policy Process: The 2018 Seoul Balanced Regional Development Case. Korean Governance Review, 27(1), 27–55.
Ha, D.H., & Jang, D.H. (2021). Trends and Determinants of Job Performance Evaluation of Metropolitan Governors. Survey Research, 22(3), 55–83. (First author)
Ha, D.H., & Lee, S.M. (2021). Determinants of Attitudes toward the Spread of Public Deliberation: Evidence from Experts. Korean Public Administration Review, 33(2), 351–378. (First author)
Kim, J.S., & Ha, D.H. (2021). Comparative Study of Local Organizational Management Systems in Korea and Japan: Balancing Autonomy and Accountability. Local Administration Review, 35(4), 113–144. (Corresponding author)
Lim, I.R., & Ha, D.H. (2021). Introduction and Characteristics of Japan’s Social Impact Bonds (SIB). Local Administration Review, 33(4), 861–886. (Corresponding author)
Ha, D.H. (2021). Chapter 5. Social Capital, Trust, and Perceptions of Public Deliberation. In Hwang, S.K., Ha, D.H., Jeon, H.J., & Park, J.H. (Eds.), Public Conflict, Deliberation, and Citizen Participation: A National Survey. KDI Report.
Ha, D.H. (2023). Institutional Change and Complementarity in Korea’s Local Autonomy System. Korean Policy Science Review, 27(3), 55–83.
Ha, D.H. (2023). Chapter 4. Japan’s Low Birthrate and Aging Policy. In Hwang, H.S. (Ed.), International Policy Cases on Performance Management in Demographic Change. Korea Institute of Public Administration, Bobmunsa.
Ha, D.H. (2024). Institutionalization of Evidence-Based Policy Making (EBPM) in Japan. Korean Journal of Corruption Studies, 29(4), 185–210.
Ha, D.H. (2024). Issue Report: How Was the Metropolitan Reorganization in Japan Promoted? Changes and Governance of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Goyang Research Institute, Vol. 04, March 18.
Ha, D.H. (2024). Institutional Reform of Local Finance under Japan’s Administrative Reorganization: Implications for Korea. Korea Local Finance Association.
Ha, D.H. (2022). Korea’s Conflict Management System and Citizen Participation. Journal of Local Government Studies (Japan), 35(2), 5–8.
Ha, D.H. (2024). Conflict Management and the Practice of Deliberative Democracy in Korea. Monthly Jichiken, November issue.
Ha, D.H., Hong, S.J., Cho, E.Y., & Kim, S.Y. (2024). Public Conflict Management Manual (5th edition). Office for Government Policy Coordination.