Precarious Work & Social Policy Research Lab

The Precarious Work & Social Policy Research Lab at Chung-Ang University in South Korea, examines fundamental transformations in work, class structures, and social protection systems, with a particular focus on South Korea and Asia in comparative perspective. We investigate how changing forms of employment reshaping class relations, deepening inequalities, and challenging social policy institutions across the region.
Our research centers on precarious work, class, inequality, and social policy analysis. We explore the institutional dynamics that produce and reproduce labor market segmentation, examining how welfare states respond to—or fail to address—growing precarity.

Our Approach

We are a collaborative research community based in the Department of Social Welfare, Social Policy researcher at Chung-Ang University, composed of graduate students, alumni, and faculty partners. We Combine rigorous academic research with a academic research with a commitment to social engagement, translating our findings into accessible analysis that contributes to public discourse and policy debates.

우리는 중앙대학교 사회복지학과 사회정책 전공 대학원생, 졸업생, 협력 교수진으로 구성된 협업 연구 공동체입니다. 엄밀한 학술 연구의 사회적 환류에 대한 책임을 가지고, 연구 결과가 대중적 논의 확산과 정책 발전에 기여하길 기대합니다.