2018 KIC-IIS-KIEP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA DATE: November 9, 2018 VENUE: International Studies Building, Global Campus, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea CO-HOSTED BY: College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University (KIC) Institute of International Studies, Kyung Hee University (IIS) Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
2018 KIC-IIS-KIEP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA Currently, the globalization and the existing international order are threatened by the trade conflict between G2. In the Northeast Asia, however, a hope of a new peaceful geo-politics is being formulated as denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula makes progresses. Considering these changes, the 2018 International Conference will discuss ways to put the possible regional cooperation into practice. The plenary session includes two keynote speeches, one on geopolitical impacts of North Korea s denuclearization and the other on the environmental risks in East Asia. Three parallel sessions address nationalism and democracy in East Asia, development cooperation for developing countries in the region including North Korea, and climate change and environmental risk in East Asia. u Parallel Session 1 Security, Nationalism, and the East Asian Democracy in Distress The panel discusses the origins and ramifications of the rise of economic and political nationalism in East Asia with particular focus on the relationship between international environment and domestic political changes. While conventional wisdom posits that the rising authoritarian and populist politics is the product of economic and social factors including growing inequality and immigration problems, we examine the role of regional security issues as the critical variable of explaining the recent democratic deconsolidation in major East Asian countries, i.e., Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. In doing so, the panel aims to contribute to the ongoing theoretical debate on the status of democracy in East Asia from comparative political economic perspective.
u Parallel Session 2 Cooperation for Development after Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula The geo-political landscape around the Korean Peninsula is rapidly changing following the Inter-Korean Summit and the US-North Korea Summit in 2018. Once peace is established through the denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, a new chapter of regional development would be opened in the Northeast Asia. The construction of a transportation network connecting the Korean peninsula with the continent and the development in North Korea will be important tasks and, simultaneously, a new growth moment for the region. However, its realization requires various multilateral efforts such as international coordination, elimination of institutional barriers, and finance for infrastructure investment. This session will discuss these challenges and possible solutions. u Parallel Session 3 Climate Change and Regional Environmental Risk in East Asia Due to steady economic growth and rapid urbanization, Asia accounted for a large portion, approximately two-thirds, of the increase in global GHG emissions. Most Asian countries have submitted Nationally Determined Contributions and launched strategies for low carbon development, although these are not likely to be integrated into domestic policy frameworks. With both positive and negative senses, it is clear that the 2 C temperature target cannot be achieved without the success of energy and climate policies in Asia. Given these circumstances, this panel will look at salient features of GHG emissions and the energy system in Asia and explore mitigation policies in the power sector that should be explored in the light of global climate change. It focuses on three aspects; (1) Political Economy of Energy System and Climate Actions in Asia, (2) Today s policies shaping Asia s energy demand and supply outlook in near future and their implications for fuel mix, the environment and development and (3) The opportunities that broader changes in global markets and low-carbon technologies open up for Asia.
2018 KIC-IIS-KIEP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA PROGRAMME TIME 09:00 09:30 NOVEMBER 9, FRIDAY Registration College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus Auditorium, B01 09:30 10:00 Welcoming Address Opening Remarks Don MOON Dean, College of International Studies Kyung Hee University Bokyeong PARK Director, Institute of International Studies Kyung Hee University 10:00 12:00 Keynotes - Jin-Young CHUNG (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University) : East Asian Regional Cooperation Still in Search of a Model? - Michael GRUBB (University College London) : Energy Transition Lessons from Europe 12:00 13:30 LUNCH 13:30 15:30 Parallel SESSION: REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA 13:30 15:30 Panel: Security, Nationalism, and the East Asian Democracy in Distress R204, College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University Chair/Moderator: - Soo Heon PARK (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University) Presenters: - Jonson N. PORTEUX (Asian Studies Program, Kansai Gaidai University) : South Korea s Reactive Nationalism Revisited - Kyong Jun CHOI (East Asia Institute) : International Security, Identity Politics, and the State Coercion in Taiwan - Sunil KIM (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University) : Nuclear, Quake, and the Resurgence of Authoritarian Nationalism in Japan Discussants: - Chonghyun CHOI (Center for International Studies, Seoul National University) - Eun-Ju CHI (Peace and Democracy Institute, Korea University) - Ji Young KIM (Department of Japanese Studies, Hanyang University)
13:30 15:30 Panel: Cooperation for Development after Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula R207, College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University Chair/Moderator: Jae Sung KWAK (Graduate School of Pan-Pacific Int l Studies, Kyung Hee University) Presenters: - Benjamin K. SILBERSTEIN (Associate Scholar, Foreign Policy Research Institute) : "Development Cooperation with North Korea: How to Do More Good than Harm," - Yu Kyung YEO (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University) : China s Policy of going out 2.0: Ideas, Interests, and the Rise of AIIB - Jang Ho CHOI (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy) : "Issues of Opening North Korea's Economy and Joining International Organizations" Discussants: - Seongji WOO (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University) - Taekyoon KIM (Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University) - Hyun Tai LEE (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy) - Woo Chul KANG (Export Import Bank of Korea) 13:30 15:30 Panel: Climate Change and Regional Environmental Risk in East Asia R305, College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University Chair/Moderator: Wonhyuk LIM (KDI School of Public Policy and Management) Presenters: - Michael GRUBB (University College London) : Carbon Pricing and Innovation in a World of Unequal Development and Ambition - Soo Cheol LEE (Meijo University) : "Low Carbon Energy Transition Policies in Japan - Hyungna OH (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University) : "Carbon Pricing and GHG Emissions in Korea Discussants: - Young Sook EOM (Chonbuk National University) - Il Young OH (Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea) - Soo Yi KIM (Hongik University) - Jin-Young MOON (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy) 15:30 15:50 COFFEE BREAK 15:50 16:00 Group Photo Taking 16:00 17:30 Closing Plenary: WRAP UP & DISCUSSION Chair/Moderator: Don MOON (Dean, College of International Studies Kyung Hee University) Reports from Parallel Sessions & Discussion 17:30 19:00 DINNER
CO-HOSTED BY: College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University (KIC) Institute of International Studies, Kyung Hee University (IIS) Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) The College of International Studies, often called Kyung Hee International College (KIC), has been established to educate and train future international specialists who will play a leading role in this era of globalization. With comprehensive inter-disciplinary curriculum and wide range of extra-curricular opportunities for students to gain experience on the global stage, the KIC seeks to nurture the global leaders of the 21st century. The Institute of International Studies (IIS) has been established with the aim of studying various issues relevant to the Korean Peninsula, East Asia and the world order. Toward institutionalization of regional cooperation in East Asia, the IIS seeks to research knowledge pertinent to spread of universal norms, equitable allocation of resources, and building of peaceful and harmonious world, for the last 20 years. Due to its geographical location, the IIS is naturally geared toward studying the issues of integration, prosperity, and peace of the Korean Peninsula and East Asia. Founded in 1989, the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) is a government-funded research institute established to conduct studies, research and analyses of global economic issues that impact the Korean economy, and to help guide the nation toward effective international economic policies. KIEP is responding to recent developments in the global economy, conducting a wide range of research projects that will offer significant implications for the government s New Northern and New Southern policies, a new trade policy regime that aims to support inclusive growth, and international macro-financial initiatives in line with the unfolding 4th Industrial Revolution.