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South Korea’s Rise at the Intersection of Globalization & Deglobalization

April 24 @ 9:45 am - 5:00 pm

Korean Studies Conference
South Korea’s Rise at the Intersection of Globalization & Deglobalization

Friday, April 24
9:45 am-5:00 pm
KIRC 1150
Free and open to the public

Opening remarks, 9:45am

Panel One, 10:00-11:45 am
Korea’s Future at The Intersection of Globalization & Deglobalization

Chair: Terence Roehrig (UW-Madison)

Presenters:

  • Wonjae Hwang (University of Tennessee): How Domestic and International Dynamics Shape Korea’s Strategic Responses to the Changing Globalization Landscape
  • Sanghwan Lee (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea): Stalled Globalization and U.S.-China Hegemonic Rivalry: Korean Implications and South Korea’s Strategy in the New Cold War
  • Shale Horowitz (UW-Milwaukee): The Future of U.S. Korean Relations
  • Dohee Kim (Korean National Assembly Research Service, Korea): South Korea’s Strategic Choices Amid the Paradigm Shift in the Global Order

Panel Two, 1:15-3:00 pm
The Korean Wave

Chair: Hong Min Park (UW-Milwaukee)

Presenters:

  • Dalyong Jin (Simon Fraser University, Canada): Diasporic Cultural Production in the Digital Platform Era: A Shifting Paradigm in Hallyu Politics
  • Seunghee Lee (Southern Illinois University): K-Wave: The Evolution of K-Fashion and Its Global Impact
  • Sooho Song (UW-Milwaukee): Internationalization of the Korean Wave
  • Uk Heo (UW-Milwaukee): Is the Korean Wave Korea’s Soft Power?

Panel Three, 3:15 pm-5:00 pm
Domestic Politics, Political Economy, and Foreign Relations

Chair: Shale Horowitz (UW-Milwaukee)

Presenters:

  • Yong-Chool Ha (University of Washington): Identity and National Security: A Neglected Dimension in South Korea’s Strategic Thinking
  • Kwangho Jung (Seoul National University, Korea): A Holistic Design and Governance of National Economic Development in South Korea
  • Seongyi Yun (Kyung Hee University, Korea): The Dual Crisis of Democracy: Deinstitutionalized Representation and Rapid Digital Transformation in South Korea
  • Terence Roehrig (UW – Madison): South Korea – China Maritime Disputes: Troubled Waters in the Yellow Sea

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