[Notice] Seoul Colloquium on Korean Studies (II)

2016.06.07 Views 3090

[Notice] Seoul Colloquium on Korean Studies (II) The second session of the “Seoul Colloquium on Korean Studies,” organized jointly by the Seoul Center of the ÉFEO and RAS Korea, will be held on Thursday June 16 in the Grand Conference Room (Room number 310) of the Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University, beginning at 5pm. Everyone interested in Korean Studies is welcome, please share this information. We hope that the date and time will prove helpful. We would welcome your suggestions regarding the best time and day for future sessions, as well as offers for presentations.   Date: Thursday, June 16 2016, 5-7 pmVenue: Main Conference Room, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University   Speakers:Michael Lammbrau, PhD Candidate at the University of North Korean Studies and Seoul Bureau Chief of the Arirang InstituteKCNA’s Role in Regime Legitimization: A Topic Modeling Approach   Kathryn Weathersby, Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Sungshin Women’s University and Professorial Lecturer at the School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC.Uneasy Partnerships: Building Alliance Relationships during the Korean War, North and South.

[International Symposium] Prospects of China’s Future Development

2016.05.19 Views 3350

  世界中国学论坛2016东亚分论坛议程 Program for The East Asian Symposium of The World Forum on China Studies    世界中国学论坛东亚分论坛The East Asian Symposium of The World Forum on China Studies   时间：2016年5月22-23日Dates: May 22-23, 2016   地点：韩国首尔Location: Seoul, Korea   会场地址：百年纪念堂·国际远程会议室（地下1层）、仁村纪念馆（101、201会议室）Venues: Global Conference Hall, The Centennial Memorial Samsung Hall (B1); Rooms 101 & 201, Inchon Memorial Hall   论坛主题： 中国未来的发展前景Theme: Prospects of China’s Future Development   主办：世界中国学论坛组织委员会Sponsored by The Organizing Committee of The World Forum on China Studies   承办：上海社会科学院高丽大学校亚细亚问题研究所Co-Organized by Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University   支持：高丽大学校、韩国研究财团      中华人民共和国驻大韩民国大使馆Supported by：Korea University, National Research Foundation of Korea,            Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Korea  

[Notice] ARI Ranked 9th in Top 100 Think Tank Rankings

2016.01.28 Views 48737

The Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University, ranked 9th in the Hankyung Business Weekly’s selection of “Top 100 Think Tanks of South Korea in 2016” in the field of diplomacy and security.   The survey, which is in its 8th year, has obtained high public confidence with many domestic and foreign research institutions and other related organizations paying attention to the rankings and using the results each year.   The Asiatic Research Institute rose nine positions in the diplomacy and security rankings compared to last year to become one of the most representative organizations in this field.   In a related article, Hankyung Business Weekly evaluated ARI as follows: “The Asiatic Research Institute is one of representative institutes in Asian Studies. Established in 1957, its history is nearing 60 years. The quarterly journal published by ARI, The Journal of Asiatic Studies, is regarded as a must-read journal in the diplomacy and security sector.”   The Asiatic Research Institute will do its best to become a world-class research institute for East Asian studies.     The original article http://magazine.hankyung.com/business/apps/news?popup=0&nid=01&c1=1001&nkey=2016011101050000151&mode=sub_view

[NOTICE] ARI Named Top Research Institute in 2015

2016.01.28 Views 48603

    The Asiatic Research Institute (ARI) was selected as the best social science research institute at Korea University in the 2015 regular on-campus assessment. With this, the institute was chosen as the best research institute five times in total and for the three consecutive years.   To celebrate this achievement, ARI will be awarded with a certificate for the Best Honorary Research Institute.  ARI will accumulate research capability with a long-term perspective in order to live up to its reputation as the best research institute. ARI will endeavor to become a global research hub playing a leading role in Northeast Asian studies.

[Conference] Civic Awareness And National Identity Of Koreans

2016.01.08 Views 3019

[International Conference] Asian Economic Outlook and Policy Challenges

2015.12.02 Views 3765

[International Conference] Asian Economic Outlook and Policy Challenges   The goal of this conference is to bring together renowned Asian economists to present their academic and policy-oriented research related to the prospects and challenges for the Asian economies. The conference explores new ideas and policy options for the sustained development of Asian economies under the changing post-crisis environments.   The forum consists of an opening roundtable and two sessions. In the roundtable, four keynote speakers will discuss on the topic of “The Outlook of the Asian Economies.” The sessions will focus on short-term and long-term policy isuues. There will be three speakers and three designated discussants in each session.   Date:  December 14th (9:30 am-6:00 pm) Venue:  Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University, Seoul, Korea Host:   Asiatic Research Institute (ARI), Korea University; Brain Korea 21 Plus Economics Research Group   Sponsors: National Research Foundation of Korea Media Sponsor: MK Business News (TBA) Participants: about 50 scholars and students. All sessions are open to the public and media. Language: English      

[Lecture] Is the 21st Century the Asia Century?

