South Korean Democracy Storytelling Debate - Election Management in Korea and Implications for a New Democracy
2021-07-27
As part of the Korean Democracy Storytelling Project run by the East Asia Institute (EAI), a research team led by Professor Woo Chang Kang of Korea University invited an expert from the National Election Commission, to hold a closed meeting on “Election Management in Korea and Implications for a New Democracy” on July 21. This project, supported by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), will conduct research under the theme of “South Korea’s Democratic Resilience.” Four research teams will publish issue briefings based on the online meetings and roundtable talks held in June, July, and August.
Program
14:30-14:35
Opening remarks
Woo Chang Kang
Assistant Professor, Korea University
14:35-14:55
[Presentation] Election Management in Korea & Implications for a New Democratic State
Presentation (20 minutes)
Yong Kwon Kim
Head of Legal Affairs Division, National Election Commission
14:55-16:25
Debate (90 minutes)
Full participation
16:25-16:30
Closing remarks
Woo Chang Kang
Assistant Professor, Korea University
Participants (alphabetical order)
Moderator
Woo Chang Kang
Assistant Professor, Korea University
Presenters
Yong Kwon Kim
Head of Legal Affairs Division, National Election Committee
Participants
Inbok Rhee
Assistant Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Nam Kyu Kim
Associate Professor, Korea University
Sook Jong Lee
Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, EAI Senior Fellow