Soodang/Woodang Colloquium

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #27] The End of Intervention

2022.10.13

Presenter : Seongwon GwonㅣIordanka Alexandrova  (Korea University) Discussant : DongJoon Park (Korean University) Date and Time : September 23, 2022 ㅣ17:00 Venue : Zoom Organized by : Peace & Democracy Institute, Korea University Department of Political Science and International Relations Kwon Sung-won and Iordanka Alexandrova participated in this colloquium as presenters, and DongJoon Park of Korea University as discussant and Professor Dong Sun Lee as host. The authors introduced a paper titled “The End of Intervention: Explaining the Decisions on US Troops Withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq.”  

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #26] The Case Against Nuclear Sharing in East Asia

2022.10.07

Date and Time : September 21, 2022 ㅣ 19:00 Venue : Zoom Topic : The Case Against Nuclear Sharing in East Asia Presenter : Do Young Lee (University of Oslo) Discussants : Dong Jung Kim (Korea University), Wooseon Choi (Korea National Diplomacy Academy), Taehee Whang (Yonsei University) Organized by : Peace & Democracy Institute, Korea University Department of Political Science and International Relations On September 21, 2022, Korea University Department of Political Science and International Relations and Peace & Democracy Institute invited Lee Do-young to hold the 26th Soodang Security Studies Colloquium. The author introduced a paper titled “The Case Against Nuclear Sharing in East Asia.” Professors Dong Jung Kim (Korea University), Wooseon Choi (Korea National Diplomacy Academy), and Taehee Whang (Yonsei University) offered many valuable comments on the paper.  

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #25] The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution

2022.09.01

Date and Time : Aug 30, 2022(Tue) ㅣ 10:00 Venue : Politics and Economics Bldg. 618B Presenter : Keir A. Lieber (Georgetown University) ㅣ  download Host : Dong Sun Lee (Korea University PSIR) Organized by : Peace & Democracy Institute, Korea University PSIR On August 30, 2022, Korea University Department of Political Science and International Relations and Peace & Democracy Institute invited Professor Keir A. Liber to hold a book talk at Soodang Security Studius Colloquium. The author, Professor Lieber, introduced a book titled “The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution.” Book Introduction Leading analysts have predicted for decades that nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics. The core notion is that countries protected by these fearsome weapons can stop competing so intensely with their adversaries: they can end their arms races, scale back their alliances, and stop jockeying for strategic territory. But rarely have theory and practice been so opposed. Why do⋯

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #24] Has China Internalized Nuclear Nonproliferation Norms?

2022.07.21

Date and Time: July 15, 2022 / 17:00 Venue: Politics and Economics Building, Room 412 Host: Dong Sun Lee (PSIR of Korea University) Presenter: Lami Kim (US Army War College) Discussant: Min Sung Kim (Ilmin International Relations Institute, Korea University) Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute, PSIR of Korea University   The Colloquium was attended by Professor Lami Kim of US Army War College as a presenter, Kim Min Sung Kim of Korea University’s Ilmin International Relations Institute as a debater, and Dong Sun Lee, a professor of PSIR at Korea University as a host. Author Lami Kim introduced a paper titled “Has China Internalized Nuclear Nonprofusion Norms?” Abstract: Reversing its longstanding antipathy to international nonproliferation principles, China joined the nonproliferation regimes and curbed its sensitive nuclear assistance in the 1980s and the 1990s. Scholars have argued that China has been socialized into the nonproliferation norms. This paper tests the socialization hypothesis by examining first what drove⋯

