{"id":42,"date":"2017-12-27T19:34:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T10:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pdi.or.kr\/eng\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2017-12-27T19:34:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T10:34:46","slug":"csc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pdi.or.kr\/eng\/csc\/","title":{"rendered":"CSC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Center for the Study of Conflicts<\/h1>\n<h2><strong>1. About<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Major research interests are as follows:<\/p>\n<h3>1. What are the micro and macro causes of intra-state conflicts?<\/h3>\n<h3>2. Why do some conflicts persist while others are resolved peacefully?<\/h3>\n<h3>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?<\/h3>\n<h2><strong>2. Member<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Center Director<\/strong>\u00a0: Jai-Kwan Jung (Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University)<\/h3>\n<h3><b>Researchers<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha (Researcher, Peace and Democracy Institute, Korea University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>3. Projects<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Current Projects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2020-Present: \u201cPolitical Dynamics of Protest and Democracy&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Past Projects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2018-2020 : \u201cAn Analysis of the Durability of the North Korean regime through a Model for Predicting Coups\u201d<\/li>\n<li>2016-2017 : \u201cA Study on the Establishment and Sustainability of Democracy after Civil War\u201d<\/li>\n<li>2014-2015 : \u201cThe Dynamic of Political Resistance in a Totalitarian System: Why is there no rebellion in North Korea?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>2012-2013 : &#8220;Political stability and democracy promotion in the design of political systems after the civil war.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Conference Presentations and Proceedings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. \u201cThe Dynamics of the Candlelight Protests in South Korea: Political Opportunities, Elite Alignment, and Mobilization Networks.\u201d American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, US, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha. \u201cDynamics of Candlelight Protestors: The Effects of Voting Patterns and the Electoral Cycle.\u201d American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, US, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha. \u201cDynamics of Candlelight Protestors: The Effects of Voting Patterns and the Electoral Cycle.\u201d World Congress for Korean Politics and Society, Seoul, South Korea, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. Co-leader for \u201cContentious Politics and Its Repercussions in Asia.\u201d American Political Science Association Asia Pacific Workshop. Co-organized by the City University of Hong Kong &amp; Korea University, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. \u201cSaving Democracy by Civil Direct Action: Macro Claims and Micro Analyses of the Candlelight Protests in South Korea.\u201d Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. \u201cThe Politics of the Candlelight Protests: Micro Analyses, Macro Claims, and Comparative Research.\u201d National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. \u201cThe 2016 Candlelight Protest and South Korean Democracy.\u201d Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. \u201cWhy Is There No Coup d\u2019\u00c9tat in North Korea?\u201d International Political Science Association World Congress of Political Science, Brisbane, Australia, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. \u201cKorean Unification: Prospect and Global Implications.&#8221; Brookings Institution. Washington DC, US, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. \u201cUnderstanding the North Korean Regime\u2019s Durability.\u201d Invited talks at George Washington University, the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and Loyola University New Orleans, 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha. 2023. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002968242\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">What Makes Swing Voters Participate in Protests? The Effects of Voting Patterns and Election Cycles on Participation in Candlelight Protests in South Korea<\/span><\/a>.&#8221; <em>Korea Observer<\/em> 54(2), 257-293.<\/li>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha. 2023. \u201c<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002955421\">Political Ideology, Values and Personality Traits(Big 5) for Protest Participation in South Korea<\/a><\/span>.\u201d\u00a0 <em>Journal of Contemporary Politics<\/em>\u00a016(1): 5-44. (with Do MyoYuen)<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. 2023. \u201c<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/10758216.2021.1942066\">What We Murmur behind Their Backs\u2019: Hidden Transcripts of the North Korean Ruling Elite<\/a><\/span>.\u201d <em>Problems of Post-Communism<\/em>. (With Hyung-min Joo).<\/li>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha. 2023. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002939496\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Dynamics of Candlelight Protestors: In Respect of Political Opportunity Structures<\/span><\/a>.