Jonson Porteux's guest appearances

Jonson Porteux

Korea and the World

The Korea Now Podcast

Alexis Dudden

Merose Hwang

Urs Gerber

Donald Kirk

Geoffrey Cain

Jeffrey Robertson

Steven Denney

Janet Poole

Tim Shorrock

Sandra Fahy

Laurel Kendall

Jieun Baek

Hyeonseo Lee

Michael Park

John Bocskay

OwlTail

This episode of the Korea Now podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Jonson Porteux. They speak about the spectrum of organised crime in South Korea, its ancient origins, its development through time, the important role mafia-type groups have played in the state building efforts of modern Korea, and importantly, the current structure, reach and activities of the Korean mafia. Jonson Porteux is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan, and specializes in East Asia, Comparative Politics, and International Relations. As part of his PhD dissertation, Jonson spent a year doing research with politicians, law enforcement officials, and inside the Korean mafia itself, exploring how the Korean state interacts with these criminal gangs. (Jonson Porteux’s website: http://www.porteux.org/).   Donate at Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/jedleahenry Website – http://www.jedleahenry.org Libsyn – http://korea-now-podcast.libsyn.com Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qg6g1KyHaRXi193XqF6GA Twitter – https://twitter.com/jedleahenry Academia.edu – http://university.academia.edu/JedLeaHenry  Research Gate – https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jed_Lea-Henry

This episode of the Korea Now podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Jonson Porteux. They speak about the spectrum of organised crime in South Korea, its ancient origins, its development through time, the important role mafia-type groups have played in the state building efforts of modern Korea, and importantly, the current structure, reach and activities of the Korean mafia. Jonson Porteux is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan, and specializes in East Asia, Comparative Politics, and International Relations. As part of his PhD dissertation, Jonson spent a year doing research with politicians, law enforcement officials, and inside the Korean mafia itself, exploring how the Korean state interacts with these criminal gangs. (Jonson Porteux’s website: <a href="http://www.porteux.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.porteux.org/</a>). Donate at Patreon – <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jedleahenry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/jedleahenry</a> Website – <a href="http://www.jedleahenry.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.jedleahenry.org</a> Libsyn – <a href="http://korea-now-podcast.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://korea-now-podcast.libsyn.com</a> Youtube – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qg6g1KyHaRXi193XqF6GA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qg6g1KyHaRXi193XqF6GA</a> Twitter – <a href="https://twitter.com/jedleahenry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jedleahenry</a> <a href="http://Academia.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Academia.edu</a> – <a href="http://university.academia.edu/JedLeaHenry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://university.academia.edu/JedLeaHenry</a> Research Gate – <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jed_Lea-Henry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jed_Lea-Henry</a>

The Korea Now Podcast #12 – Jonson Porteux – ‘The Korean Mafia – Violent State Builders’

While Italy’s Sicilian Mafia, Hong Kong’s Triads, and Japan’s Yakuza may well be some of its best known examples, organized criminality is present in every country - and South Korea is no exception. Yet, while this is a popular topic for Korean movies, in practice the general public knows little about this criminal underworld – and even fewer can speak about it from personal experience. We were lucky to interview Jonson Porteux who spent a year doing research in the company of both gang members and law enforcement officials. Jonson Porteux is Assistant Professor at Hosei University in Japan. In his dissertation he explored how the Korean state and criminal gangs interact, and how the former tolerates and even utilized the violence offered by the latter. We spoke about his personal experiences, the historical origins of the Korean government’s cooperation with criminal gangs, and the modus vivandi of these criminals. Professor Porteux completed his B.A. in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley and earned his PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

While Italy’s Sicilian Mafia, Hong Kong’s Triads, and Japan’s Yakuza may well be some of its best known examples, organized criminality is present in every country - and South Korea is no exception. Yet, while this is a popular topic for Korean movies, in practice the general public knows little about this criminal underworld – and even fewer can speak about it from personal experience. We were lucky to interview Jonson Porteux who spent a year doing research in the company of both gang members and law enforcement officials. Jonson Porteux is Assistant Professor at Hosei University in Japan. In his dissertation he explored how the Korean state and criminal gangs interact, and how the former tolerates and even utilized the violence offered by the latter. We spoke about his personal experiences, the historical origins of the Korean government’s cooperation with criminal gangs, and the modus vivandi of these criminals. Professor Porteux completed his B.A. in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley and earned his PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

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