AKPS NEWSLETTER
May 2007
Published by
The Association of Korean Political Studies
(재미 한국정치연구학회 Jaemi Hanguk Jeongchi Yongu Hakhoe)
President: Uk Heo, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Editor: Terence Roehrig, U.S. Naval War College. The AKPS Newsletter is sent by e-mail twice a year to its members and other interested parties. To view this publication online, go to the association’s website at <http://www.akps.org>.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear AKPS Members,
I feel like I just started working as the president of AKPS a few days ago although almost two years have passed. My term as president will end after the next business meeting in September, and I would like to take this opportunity to announce that the next president of AKPS will be Professor Terence (Terry) Roehrig of the U.S. Naval War College. He will assume the office at that time. Thus in this address, I will report the progress AKPS has made during my presidency. I would also like to thank you for all the support I have received in the past two years.
One of the first things that I wanted to do as president was to expand our activities to improve the visibility of AKPS. To this end, AKPS joined the International Studies Association (ISA) as a cooperating organization. We hosted our first two panels at the ISA annual convention earlier this month. We will continue to do so in the future. In the past, AKPS actively participated in the Association of Asian Studies (AAS) in addition to the American Political Science Association (APSA). However, our association with other organizations except APSA had dwindled so that working with ISA provides us with more opportunities to share our research.
In many ways, AKPS activities in the past have been limited because of financial constraints. To improve our financial situation, I raised approximately $4,000 from the private sector for AKPS. In addition, I, along with Professors Terry Roehrig and Jungmin Seo secured a grant from the East Asia Foundation to produce an edited volume based on selected papers presented at the APSA and ISA conferences. The book will be published by Praeger in fall 2007. Part of the grant ($500) was also donated to AKPS. As a result, our finances are in good shape. Thus, we were able to provide dinner to the participants of the conference panels we organized. I hope we can continue this tradition.
Throughout the history of AKPS, our previous presidents have put in a lot of effort to expand our membership to Korean and non-Korean scholars of Korean issues. To this end, we changed our name a few times and actively invited non-Korean scholars to our activities. Thanks to these efforts, I was able to recruit Professor Terry Roehrig to become the executive secretary of my presidency. Now, he is going to be the first non-Korean president of AKPS. I believe this is an important, positive, first step for our organization to attract more scholars who study Korean politics regardless of their nationality or race.
Finally, I would like to thank, in alphabetical order, Professors Jih-Un Kim (ISA Program Chair 2007-08), Terry Roehrig (Executive Secretary), Jungmin Seo (APSA Program Chair 2006-07), and Esook Yoon (Vice President/Treasurer) for their invaluable help and support. Without them, I would have not been able to do anything. I would also like to thank the governing board and all the AKPS members for their support. I wish you all the best.
Uk Heo
AKPS President
2008 ISA – Call for papers
Deadline: May 7, 2007
49th International Studies Association Annual Convention will be held in San Francisco, CA, March 26-29, 2008. The Association of Korean Political Studies (AKPS) is seeking paper proposals and volunteers to serve as panel chairs and paper discussants. Co-authored papers are also welcome.
Papers on any aspect of Korea’s foreign relations and domestic politics are acceptable. Paper proposals should include paper title, abstract (less than 500 words), name of author, address, phone & fax number, email address, and institutional affiliation.
Please submit proposals by May 7, 2007. Proposals should be submitted through email only since the ISA program chair of AKPS will be in Thailand and South Korea.
Email to:
Jih-Un Kim
2008 ISA Program Chair of AKPS
Assistant Professor
Department of History, Politics & International Relations Webster University
Email: kimjih@webster.edu
2007 APSA/AKPS PROGRAM
Program Chair, Jungmin Seo, University of Hawaii at Manoa (seoj@hawaii.edu)
Panel I: Human Rights and Economic Reform in North Korea
Chair: Wonmo Dong, University of Washington (wdong@u.washington.edu)
Discussant: Han-Kyo Kim, University of Cincinnati (kimho@email.uc.edu)
Discussant: Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., Marine Corps Command and Staff College (bruce.bechtol@usmc.mil)
Papers
Political Construction of Human Rights: North Korean Refugees in China
Kim Mikyung, Hiroshima Peace Institute Hiroshima City University (mkkim@peace.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp)
Special Economic Zones in North Korea: Potential for Economic Injustice?
