Keio-Yonsei Joint Workshop on Peace and Democracy in East Asia

June 26, 2014

On June 23, 2014, the titular workshop was held at the Sinchon Campus of Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. Professor Nobuto Yamamoto, Associate Professor Junya Nishino, and Professor Ken Tsutsumibayashi from the Faculty of Law and Graduate School of Law traveled to Seoul, leading four graduate students from the Graduate School of Law's Doctoral Programs. They held a joint workshop with faculty members and graduate students from the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Yonsei University. The common theme was "Peace and Democracy in East Asia," and graduate students from both universities gave presentations on the following topics. The working language was English (with the exception of Yonsei graduate student Jaewon Son, who presented in Japanese). Very lively discussions took place, and with numerous comments and pieces of advice from the faculty, it was an extremely meaningful academic exchange.

1. 諸橋英一 (Morohashi Eiichi)

"The reciprocal relation between Taisho-Democracy and Total War"

Discussant: Kyungwon Suh

2. Jaewon Son, "A discourse analysis on Japan's Normalization"

3. 薛有美 (Sel Yumi)

"The rise of an Asian economic order in the 1960s: An analysis of the establishment of the Asian Development Bank"

Discussant: Woojeong Kim

4. Kyungho Song, "Coercing human rights norms: Considerable options after the COI Report on Human Rights in the DPRK"

5. 相川裕亮 (Aikawa Yusuke)

"The political thought of Pat Robertson: Rethinking democracy in a 'secularized society'"

Discussant: Hyounjoon Kim

6. Jeseon Byeun, "Dangers of detachment (Case study: Occupy Movement)"

7. Jiyoon Kang, "Can corporation's activities influence the practice of government: Focused on the case of the Yuhan-Kimberly in reforestation campaign"

8. 有澤雄毅 (Arisawa Yuki)

"Environmental governance in China: The case of automobile emission regulation in Beijing City, 1998-2000"

Discussant: Insun Jang

9. Moonyoung Kim, "State-funding and NGO's autonomy: The influence of US funding on NK human right NGO activities"

After the workshop, faculty and graduate students attended a reception hosted by Yonsei University, deepening their friendship while enjoying delicious Korean food. The exchange was further enriched when Yutaka Oishi, Dean of the Faculty of Law, who was visiting Korea for a meeting the next day to discuss institutionalizing the academic exchange, joined the event partway through. The participating faculty members from Yonsei University across the workshop, reception, and meeting were as follows: Professor Kim Ki-jung, Professor Kim Sang-joon, Professor Choi Young-sook, Professor Bae Jong-yoon, Professor Choi Jong-gun, and Professor Kim Hyoun-joon.