Civic Education

[Citizen College] Who Will You Choose? Understanding Political Leadership

Sung-Woo Lee 2018.04.27

On April 27, the second lecture of “Citizen College: Citizens Between Life and Knowledge” was held by Seongbuk Village Citizenship Education Center and the Korea University Peace and Democracy Institute(PDI). The second speaker was Professor Sung-Woo Lee of PDI. The topic of the lecture was “Who Wil You Choose? Understanding Political Leadership”. He explained what is the political leadership, and found out the succeeding condition of the president. Politicians need not only intelligence for making quick decisions, but also need a willingness factor such as deciding ability. Firstly, a politician with such factors must be able to form a team and persuade the voters in order to succeed as a president. However, it is not easy for voters to seize the politicians’ authenticity because the media only shows the artificial aspects. Therefore, it is necessary to have sufficient verification period for politicians before electing the president. (Summary: Moon-Hyung Lee)  

[Citizen College] Paradox of Democratic Leadership

Hong-Kyu Park 2018.04.20

On April 20, “Citizen College: Citizens Between Life and Knowledge” Program, which consists of 16 lectures, was launched by Seongbuk Village Citizenship Education Center and the Korea University Peace and Democracy Institute(PDI). The first speaker was Professor Hong-Kyu Park, the Director of PDI. Professor Park showed that this program was prepared in order to fulfil the social responsibility of the university and communicate with the public. The topic of the lecture was “Paradox of Democratic Leadership.” He explored the paradoxical phenomenon in which authoritarian leadership continues despite the introduction of a democratic system after democratization and sought a solution. First, He explained the institutional theory, the leader theory (anthropology), and the citizen participation theory as the theoretical basis for understanding. After that, he argued that this paradox was caused by the existence of an authoritarian legacy in our society and lack of efforts to cultivate political elites. In conclusion, Professor proposed a⋯

[Open Lecture Series] Citizen between Life and Knowledge

2018.04.06

• Date: Friday, March 23, 2018 – Friday, April 6, 2018, 10:00~12:00 • Venue: 201, Political Science & Economics Bldg., Korea University. • Host: Seongbuk Village Citizenship Education Center • Organizer: Peace and Democracy Institute(PDI), Korea University   Date Topic of the lecture Speaker Lecture 1 Friday, Mar 23rd The Origin of Democracy: The Suprise of Athen’s Democracy Gye-Won Jo (Research Professor, PDI) Lecture 2 Friday, Mar 30th Perspective on Politics: Power and Conflict Sung-Woo Lee (Research Professor, PDI) Lecture 3 Friday, April 6th Understanding Politics through Novels Gyu Jeong Lee (Research Professor, PDI)    

[Lecture Series] Korea-Japan Reconciliation and Cooperation

Lifelong Learning Center, Sungbuk-gu Government 2017.11.16

• Date: Every Thursday between October 19 – November 16, 2017, 14:00~16:00 • Venue: Seongbuk-Gu Lifelong Learning Center   Date The Topic of the Lecture Speaker Lecture 1 Thursday, October 19th Understanding Korea and Japan through History and Thought Hong-Kyu Park (Director of the Peace & Democracy Institue) Lecture 2 Thursday, October 26th Looking at Korea and Japan From the Diplomatic Work Lee Seong-Kweun (former Kobe Consul General) Lecture 3 Thursday, November 2nd Korea and Korean, Seen by Japanese Journalist Onuki Tomoko(大貫智子) (Seoul Correspondent of Mainichi Daily News) Lecture 4 Thursday, November 9th Korean-Japanese Through Photos and Videos Ahn Hae-ryong (Freelancer Photo/Movie Director) Lecture 5 Thursday, November 16th Japanese Troops’ ‘Comfort Women’, What Is the Problem Cho Jingoo (Center Director of KACDC, Peace & Democracy Institute)