Soodang/Woodang Colloquium

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #20] Compound Containment

2022.05.20

Date and Time: May 18, 2022 / 7PM-9PM Venue: The Building of Politics and Economics 412 at Korea University Host: Dong Sun Lee (Korea University, Political Science & International Relations) Presenter: Dong Jung Kim (Korea University, Department of International Studies) Discussants: Woo-Taek Hong (Korea Institute for Defense Analysis), Ji Hwan Hwang (University of Seoul Department of International Relations ), In Han Kim (Ewha Womans University Department of Political Science and International Relations) Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations Professor Dong Jung Kim of Korea University’s Graduate School of International Studies participated as presenter, Woo Taek Hong, a researcher at the Korea Institute of Defense, Ji Hwan Hwang, a professor of international relations at University of Seoul, and In Han Kim, a professor of Political Science & International Relations at Ewha Womans University participated as discussants. And Dong Sun Lee of Korea University’s PSIR participated as⋯

[Soodang Distinguished Speaker Colloquium #13] Making Police Officers Responsive to Women in Gender Segregated Societies

2022.05.02

Speaker: Sarah Khan (Yale University) Date and time: Thursday, April 28, 2022. 17:30 Organizer: Peace & Democracy Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations On April 28, 2022, the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University and Peace&Democracy Institute hosted a ZOOM presentation by Yale University Professor Sarah Khan titled “Making Police Officers Responsive to Women in Gender Segregated Societies: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan.” Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to the discussion.  

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #19] The US Failure to Denuclearize Pakistan after the Cold War

2022.04.27

 Date and Time: April 22, 2022 /  5PM  Presenters: Dong Sun Lee (Political Science and International Relations, Korea University) / Iordanka Alexandrova (Peace & Democracy Institute, Korea University)  Discussant: Tae Hyung Kim (Political Science and International Relations, Soongsil University)  Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations of Korea University On April 22, 2022, Korea University’s Peace & Democracy Institute held the 19th Soodang Security Studies Colloquium. Dr. Dong Sun Lee (professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations  at Korea University) and Dr. Dani Alexandrova (Research Professor at the Peace & Democracy Institute) participated as presenters, and Tae Hyung Kim (Professor of political diplomacy at Soongsil University) participated as discussant. The authors presented <The US Failure to Denuclearize Pakistan after the Cold War>, one of the four case studies chapters of their book manuscript. Thank you to all participants for their insightful and⋯

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #18] Dispelling the “China Myth”: China’s Limited Role in the North Korean Nuclear Crisis

2022.04.15

Author: Sun Woo Paek (Korea University DIS) Discussant: Ji Young Ko (Korea University PSIR) Date and time: March 25, 2025 (Friday) / 17:00 Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations of Korea University   On March 25, 2022, Korea University’s Peace & Democracy Institute held the 18th Soodang Security Colloquium. Dr. Sun Woo Paek of Korea University’s Graduate School of International Studies participated as a presenter, and Ji Young Ko, a professor of political science at Korea University, participated as a discussant. In Coloquium, the author released the draft Dispelling the “China Myth”: China’s Limited Role in the North Korean Nuclear Crisis.

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium] 2022 Schedule

2022.04.15

The Peace & Democracy Institute is organizing the Soodang Security Studies Colloquium in collaboration with the Department of Political Science and International Relations. This colloquium is an opportunity for junior scholars to present their ongoing research and receive constructive feedback from experts. The main area of research is international security and the topics include war, alliances, security policy, military strategy, and nuclear proliferation. Anyone interested in these subjects is welcome to attend. Schedule   Date and Time Presenter Subject Discussant 2022.03.25. 17:00 Sunwoo Paek Dispelling the “China Myth”: China’s Limited Role in the North Korean Nuclear Crisis Jiyoung Ko (Korea University) 2022.04.22. 17:00 Dong Sun Lee Iordanka Alexandrova The US Failure to Denuclearize Pakistan after the Cold War Tae Hyung Kim (Soongsil University) 2022.05.18. 19:00 Dong Jung Kim Compound Containment: A Reigning Power’s Military-Economic Countermeasures against a Challenging Power Woo-Taek Hong (Korea Institute for Defense Analysis), Ji Hwan Hwang (University⋯