Jeffrey Gower, University of Buffalo - SUNY (jgower@justice.com)
Paradigm Conflicts among Allies: Historical Origins of the Current US-South Korean Crack
over North Korea
Kim Dongryul, St. Augustine's College (dkim@st-aug.edu)
Human Rights Problems in North Korea: Humanitarian Intervention?
Dong-Jin Jang, Yonsei University (dongjinjang@hotmail.com)
Young-Hwan Byun, Yonsei University
Kyung-Ho Song, Yonsei University
Political Outfoxing vs. Economic Realpolitik -A Rationale behind DPRK-PRC Souring Relations
Maorong Jiang, Creighton University (mjiang@hawaii.edu)
Panel II: New Political Dynamics in South Korea
Chair: Jong O. Ra, Hollins University (jra@hollins.edu)
Discussant: Jong O. Ra
Discussant: Young Whan Kihl, Iowa State University (ykihl@iastate.edu)
Papers
An Interim Assessment for the Roh Moo Hyun Presidency, 2003-2007: Stupid! It's Economy
Sung Deuk Hahm, Korea University (sdhahm@kuccnx.korea.ac.kr)
Dong Sung Lee, Georgetown University
Politics of Financial Liberalization: Neoliberal Korea and Still Developmentalist Japan?
Yong Wook Lee, University of Oklahoma (yongir@hotmail.com)
Sun-Young Kwak, University of Southern California (sunyoungkwak@yahoo.com)
Dynamics of Confucianism in Democratizing Korea: How was Confucian Political Culture (Mis)used in the Democratic Authoritarian Confrontation
Sungmoon Kim, University of Maryland (smkim@gvpt.umd.edu)
Party Composition and Electoral Politics as Primary Determinants for President Roh's Policy Choice: A Nested Game Approach
Jung-Yeop Woo, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (jungyeop.woo@gmail.com)
The Politics of Constitution-Building for the Unification of Korea: Reconciliation between Enemies.
Man Kwon Kim, New School For Social Research (KimM712@newschool.edu)
Panel III: Korea and Taiwan in Changing East Asian System
(Co-sponsored with Conference Group on Taiwan Studies)
Chair: John J. Mearsheimer, University of Chicago (j-mearsheimer@uchicago.edu)
Discussant: Tae-Hyung Kim, Daemen College (tkim@daemen.edu)
Discussant: Jungmin Seo, University of Hawaii at Manoa (seoj@hawaii.edu)
Papers
Warming ROK-PRC Relations and Their Implications for the United States
Jih-Un Kim, Webster University (kimjih@webster.edu)
Zhiqun Zhu, University of Bridgeport (zzhu@bridgeport.edu)
History as a Strategic Weapon: The South Korean and Chinese Struggle over Koguryo
Terence Roehrig, U.S. Naval War College, terence.roehrig@nwc.navy.mil
Anatomy of a Quasi-Alliance: US-Taiwan Relations under
the Chen Shui-bian Administration, 2000-2006
Wei-chin Lee, Wake Forest University (leewei@wfu.edu)
“Rival but Peaceful? Examining Cross-Taiwan Strait Relations with ‘Regional Rivalry’ Framework”
Chih-Chieh Chou, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (ccchou@mail.ncku.edu.tw)
Peng Li, Xiamen University, China (lipeng9231@hotmail.com)
Adversaries and Partners: The Impact of the Cross-Strait Economic Relationship on the Development
of the Taiwanese and Chinese Economies
Douglas Fuller, American University (douglas.b.fuller@gmail.com)
Panel IV: Political Economy of Democracy and Development: South Korea and Taiwan Compared
(Co-sponsored with Conference Group on Taiwan Studies)
Chair: Bruce Cumings, University of Chicago (rufus88@uchicago.edu)
Discussant: Su-Mei Ooi, University of Toronto (ooi_sm@yahoo.co.uk)
Discussant: Tun-jen Cheng, College of William and Mary (tjchen@wm.edu)
Papers
Democracy, Identity, Change and East Asian Conflict: Taiwan and Korea in Comparative Perspective
Shale A. Horowitz, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (shale@uwm.edu)
Alexander Tan, University of Canterbury, (alex.tan@canterbury.ac.nz)
Globalization, Power Shift, and Industrial Structure: Comparing the
Post-Asian Financial Crisis Economic Development of South Korea and Taiwan
Chen-hou Chiang, University of Denver (cchiang1@du.edu)
Political Parties and Social Movements: An Inverse Relationship?
