Introduction: A multi-faceted and multi-layered relationship / Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Nicola Casarini and Antonio Fiori
Part 1. Historical evolution. Korea-Europe relations from the origins to 1950 / Kim Yongmin
The evolution of Europe and Korea relations during the Cold War (1950-1990) / Kim Yoo-Joung
Contemporary EU-Korea relations : 1991-2020 / Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Part 2. Korea-EU intellectual and cultural exchange / Go Joohyn
New perspectives of the Korean wave : digital media and global fandom / Kim Saemee
EU-Korea education cooperation / Oh Changrhyong
Immigration as personal and cultural interchange : South Koreans in Germany, the United Kingdom, and France / Sung Eun Shim
Is the EU an ever-closer partner? Reflecting the EU representations in South Korea / Yoon Sung-Won and Chung Sae Won
Part 3. Economic relations. EU-North Korea economic ties : old legacies and future prospects / Virginie Grzelczyk
Dynamics of the Korea-EU FTA : from the early stage to the entry-into-force / Kim Heungchong
EU-ROK FTA (2011-2020) : first experience of implementing trade and sustainable development chapter under the FTA / Kang Yoo-Duk
Korea-EU direct investment links : the neglected facet of a tight partnership / Françoise Nicolas
Development cooperation : South Korea's transition from new to established donor / Axel Marx
Social market economy and welfare in Europe and Korea / Park Chae-Bok
Part 4. Science and technology, energy, and the environment. EU-Korea partnership on energy and climate change : common paths toward low-carbon transition / Jae-Seung Lee
Scientific innovation : the 4th industrial revolution and R&D cooperation / Yang Oh-Suk
Part 5. Politics and global governance. The strategic partnership between the EU and Korea / Lee Moosung
EU-Korea and the international community : the United Nations, the G20, and the Asia-Europe meeting / Park Sunhee
Human security : emerging area for cooperation in Korea and the EU / Sebastian Harnisch and Kim Nam-Kook
The EU, North Korea and the shifting global discourse on human rights / Zsuzsa-Anna Ferenczy
EU-Korea relations in the age of covid and mounting US-China tensions / Nicola Casarini
Legal issues in Korea-EU relationship / Chae Hyungbok
The European Union and regional integration in northeast Asia / Michael Reiterer
Part 6. Bilateral relations. Continued ambivalence : the history and present of Germany-Korea relations / Eric J. Ballbach
France-Korea / Antoine Bondaz
Korea-Italy relations : consolidating strategic partnership / Kim Si Hong
Part 7. Security and the regional context. EU-Korea cooperation in non-proliferation and disarmament / Kim Jina
EU sanctions against North Korea : making a stringent UN sanctions regime even tougher / Mario Esteban and Clara Portela
EU-Korea and six party talks / Lee Seungkeun
EU-Korea in crisis management / Jun Hae-Won
Europe and inter-Korean relations / Antonio Fiori and Marco Milani
Conclusion: Future challenges in Korea-the EU relations / Nam-Kook Kim and Jae-Seung Lee.