2015.11.11 Views 2849

Is the 21st Century the Asia Century?   Lecturer: Lee Jong Wha, director, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University Date: November 13, 2015, 1:30 p.m. Venue: Maison de l’Asie 22, avenue du Président Wilson, Paris

[Notice] The 2nd Korea-China Joint Symposium

2015.10.28 Views 2786

[The 2nd Korea-China Joint Symposium]   Northeast Asian Cooperation and Korean Peninsula Integration through the Eurasian Development Initiatives   Date: October 30, 2015, 9:10~18:20 Venue: International Studies Hall (Room 115), Korea University Organizers: HK Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University                 Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Jilin University Sponsors: National Research Foundation of Korea               Hyundai Research Institute Language: Korean-Chinese simultaneous translation  

[International Conference] Center for Taiwan Studies International Conference

2015.10.19 Views 3148

  International Conference The Comparative Analysis of Democratic Consolidation between Taiwan and South Korea & Cross-Straits Relations and Inter-Korean Relations     Date: October 23 (Friday), 2015, 13:30~17:40 Venue: Grand Conference Room, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University Host: Center for Taiwan Studies, Asiatic Research Institute (ARI) Sponsors: Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), National Research Foundation of Korea Language: English           13:30-13:40 Registration 13:40-14:00 Opening Ceremony Opening Remarks: Key-young Son (Chair, Center for Taiwan Studies, ARI) Welcoming Remarks: Jong-Wha Lee (Director, Asiatic Research Institute) Congratulatory Remarks: Ting Joseph Shih (Ambassador, Taipei Mission in Korea)   14:00~15:40 (Session 1): Democratic Consolidation & Cross-Straits and Inter-Korean Relations   Moderator: Nae Young Lee (Korea University)   Tung-Chieh Tsai (Institute of International Politics, National Chung-Hsing University) “Democratization and Cross-Strait Relations: Critics of Democratic Peace”      Discussant: Hun Kyung Lee (Dong-A University)   Key-young Son (ARI, Korea University) “Why Democracies Take Divergent Paths vis-à-vis Autocracies: Democratic Consolidation, Relationality, and Inter-Korean and Cross-Strait Relations”      Discussant: Soo Hwan Im (INSS, Institute for National Security Strategy)   Kwang Kyu Nam (ARI, Korea University) “A Comparative Study on Inter-Korean Relations & Cross-Strait Exchanges”      Discussant: Chul Ho Cho (KPRC, Korea Policy Research Center)   15:40~16:00 Coffee Break 16:00~17:40 (Session 2): Democratic Consolidation, Nationalism & Transnational Space   Moderator: Jongtae Kim (ARI, Korea University)   Yu-tzung Chang (National Taiwan University) & Yi-ting Wang (National Cheng-Kung University) “Deepening Democracy? Support for Polyarchy in Taiwan”      Discussant: Key-young Son (ARI, Korea University)   Ming Lee (National Chengchi University) “Comparative Political Democratization of Taiwan and Korea as Cousins” Discussant: Dong Sun Lee (Korea University)   Taek Sun Lee (Sungkyunkwan University) “Nationalism of Korea and Taiwan: Focused on the Formations of ‘Nation’ and Ethnic Group ‘Discourses’”      Discussant: Yi-ting Wang (National Cheng-Kung University)   Yoon Kyong Lee (Seoul National University) “Transnational Ethnic Social Space: Between Semi-peripheries Taiwan and  South Korea”      Discussant: Jung-Mee Hwang (ARI, Korea University)   18:00 Dinner  

[Notice]ARI Center for Asian Cooperation Seminar-German Reunification and Its Implications for Korea

2015.09.25 Views 2885

[Notice] ARI Center for Asian Cooperation Seminar German Reunification and Its Implications for Korea: The Role of Wage Subsidies   Date: October 1, 2015 (12:00 pm~1:00 pm) Venue: Grand Conference Room (3rd Floor), Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University Title: German Reunification and Its Implications for Korea: The Role of Wage Subsidies  Speaker: Professor Robert Rudolf, Division of International Studies, Korea University Host: ARI HK Center for Northeast Asian Studies Organizer: ARI Center for Asian Cooperation Sponsor: National Research Foundation of Korea