[Soodang Distinguished Speaker Colloquium #14] Practicing and Producing Culture

2022.06.28

Date and Time: June 3 (Fri), 2022 / 5:00 PM Speaker: Deepak Nair (National University of Singapore) Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations On June 3, 2022, Korea University’s Peace & Democracy Institute and Department of Political Science and International Relations invited Professor Deepak Nair to hold the 14th Soodang Distinguished Speaker Colloquium. In Colloquium, the author published a paper, <Practicing and Producing Culture> which is about the culture and norms that countries create within the international system of ASEAN. Abstract: Studies of ‘culture’ and ‘practice’ in International Relations (IR) mostly talk past one another despite shared intellectual origins and influences. This paper offers a bridge by foregrounding a conception of culture grounded in concrete practical activity. Drawing on William H. Sewell Jr’s definition of culture as the “semiotic dimension of human social practice,” the paper explores the potential of the culture concept⋯

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #23] North Vietnam Government’s Coup-Proofing Dilemma

2022.06.22

Presenter: Young Yun Yeo (Peace & Democracy Institute of Korea University) Discussant: Han Woo Lee (Institute for East Asian Studies at Sogang University) Date and Time: June 17 (Fri), 2022 / 17:00 Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations On June 17, 2022, Peace & Democracy Institute of Korea University held the 23rd Soodang Security Colloquium. Young-yun Yeo, a researcher of Peace & Democracy Institute participated as a presenter, and Professor Han Woo Lee of Sogang University’s Institute for East Asian Studies participated as a discussant. In Colloquium, the author published a paper titled <North Vietnam Government’s Coup-Proofing Dilemma>.  

[Soodang Political Thought Colloquium #5] What Is Equality in Korean Society?

2022.06.17

Presenter: Bum Soo Kim (Professor of College of Liberal Studies at Seoul National University) Topic: What is fairness in Korean Society? Date and Time: June 16 (Thu), 2022 / 10:30 AM Venue: The Building of Politics and Economics 412 at Korea University On June 17, 2022, Korea University’s Department of Political Science & International Relations and the Peace & Democracy Institute invited Professor Bum Soo Kim of Seoul National University to hold the 5th Soodang Political Thought Colloquium. Professor Bum Soo Kim introduced his book titled “What Is Equality in Korean Society?”  

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #22] Oil in War: The Fuel Dilemma and Military Effectiveness

2022.06.17

Date and Time : June 15 (Wed), 2022 / 19:00 Venue: The Building of Politics and Economics 412 at Korea University Host: Dong Sun Lee (Korea University, Political Science & International Relations) Presenter: In Wook Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Political Science & International Relations), Oil in War: The Fuel Dilemma and Military Effectiveness Discussant: Woo Taek Hong (Korea Institute for Defense Analyses), Ji Hwan Hwang (International Relations at University of Seoul), Johann Park (Incheon National University, Political Science & International Relations) Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations In Wook Kim, a professor of PSIR at Sungkyunkwan University, participated as a presenter. Also, Woo Taek Hong, a researcher at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, Ji Hwan Hwang, a professor of international relations at University of Seoul, and Yo Han Park, a professor of PSIR at Incheon University participated as discussants. Dong Sun Lee, a professor of PSIR at Korea University participated as a⋯

[Soodang Political Thought Colloquium #4] The Challenges of Populism and the Crisis of Democracy

2022.06.05

Date and Time: May 31, 2022 / 2PM Presenter: Byung Kee Jung (Department of Political Science & Diplomacy at Yeungnam University) Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute of Korea University PSIR) On May 31, 2022, Korea University’s Department of Political Science and International Relations and the Peace & Democracy Institute invited Professor Jeong Byung Kee (Yeungnam University Department of Political Diplomacy) to hold the 4th Soodang Political Thought Colloquium.  

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #21] Forced Disappearance During the Korean War

2022.05.29

• Date and Time: May 27, 2022 / 5PM • Presenter: Seung Joon Paik (Researcher, Peace & Democracy Institute, Korea University) • Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute of Korea University PSIR) On May 27, 2022, Korea University’s Peace and Democracy Institute held the 21st Soodang Security Colloquium. Dr. Seung Joon Paik of Korea University’s Peace and Democracy Institute presented his paper titled “Research on Abductees during the Korean War.”