Events
EAI held an Expert Seminar of the EAI Fellows Program on March 29, 2016 with Professor Sheena Greitens from the University of Missouri. Professor Greitens presented on North Koreans’ resettlement in South Korean society, entitled “Post-Authoritarian Citizenship Among North Korean-Born Individuals in South Korea.” She focused on the concept of “citizenship” in democratic and liberal economic states, which can be helpful to understand the different types of resettlement of North Korean migrants in the South Korean society. She categorized North Korean migrants into three groups, defectors, refugees, and migrants, according to when they left North Korea. Because of their different backgrounds and experiences after they left, they behaved differently while adapting to South Korea.
Topic
“Post-Authoritarian Citizenship among North Koreans in South Korea”
Presenter
Sheena Greitens, Missouri University
Moderator
In-Jin Yoon, Korea University
Discussants
Young Jun Choi, Yonsei University
Sung Kyung Kim, University of North Korean Studies
Soo-Jung Lee, Duksung Women’s University
Chad O’Carroll, NK News
* "Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia” invites both established and next-generation East Asia specialists from all over the world, giving them the opportunity to conduct their research in East Asian countries and to promote scholarly exchanges among scholars and experts. The awardees give seminars and lectures based on their chosen research topic during their research travel to East Asian countries including South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China.
