Conference on Korean Society and Politics
in the 21st Century

February 4, 2002

Rhodes Conference Room
Sanford Institute
Duke University

Organized by

Emerson Niou
Director, Program in Asian Security Studies
Duke University

Sponsored by

Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, Duke University
Program in Asian Security Studies, Duke University
Youngil Enterprise, Korea

Conference Program

8:30-9:00            Breakfast

9:00-9:30            Opening Remarks

• Professor Emerson Niou
• Dr. Bong-Hwa Jung, Youngil Enterprise

9:30-11:30

Panel 1. Development of Korean Identity

Moderator:

• Professor Hyung Kook Kim, dukejee@hanmail.net, Chungang University

Panelists

• Professor Kirk Larsen, kwlarsen@gwu.edu, George Washington University
• Dr. Chaihark Hahm, chaihark@hotmail.com, National Endowment for Democracy
• Professor Yong Soon Im, iys1022@hotmail.com, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

11:30-1:00 Lunch Break

1:00-3:00

Panel 2. North-South Korean Politics

Moderator:

• Professor Nan Lin, nanlin@duke.edu, Duke University

Panelists

• Professor Woo-sang Kim, kws@yonsei.ac.kr, Yonsei University, Korea
• Professor Victor Cha, chav@georgetown.edu, Georgetown University
• Professor Wan Kyu Choi, wkchoi@kyungnam.ac.kr, Kyungnam University, Korea
• Dr. Choong Nam Kim, KimCN@EastWestCenter.org, East-West Center

3:00-3:30 Coffee Break

3:30-5:00       

Panel 3. 2002 Elections in Korea

Moderator:

Professor Emerson Niou, niou@duke.edu, Duke University

Panelists

Professor Chaibong Hahm, cbhahm@yonsei.ac.kr, Yonsei University

Professor Sung Gul Hong, sgh1229@hanmail.net, Kookmin University

Professor Chung-in Moon, cimoon@yonsei.ac.kr, Yonsei University