[Soodang Distinguished Speaker Colloquium] Spring 2022 Schedule

2022.04.15

The Peace & Democracy Institute holds the Soodang Invited Scholar Colloquium in collaboration with the Department of Political Science and International Relations of Korea University. This colloquium is an online seminar series introducing cutting-edge research by renowned political scientists to our faculty and students. Anyone interested in the topics (announced before every lecture in Upcoming Events) is welcome to participate. Schedule Date and Time Venue Speaker 2022.04.28 17:00 Zoom Sarah Khan Yale University 2022.06.03 17:00 Zoom Deepak Nair National University of Singapore 2022.11.04 14:30 Political Science and Economics 412 Jonathan Chu National University of Singapore 2022.12.19 11:00 Political Science and Economics 412  Jack Zhang University of Kansas 2023.01.06 10:30 Political Science and Economics 412  Adrian Shin University of Colorado How to Participate Zoom Meeting ID: 810 4318 7003 Password: KUpol1905! Zoom Meeting Link: https://korea-ac-kr.zoom.us/j/81043187003?pwd=WEJoaVJvbGRVeTg4b0pYUzlrbldSdz09 Contact:  peacestudies@korea.ac.kr  

[Soodang Comparative Politics Colloquium] 2022 Schedule

2022.04.15

The Department of Political Science and International Relations and the Peace & Democracy Institute  are hosting the Soodang Comparative Politics Colloquium. A total of three meetings will take place during the Spring semester of 2022. At this Colloquium, graduate students present their research in comparative politics and have the opportunity to share opinions and hold discussions with their peers. We welcome any subject related to comparative politics, so if you wish to present, please apply by sending an email to the address given below. The colloquium is open to all graduate students at the Department of Political Science and International Relations. We encourage the participation of all students interested in comparative politics. Schedule April 7, 18:00 Presenter: Seowoo Chung, “Authoritarian Strategic Censorship and Public Support of International Organizations: Evidence from Chinese Media Coverage of WTO Disputes and Survey Experiment” Discussant: Junmo Kang Discussant: Chaelin Kwon May 12, 18:00 Presenter 1:⋯

[Soodang Political Thoughts Colloquium] 2022 Schedule

2022.05.20

The Peace & Democracy Institute is organizing the Soodang Political Thoughts Colloquium in collaboration with the Department of Political Science and International Relations. Anyone interested in the topics is welcome to participate. Schedule Date and Time Speaker Topic May 31 ㅣ 14:00 Byungkee Jung (Yeungnam University) The Challenge of Populism and the Crisis of Democracy June 16 l 10:30 Bumsoo Kim (Seoul National University) What is Fairness in Korean Society? October 13ㅣ10:30 Kwanhu Lee (Sogang University) In Defense of Politics, Bernard Crick November 10ㅣ10:30 Jean Hyoung Soh (Seoul National University) Translations of Montesquieu in East Asia and the Understanding of the Separation of Powers December 8ㅣ10:30 Min Soo Kim (Jeju National University) Misunderstandings about Hannah Arendt in the Korean Society: Mobs, Citizens, and Democracy

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #17] Russian Nuclear Strategy: Change and Prospects

2022.03.09

Presenters: Sunwoo Paek (Korea University DIS) and Iordanka Alexandrova (Korea University PDI) Discussant: Seong Ho Sheen (Seoul National University GSIS) Date and time: February 25, 2025 (Friday) / 17:00 Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations   On February 25, 2022, Korea University’s Institute of Peace and Democracy held the 17th Sujean Security Colokium. Dr. Sun Woo Baek of Korea University’s Graduate School of International Studies and Iordanka Alexandrova of Korea University’s Peace & Democracy Institute participated as presenters, and Professor Sheen Seong Ho of Seoul National University’s Graduate School of International Studies participated as debaters. In Colloquium, the author published his first draft, “Russia’s Nuclear Strategy: Change and Prospects.” Russia’s nuclear strategy has long been the subject of debate among many scholars. This is further triggered by the announcement that new Russia can use nuclear weapons against conventional attacks after the end of the Cold War. Against this backdrop,⋯

[Soodang Security Studies Colloquium #16] The Soviet Failure to Restrain the Chinese Nuclear Armament

2022.03.09

Date and Time: January 21, 2022 / 5PM Presenters: Dong Sun Lee (Political Science and International Relations, Korea University) / Iordanka Alexandrova (Peace & Democracy Institute, Korea University) Discussant: Sergey Radchenko (Johns Hopkins University, SAIS) Organized by: Peace & Democracy Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations On January 21, 2022, Korea University’s Korea University’s Peace & Democracy Institute held the 16th Soodang Security Studies Colloquium. Professor Dong Sun Lee of the Department of PSIR at Korea University and Dr. Iordanka Alexandrova of PDI participated as presenters, and Sergey Radchenko of Johns Hopkins University participated as a debater. In Colloquium, the author released his first draft, <The Soviet Failure to Restrain the Chinese Nuclear Armament>. In response to the nuclear threat faced by the United States during the Korean War in 1953, China wanted the support of the Soviet Union’s nuclear technology, which was an ally of the superpower and⋯