Yoonkyung Lee, SUNY-Binghamton (yklee@binghamton.edu)
Complementarity, Information Flows, and State-led
Technological Innovation in Korea and Taiwan
Matthew Shapiro, University of
Southern California (mattheas@usc.edu)
They Lied(?): A Comparative Analysis of Causal Link Between Protests and Economic Stability Taehyun Nam, Salisbury University (txnam@salisbury.edu)
2007 GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT AWARDS
It is with great pleasure that we announce the recipients of the 2007 Student Travel Grant Awards for the APSA meeting in Chicago. Each winner will receive $250 to help defray travel and lodging costs. Congratulations to the two recipients!
Jung-Yeop Woo, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Man Kwon Kim, New School for Social Research
CALL FOR manuscripts
Pacific Focus, an international journal listed on the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), invites submissions of original manuscripts pertaining to political, security, and economic matters of the Asia Pacific region and its countries. Pacific Focus is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year by the Center for International Studies, Inha University, Korea. Submitted manuscripts should not exceed 35 pages (or approximately 8,500 words) in length including footnotes. Submit your manuscript along with an abstract, biographical data, bibliography, and key words by e-mail to Professor Seung-Ho Joo, Associate Editor for North America of PF at joos@morris.umn.edu. For inquiries, contact Professor Joo by mail: Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota, Morris, 109 Camden Hall, Morris, MN 56267, or by phone: 320-589-6203.
Pacific Focus, an international journal published by the Center for International Studies, Inha University, Korea, is now listed on the Social Science Citations Index (SSCI). SSCI provides access to world's leading scholarly social sciences journals. The information is available online at <http://scientific.thomson.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=J&Alpha=P>. For further information, contact Professor Euikon Kim (Kimek@inha.ac.kr), Editor-in-Chief.
The International Journal of Korean Studies is published twice a year by the International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS), a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. and is indexed by PAIS International. Contributors may submit one copy of papers of 20 to 35 pages in double-spaced format, with endnotes, accompanied by a computer disk in an electronic format compatible with WordPerfect 5.0 or later versions. Original and unpublished papers must provide full documentation conforming to the standards in the current edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. Papers are to be submitted to Professor Jack L. Hammersmith, International Journal of Korean Studies, Department of History, West Virginia University, PO Box 6303, Morgantown, WV 26506-6303. E-mail address: jhammer@.wvu.edu; Tel. (304) 293-2421; Fax: (304) 293-3616. For inquiries, please contact Professor Young Whan Kihl, Editor-in-chief at ykihl@iastate.edu. Also, contact Professor Kihl if you are interested in subscribing to the journal. Annual subscription rates are $25 in the U.S. and $30 for subscriptions abroad. Below is the table of contents of the most recent edition.
Recent Promotions and Appointments
Mi Yung Yoon has been promoted to the rank of full professor in the Department of International Studies, Hanover College.
MEMBER Publications
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland, Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid and Reform. Columbia University Press, 2007.
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland, eds. The North Korean Refugee Crisis: Human Rights and International Response. U.S. Committee on Human Rights in North Korea, 2006.
Sunhyuk Kim (Korea University). 2007. “How to Deal with South Korea” (co-authored with Wonhyuk Lim), The Washington Quarterly, 30(2): 71-82.
Sunhyuk Kim (Korea University). 2006. “Civil Society and Local Democracy,” Korea Journal, 46(4): 11-35.
Yong Wook Lee. The Japanese Challenge to the American Neoliberal World Order: Identity, Meaning, and Foreign Policy (Stanford University Press, December 2008, forthcoming).
Taehyun Nam. 2006. “Broken Promise of Korean Democracy.” Mobilization: An International Journal 11(4): 341-356.
Terence Roehrig, “Restructuring the U.S. Military Presence in Korea: Implications for Korean Security and the U.S.-ROK Alliance,” Korean Institute Academic Paper Series, January 2007.
Seung-Ho Joo and Tae-Hwan Kwak, eds., North Korea's Second Nuclear Crisis and Northeast Asian Security (Ashgate, England: August 2007, forthcoming). Ch.1. “Introduction” by Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo; Ch2. “North Korea's Second Nuclear Crisis and the Six-Party Talks,” by Tae-Hwan Kwak; Ch. 3, “The Bush Administration and North Korea's Nuclear Policy,” by Edward A. Olsen; Ch 4. “U.S. Policy Toward North Korea under George W. Bush: A Critical Appraisal,” by Curtis H. Martin; Ch 5. “China and the North Korean Crisis: The Diplomacy of Great Power Transition,” by Jeremy Paltiel; Ch. 6. “Japan and the Second North Korean Nuclear Crisis,” by Yoshinori Kaseda; Ch. 7. “Russia and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis,” by Seung-Ho Joo; Ch. 8. “U.S.-North Korean Negotiating Behavior and the Six-Party Talks,” by Scott Snyder; Ch. 9. “Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO): A Bridge Too Far?,” by C. Kenneth Quinones; Ch. 10. “The Six-Party Talks and Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia,” by Yong-Sup Han.
