[notice] Summer 2014 Intern Position Available at Asiatic Research Institute (ARI), Korea Universit

2014.05.19 Views 8067

      Summer 2014 Intern Position Available at Asiatic Research Institute (ARI), Korea University     The Asiatic Research Institute is recruiting interns among undergraduate or graduate students with an active interest in East Asia-related research covering politics, economics, society, history, and culture.   About the ARI Founded in 1957, the ARI is the first university-affiliated research center and has been leading in research on the East Asian region, having published series of research and data in over 200 books. In 2008, the National Research Foundation of Korea selected the institute as a government-sponsored Humanities Korea (HK) Center for Northeast Asian Studies, which has for 10 years been ambitiously conducting its research on ‘Northeast Asia’s Transnational Space’. The ARI is located behind the Korea University library in its own building housing more than 30 rooms including research rooms, library, seminar rooms, and conference rooms.   1. Job Details and Requirements A. Classification: Intern (unpaid) B. Number: 0 C. Qualifications: Undergraduate/graduate student (students from other schools are welcome)   2. Responsibilities and Conditions A. Assisting in conferences, organizing data, administrative duties B. English translation, proofreading C. Work period: 4-6 weeks (can be negotiated) D. Hours: 8 hours weekly E. Meal fee provided F. Internship certificate issued   3. Screening Process A. Screening §  First round: application screening §  Second round: interview (only applicants who pass the first round)              *Applicants who pass the first round will be individually notified B. Documents to be submitted: §  Proof of enrolment/leave of absence §  Self-introduction (personal information, desired time period, interests) in free format C. Submission period: May 26 2014 - June 6 2014   4. Document Submission and Contact A. In person at Asiatic Research Institute room 106 or by e-mail: arc2005@korea.ac.kr B. Phone: 02-3290-1600        

[Notice] The Trajectory of Regionalism in Northeast Asia’s Transnational Space

2014.05.08 Views 1888

The Trajectory of Regionalism in Northeast Asia’s Transnational Space   Place: Grand Conference Room (3rd Floor), Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University Date: May 9, 2014, 9:30~17:40 Organizer: Asiatic Research Institute HK Center for Northeast Asian Studies Sponsor: National Research Foundation of Korea   The Asiatic Research Institute (ARI) at Korea University is leaping forward as a global-level comprehensive research center for Northeast Asian studies with the support of the National Research Foundation of Korea. On May 9th, the ARI’s HK Center will host a conference titled “The Trajectory of Regionalism in Northeast Asia’s Transnational Space.”This conference will be examining topics including Northeast Asian regionalism, multiculturalism, migrant integration policy, as well as overlapping regionness. Through an analysis of major challenges facing Northeast Asia, we seek to produce academic results with profound policy implications. To this end, we highly value your participation and opinions.   Program 9:30-10:00: Registration 10:00-10:30: Opening address: Lee Jong-Wha (ARI Director) Congratulatory message: Doh Seong-Jae (Korea University Vice President)   Session I: 10:30-12:30: History and Ideologies of Northeast Asian Regionalism and Regionness   Chair: Ham Dongju (Ewha Womans University) 1. Lee Hyoungsik (Korea University): The “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere”: Ideas and Realities Discussant: Kang Tae-Woong (Kwangwoon University) 2. Song Byong Kwon (Korea University): International Law of Greater East Asia / An East Asian Economic Bloc: Historical Considerations Discussant: Seo Min-kyo (Dongguk University) 3. Sohn Aelee (Korea University): Imagining East Asia: Koreans’ East Asian Identity Formation and Transformation Discussant: Kang Jin Young (Yonsei University)   12:30-13:30 Lunch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Session II: 13:30~15:30 Northeast Asian Multiculturalism and Citizenship Chair: Kim Nam-Kook (Korea University)   4. Yoon In-Jin (Korea University): Migrant Integration and Multiculturalism Discussant: Kim Eungi (Korea University) 5. Hwang Jungmee (Korea University): Transnational Migration and Citizenship Readjustment: Korean Nationals Abroad / A Comparison of Foreigner Voting Rights in Korea and Japan Discussant: Lee Ji Young (Kookmin University) 6. Lee Yong Seung (Daegu Catholic University): Citizenship Aporia in an Era of Multiculturalism Discussant: Kim Jong-tae (Korea University)   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Session III: 15:40~17:40 East Asia’s Overlapping Regionness Chair: Lee Nae-young (Korea University)   7. Lee Yong Wook (Korea University): Nonhegemonic Cooperation in the Idea of Power: The Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization Discussant: Park Chang-gun (Kookmin University) 8. Son Key-young (Korea University): Unpacking Power: Multihegemony, Sutured Regionness and the US-China-Japan Triangle in Northeast Asia Discussant: Shin Wookhee (Seoul National University) 9. Kong Sujin (Korea University): East Asian Regional Economic Integration and Multilayered Norms: Focusing on the FTA Discussant: Cheong Inkyo (Inha University)

[Notice] ARI Brochure

2014.04.14 Views 1587

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[Notice] ARI Newsletter_Spring_2014

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[NOTICE] ARI Colloquium - LSE Professor Emeritus Barry Buzan

