South Korean Democracy Storytelling Debate - Democratic Consolidation in Korea
2021-07-27
As part of the Korean Democracy Storytelling Project run by the East Asia Institute (EAI), a research team led by Professor Won-Taek Kang of Seoul National University invited experts from a non-governmental organization and public institution to hold a closed meeting on “Democratic Resilience in South Korea” on July 22. 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
14:00-14:05
Opening remarks
Won-Taek Kang
Professor, Seoul National University
14:05-14:25
[Presentation] Democratic Resilience of South Korea
Presentation (20 minutes)
Byoung-keun Jhee
Professor, Chosun University
14:25-15:55
Debate (90 minutes)
Full participation
15:55-16:00
Closing remarks
Won-Taek Kang
Professor, Seoul National University
Participants (alphabetical order)
Moderator
Won-Taek Kang
Professor, Seoul National University
Presenters
Byoung-keun Jhee
Professor, Chosun University
Participants
Hyeon Seok Park
Research Fellow, National Assembly Futures Institute
Kyungmee Park
Associate Professor, Jeonbuk National University
Seung-Jin Jang
Associate Professor, Kookmin University
Sook Jong Lee
Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, EAI Senior Fellow
JeongHun Han
Professor, Seoul National University
JungEun Park
Secretary-General, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD)