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 Zoom Link: https://korea-ac-kr.zoom.us/j/84352069648?pwd=NGlNU0hQalRFY1BJVUZqRi93QW1qdz09 Meeting ID:  843 5206 9648 Password: g4zQgvaH#4

Organizer: Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy Topics: Marine-related topics, such as maritime security, maritime strategy, maritime power/navy power, maritime economy, maritime history, maritime law, marine environment and resources, etc. Submission Period: Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2021 Eligibility: University students and graduate students Paper Format: 20 pages (A4), Korean or English (refer to the submission guidelines of the Journal of Marine Security) Awards: Best prize (1) – 1.5M won, Second prize (2) – 1M won, Encouragement prizes (multiple) – 0.75M won Details: For more information, please refer to the attached poster and the website of the Korea Institute Maritime Strategy (https://kims.or.kr/news/notice/n210419-001/).

The new Spring issue (Vol. 29, No. 1) of Peace Studies, a KCI-listed journal published twice a year by the Peace and Democracy Institute, Korea University, was recently released. The articles are available via Dbpia. <Contents> Quo Vadis America: The decay of the U.S. and the Advent of the Biden Administration / Won Gon Park Identity of the Trump Administration / Yong Soo Park The Origin of U.S. National Security Institutions: Politics Among Bureaucracies in the Creation of the National Security Council/ Sungil Jang An Analysis on the Universal Basic Income as an Alternative for South Korea’s Dualistic Labor Market and Social Welfare Programs in the Era of COVID-19/  Jiyeoun Song Democracy Dividends Deigned to Alleviate Political Inequality / Gwangun Choi International Relations, Algeria, and <Papicha> : The Aesthetic Reconstruction of Societal Security/ Seongwon Yoon Autocratic Regime Formation by Armed Rebels and Subsequent Regime Stability  / Wonjun Song The Political⋯

The Center for Study of Political Leadership (CSPL) has been selected for the 2021 University-Community-Related Media Literacy Program sponsored by the Korea Press Foundation. This program will be held from August 26 to October 28 under the title “Medium Literacy Education for Prospective New Voters: Our Neighborhood News Together” at Korea University’s Political Science and Economics building. We plan to recruit participants online and offline later.

The Peace and Democracy Institute has launched its official twitter account. Please follow us at: https://twitter.com/KoreaUniPDI

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 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. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis in both Korean and English. If you wish to submit a manuscript, please use the online paper submission system https://peacestudies-ku.jams.or.kr/. Please refer to the Author’s Guide for paper preparation instructions. The submission deadline for the 2021 Spring issue is midnight on March 15, 2021 (Monday). If you have any questions regarding the submission process, please contact us at peacestudies1@gmail.com. Thank you for your continued interest in Peace Studies.

Major Jeong Man-seop, holder of an MA degree from Korea University’s Department of Political Science and International Relations, won first prize at the 2020 College Student Academic Paper Contest held by the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy. The title of the winning paper is “The impact of foreign invasion in ‘economic maritime sovereignty’ on the rise of modern piracy: Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria.” The paper will be published in the journal Maritime Security.  

The new Autumn issue (Vol. 28, No. 2) of Peace Studies, a KCI-listed journal published twice a year by the Peace and Democracy Institute, Korea University, was recently released. The articles are available via Dbpia. <Contents> Politics of Catastrophe:The Lisbon Earthquake and Modern State in the 21st Century / Byoung Won Min Korea’s Trilemma in the Labor Market: Fiscal Discipline, Employment Growth, and Income Equality / Jiyeoun Song Fairness Perceptions, and Attitudes toward Unification and North Korea Policy/ Bon Sang Koo An Theoretical Interpretation of the Crisis of European Integration: Political Community, Functional Integration, and Communitarian Politics/  Mi-kyung Kim Juxtaposing HIV/AIDS and COVID-19: The Prospect for Global Responses to COVID-19 / Young Soo Kim Hannah Arendt’s Politics of Human Rights and Ethics of Hospitality/ Minsoo Kim The Frontier Policy and Historical Reconciliation of King Sejo in Joseon Dynasty: Focused on the Theory of Zhonghua(中華) Community / Sangkeun Bang Foreign Policy Dilemma in South Korean Democracy: Challenge of Polarized⋯

Four graduate students at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Choi Yu-rim (Ph.D. student), Kang Jun-mo, Kim Seung-yeop, and Heo Min-woo  (master’s students) achieved excellent results at the 2020 Cybersecurity Thesis contest. Organized by the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology and the Korean Association of World Politics, and sponsored by the National Intelligence Service and the National Security and Technology Institute, the thesis contest is opened to undergraduate and graduate students. Choi Yu-rim and Heo Min-woo co-wrote a paper on “North Korea’s Cyber Attacks: Suggestion of Cyber-Deterrence Strategy through Punishment” while Kim Seung-yeop and Kang Joon-mo co-wrote a study on “Comprehensive Multilateralism: Alternative to Punishment in the Cyber field” Choi Yu-rim, Ph.D. student, considered that “this contest was a valuable opportunity to think about creative but realistic policy suggestions, from the first draft to the end, and to share our thoughts as a team”. Heo Min-woo, master’s⋯

Peace Studies, published twice a year by Peace & Democracy Institute (PDI), seeks a paper to be published in Vol. 28, No. 2 (issued on October 30, 2020). Peace Studies publishes academic papers on the peace that are understood in a broad sense. It covers not only structural, institutional and ideological measures for conflicts and disputes in international relations and their resolution, but also various research themes related to political, economic and social conflicts and integration within a country. Papers are accepted at any time, and both Korean and English papers can be submitted. If you would like to submit, please use the online paper submission (http://pdi.or.kr/paper-submit-recommend) located at the bottom of the homepage of the PDI. Please refer to the homepage for paper preparation instructions. Submission deadline for Volume 28, No. 2 is Sunday, September 20, midnight. If you have any questions regarding the paper submission, please contact the following⋯