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Center for the Study of Conflicts

1. About

The Center for the Study of Conflicts was founded to study the causes, process, and peaceful solutions of intra-state conflicts, such as civil wars and rebellions, after end of the Cold War.

Major research interests are as follows:

1. What are the micro and macro causes of intra-state conflicts?

2. Why do some conflicts persist while others are resolved peacefully?

3. What are the political, economic, and social conditions and institutional factors necessary to peacefully resolve conflicts? What is the role that the international society can play for the peaceful resolution of intra-state conflicts?

2. Member

Center Director : Jai-Kwan Jung (Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University)

Researchers

  • Hyun-Jin Cha (Researcher, Peace and Democracy Institute, Korea University)

3. Projects

Current Projects

  • 2020-Present: “Political Dynamics of Protest and Democracy”

Past Projects

  • 2018-2020 : “An Analysis of the Durability of the North Korean regime through a Model for Predicting Coups”
  • 2016-2017 : “A Study on the Establishment and Sustainability of Democracy after Civil War”
  • 2014-2015 : “The Dynamic of Political Resistance in a Totalitarian System: Why is there no rebellion in North Korea?”
  • 2012-2013 : “Political stability and democracy promotion in the design of political systems after the civil war.”

Conference Presentations and Proceedings

  • Jai Kwan Jung. “The Dynamics of the Candlelight Protests in South Korea: Political Opportunities, Elite Alignment, and Mobilization Networks.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, US, 2021.
  • Hyun-Jin Cha. “Dynamics of Candlelight Protestors: The Effects of Voting Patterns and the Electoral Cycle.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, US, 2021.
  • Hyun-Jin Cha. “Dynamics of Candlelight Protestors: The Effects of Voting Patterns and the Electoral Cycle.” World Congress for Korean Politics and Society, Seoul, South Korea, 2021.
  • Jai Kwan Jung. Co-leader for “Contentious Politics and Its Repercussions in Asia.” American Political Science Association Asia Pacific Workshop. Co-organized by the City University of Hong Kong & Korea University, 2021.
  • Jai Kwan Jung. “Saving Democracy by Civil Direct Action: Macro Claims and Micro Analyses of the Candlelight Protests in South Korea.” Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
  • Jai Kwan Jung. “The Politics of the Candlelight Protests: Micro Analyses, Macro Claims, and Comparative Research.” National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2019.
  • Jai Kwan Jung. “The 2016 Candlelight Protest and South Korean Democracy.” Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 2019.
  • Jai Kwan Jung. “Why Is There No Coup d’État in North Korea?” International Political Science Association World Congress of Political Science, Brisbane, Australia, 2018.
  • Jai Kwan Jung. “Korean Unification: Prospect and Global Implications.” Brookings Institution. Washington DC, US, 2017.
  • Jai Kwan Jung. “Understanding the North Korean Regime’s Durability.” Invited talks at George Washington University, the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and Loyola University New Orleans, 2017.

Publications