The Yun Posun Democracy Research Institute announces a contest for papers on the subject of Korean democracy for undergraduate and graduate students.

Who can apply: Domestic and international undergraduate and graduate students

Subject: Korean democracy

Application period: March 2 – August 26 (midnight)

Awards: First prize (1 paper/Presidential Commendation and 3,000,000KRW); Second prize (1 paper/Director’s Commendation and 2,000,000KRW); Third prize (2 papers/Chairman of the screening committee’s Commendation and 1,000,000KRW each)

The Peace and Democracy Institute launched the Pol in Love program jointly with the Department of Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) to strengthen the relationship between students and department alumni.

During the semester nine undergraduate students have been conducting interviews with prominent graduates of PSIR.

Peace Studies, a KCI-listed journal published biannually by the Peace & Democracy Institute (on April 30 and October 30), is pleased to invite submissions for the Spring issue of 2022.

Peace Studies publishes academic papers related to peace in a broad sense. It covers various research topics related to political, economic, and social conflict and cooperation within countries, as well as structural, institutional, and normative approaches to international conflict resolution.

Peace Studies, a KCI-listed journal published biannually by the Peace & Democracy Institute (on April 30 and October 30), is pleased to invite submissions for the Autumn issue of 2021.

Peace Studies publishes academic papers related to peace in a broad sense. It covers various research topics related to political, economic, and social conflict and cooperation within countries, as well as structural, institutional, and normative approaches to international conflict resolution.

• Organizer: Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology, Korean Association of World Politics of Information
• Topics: Technology – all areas of cybersecurity (system security, network security, applied security ) and converged security, industrial security- cybersecurity policy (ethics, law, organization, national strategy, international conflict, international cooperation and governance…)
• Paper submission period: June 14 – July 31, 2021
• Eligibility: national and international undergraduate and graduate students
• Format: refer to the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology: 12 pages – conform to the Korean Association of World Politics of Information: 15 pages
• Awards: 20 prizes in total. Grand prize (2 awards: Korean Association of Institute of Information Security and Cryptology award and Korean Association of World Politics of Information award / 5 million won each), Second best prize (4 awards / 3 million won each) and Encouragement prize (10 awards, 500,000 won each)

Peace and Democracy Institute launched the Pol in Love program in January to strengthen the relationship between seniors and juniors of Korea University’s Department of Political Science and to raise interest in students interested in Political Science.

The Pol in Love team will hold a meeting from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on May 21 (Friday) to introduce the interviews conducted during the first semester and plans for the second semester to members of the Political Science and Peace and Democracy Institute. The event will be held non-face-to-face through Zoom (link) considering the Corona situation. I ask for your participation from many interested classmates, and I ask for your encouragement and advice to make the meeting with seniors more meaningful.

Thank you.

Date: May 21, 2021 21:30 – 22:30