[Citizen College Season 4] #1 The Dilemma of Elections and Diplomatic Policy in the Century of COVID 19

On October 15, 2020, Course of Citizen College Season 4 < Citizen and Participation: How do citizens become owner of politics? > , co-hosted by the Seongbuk-gu Office and the Peace and Democracy Institute, started through online zoom. The first class was held by Shin-wha Lee, a director of Peace and Democracy institute.

The lecture, titled “The Dilemma of Elections and Diplomatic Policy in the 19th Century of COVID-19,” looked at examples of major epidemics that changed the course of human history and explained why the complexity and uncertainty in post-Corona international relations would inevitably expand. In other words, discussions were held on how Korea’s diplomatic policy could maximize national interests at a time when the U.S.-China competition for hegemony is expected to intensify. The speaker explained the dynamics of diplomatic policy decisions that could be influenced by domestic election results and public opinion, and the results of past Korean public opinion trends on actual foreign policy decisions.