\u201d <em>Journal of Korean Politics <\/em>32(1): 101-140.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. 2022. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002906244\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">After the 2016-17 Candlelight Protests: An Analysis of Candlelight Protesters\u2019 Political Attitudes and Behavior<\/span><\/a>.\u201d <em>Korea and World Politics<\/em>\u00a0 38(4): 103-138.<\/li>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha. 2022. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002911156\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Generation and Protest Participation in South Korea<\/span><\/a>.\u201d <em>Comparative Democratic Studies<\/em> 18(2): 67-97.<\/li>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha. 2022. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002885597\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The Effects of Occupy Wall Street on Public Opinion<\/span><\/a>.\u201d <em>The Journal of International Relations<\/em> 25(3): 265-300.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. 2022. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www-scopus-com-ssl.oca.korea.ac.kr\/record\/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126773704&amp;origin=inward&amp;txGid=45b01aa699bea5d0998daef83b455a78\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The Candlelight Protests in South Korea: A Dynamics of Contention Approach<\/span><\/a>.\u201d <em>Social Movement Studies<\/em>. DOI: 10.1080\/14742837.2022.2053515<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha. 2022. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002823506\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Patterns of Voting Choices and the Candlelight Protest Participation in 2016-17<\/span><\/a>.\u201d <em>The Journal of Asiatic Studies<\/em> 65(1): 113-152.<\/li>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha 2022. \u201c<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002811570\">Political Ideology and Dynamics of Protestors in South Korea: In Respect of the Degree of Ideology and the Ideological Distance from the Incumbent Government<\/a><\/span>.\u201d<em> Oughtopia<\/em> 36(3): 137-177.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. 2020. \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eai.or.kr\/new\/ko\/etc\/search_view.asp?intSeq=19952&amp;board=kor_issuebriefing\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The Role of Civil Society in South Korean Democracy: Liberal Legacy and Its Pitfalls<\/span><\/a>.\u201d Asia Democracy Issue Briefing. East Asia Institute.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. 2020. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002600045\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Unintended Outcome? The Effect of Protest on Voter Turnout<\/span><\/a>.\u201d <em>Korean Political Science Review<\/em> 54(3), 33-53. (With Nayun Kim)<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. 2019. \u201c<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002537775\">The Politics of the Candlelight Protest: Micro Analyses, Macro Claims, and Multi-level Comparative Studies<\/a><\/span>.\u201d <em>Korea and World Politics <\/em>35(4): 141-169<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Hyun-Jin Cha. 2017. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www-scopus-com-ssl.oca.korea.ac.kr\/record\/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85026900567&amp;origin=inward&amp;txGid=a4aae8c99eee071244dc13cd21639567\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Personality Traits and Voter Turnout in South Korea: The Mediation Argument<\/span><\/a>.\u201d <em>Japanese Journal of Political Science<\/em> 18(3), 426-445. (With Ching-Hsing Wang and Dennis Lu-Chung Weng)<\/li>\n<li>Sung-Yoon Chung, Hyun-Jin Cha, and Jai-Kwan Jung. 2017. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002234031\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">An Essay on the North Korean Regime\u2019s Durability: A Comparative Authoritarianism Perspective<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">.<\/span>\u201d <em>Unification Policy Studies<\/em> 26(1), 77-103.<\/li>\n<li>Jai Kwan Jung. 2017. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kci.go.kr\/kciportal\/ci\/sereArticleSearch\/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002199627\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Mission Impossible? Negotiated Settlement, UN PKO, and Post-Civil War Democracy Building<\/span><\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<em>Korean Journal of Defense Analysis<\/em>\u00a029(1), 151-73.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u00a0: 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: \u201cPolitical Dynamics of Protest and Democracy&#8221; Past Projects 2018-2020 : \u201cAn Analysis of the Durability of the\u22ef<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdi.or.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdi.or.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdi.or.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdi.or.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdi.or.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pdi.or.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdi.or.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}