2014.03.25 Views 1747

    [ARI Colloquium] LSE Professor Emeritus Barry Buzan   Professor Barry Buzan of the London School of Economics (LSE) will visit Seoul at the invitation of the Asiatic Research Institute (ARI) and the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University, on April 6-11. The world-renowned international security expert is the architect of the Regional Security Complex (RSC) Theory.       ARI ColloquiumTime: April 8 (Tuesday), 2014, 4 p.m.Venue: Grand Conference Room (3rd floor), Asiatic Research Institute, Korea UniversityPresentation Title: Northeast Asia in Regional Security Complex Theory Perspective                            Lecture at the Department of Political Science and International RelationsTime: April 7 (Monday), 2014, 5 p.m.Venue: College of Political Science and Economics, Room 618Lecture Title: The Global Transformation: Rethinking IR in the Perspective of the 19th Century                    Revolutions of Modernity     Major Publications:• People, States &Fear: The National Security Problem in International Relations (1983; revised second edition 1991)• The Logic of Anarchy: Neorealism to Structural Realism (1993) with Charles Jones and Richard Little• Security: A New Framework for Analysis (1997) with Ole Waever, Jaap De Wilde• The Arms Dynamic in World Politics (1998) with Eric Herring• The Mind Map Book (2000) with Tony Buzan• Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security (2003) with Ole Waever• The Evolution of International Security Studies (2009) with Lene Hansen        

[알림] 제6회 김준엽 렉처 시리즈 : 동아시아 권력질서의 재편과 중일관계

2014.03.18 Views 1836

[Notice] Asia Cooperation Center Seminar

2014.03.12 Views 3403

  Asia Cooperation Center Seminar       Date and Time: March 13, 2014, PM 12:00   Venue: Grand Conference Room, ARI (3F)   Theme: The Benefits of South-North Korean Economic Integration and the Role of the Unified Korean Peninsula  (ARI Monograph Series)     Speakers: Jong-Wha Lee (Director, ARI)  Moonsung Kang (Korea University Division of International Studies) Ju Hyun Pyun (Korea University Business School)  

[Notice] New Book: China’s Rise and Regional Integration in East Asia: Hegemony? or Community?

2014.03.06 Views 3249

New Book: China’s Rise and Regional Integration in East Asia: Hegemony? or Community? (New York: Routledge, 2014)   Routledge, one of the world’s leading academic publishers, issued a new book, China’s Rise and Regional Integration in East Asia: Hegemony? or Community?, compiling a set of papers submitted to the East Asian Community Forum, organized annually by the Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University. The volume was co-edited by Yong Wook Lee, associate professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University, and Key-young Son, Humanities Korea (HK) professor at the Asiatic Research Institute. The book’s contributors from South Korea, the United States and China analyze hegemony and community as the two outstanding features of East Asia’s regional order in transformation.       Publication Information: Routledge Series: Politics in Asia Hardcover: 198 pages Publisher: Routledge (March 14, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 0415735130 ISBN-13: 978-0415735131             Contents Figures and Tables Foreword Contributors   CHAPTER ONE Introduction Key-young Son and Yong Wook Lee, Korea University   PART I. HEGEMONY CHAPTER TWO U.S.-China Relations and a New Dual Leadership Structure in the Asia-Pacific Quansheng Zhao, American University   CHAPTER THREE The United States, East Asia, and Chinese “Triumphalism” Yinhong Shi, Renmin University   CHAPTER FOUR A Reason for Concern but Not Alarm: A Chinese Perspective on China’s Military Rise Qingguo Jia, Peking University   CHAPTER FIVE The Emergence of the G2 Era and Faltering South Korea-China Relations Jung-Nam Lee, Korea University   PART II. COMMUNITY CHAPTER SIX Transnational Identity and Order in Northeast Asia Gilbert Rozman, Princeton University   CHAPTER SEVEN Commercial Space Versus Security Space: The Complex Institutions of Northeast Asia T.J. Pempel, University of California, Berkeley   CHAPTER EIGHT China’s Relations with Its Neighboring Countries: Historical Patterns and the Formation of a Regional Community Xiaoming Zhang, Peking University   CHAPTER NINE Synthesis and Reformulation of Foreign Policy Change: Japan and East Asian Financial Regionalism Yong Wook Lee, Korea University

[ARI Colloquium] Business in the absence of institutions : Surveys of Chinese and South Korean firms

2014.01.21 Views 3124

    Title : Business in the absence of institutions : Surveys of Chinese and South Korean firms operating in North Korea   Speaker: Marcus Noland, executive vice president and director of studies, Peterson Institute for International Economics   Time: January 21, 2014, 4-5:30 p.m.   Venue: Grand Conference Room (3F), Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University   Speaker Bio: http://www.petersoninstitute.org/staff/author_bio.cfm?author_id=26          

[NOTICE] ARI Named Top Research Institute at Korea University

2013.11.28 Views 5076

    ARI Named Top Research Institute at Korea University   The Asiatic Research Institute (ARI) was selected as the best social science research institute at Korea University in the 2013 regular on-campus assessment.   The university's Division of Research evaluated the university’s affiliated institutes by three criteria: the organization and support system, research activity, and management. The evaluation took place in the categories of humanities, social science, science, engineering, and medical science. ARI was selected as the best institute in social science, showing unrivaled excellence in all three criteria.   ARI will accumulate research capability with a long-term perspective in order to live up to its reputation as the best research institute. Furthermore, ARI will endeavor to become a global research hub playing a leading role in Northeast Asian studies. Thank you.