MEMBER NEWS
Dr. Wayne Patterson will be at the International Summer School at Ewha University in summer 2007.
KOREA FEATURED PROMINATELY IN NATIONAL CONSORTIUM ON TEACHING ABOUT ASIA SEMINAR
As part of the National Consortium on Teaching About Asia being sponsored by The Ohio State University, Dr. Dennis Hart (a Kent State University faculty member), is serving as the lead instructor in a seminar that prominently features lessons on Korea along with China and Japan.
Throughout the seminar, there is an emphasis on the inter-relationship among the 3 countries and Korea's role in Chinese and Japanese history. Each country's history, politics, and society are presented in a comparative context with an appreciation of the effects each country has had on the others.
NCTA seminars encourage instructors to divide class time equally among Korea, China, and Japan; however, too often Korea receives less attention since the seminars are often lead by non-Koreanists. As a result, Korea's many contributions and achievements often do not receive the attention they deserve.
This national seminar series is funded by the Freeman Foundation and for 8 years has offered annual Teaching About Asia seminars nationwide for teachers, grades K-12. Hundreds of teachers have participated in the program and are now committed to incorporating Asia into their curriculum.
The NCTA program educates teachers with basic knowledge on Asian societies, cultures, and histories over a ten-week period. After taking the seminar, teachers are better prepared to teach about Asia. Participating teachers author a number of Teaching Implementation Plans that focus on Asia and then carry them out in their schools within one year. School teachers who participate in the seminar receive a $500 stipend, $200 in books on Asia, their home school receives $300 in materials related to Asia, and the teachers are then eligible to join a study tour to Asia at a reduced price ($500).
In addition to serving as lead instructor, Dr. Dennis Hart is co-coordinator of the Asian Studies Minor at Kent State University and an associate professor of Political Science at Stark.
If you are interested in learning more about this national program you may visit The Ohio State University website at: http://ncta.osu.edu/
EAI FELLOWS PROGRAM
Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia
The East Asia Institute (EAI) based in Seoul, Korea invites applications to its Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia. Established in 2005 with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Fellows Program targets United States-based East Asianists with cutting-edge expertise in political science, international relations, and sociology for an international exchange program with the goal of encouraging interdisciplinary research with a comparative perspective in the study of East Asia.
Program: The Program is designed to give the Fellows the flexibility required to bring out the best of their expertise in seminars and lectures. Fellows choose the subjects of their articles, seminars, and lectures within the broadly defined themes of peace, governance, and development in East Asia in order to make the visitation an integral part of their on-going research. Fellows are free to decide how they will divide their time among two or more Member Institutions, giving a seminar and a lecture apiece at each of the sites chosen. The Member Institutions are the East Asia Institute in Seoul, Fudan University in Shanghai, Keio University in Tokyo, Peking University in Beijing, and Taiwan National University in Taipei.
Support: The program provides a total of USD10,000 for each of the Fellows for a three-week visit. The grant covers an honorarium for the article, seminar, and lecture as well as the cost of ground transportation, round-trip economy-class international air flight, hotel accommodation, meals, and a per diem for a total of three-week stay in East Asia.
Application: Please visit us online at http://www.eai.or.kr/english/fandj/FP01_temp.asp. The application deadline for fellowships is July 31, 2007. For further information, contact fellowships@eai.or.kr, ATTN: Executive Director Ha-jeong Kim or call us at+82-2-2277-1683.
JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Department of Political Science of Inha University (www.inha.ac.kr) of Korea is seeking candidates for a tenure-track assistant professor or non-tenure track temporary lecturers in the fields of International Relations and Comparative Politics beginning August 2007 or March 2008. Non-Koreans are especially encouraged to apply and to join Inha University’s efforts to build an international academic community. Salary for the tenure-track assistant professor ranges from 58,000 to 65,000 US dollars plus annual article grant of about 5-6,000 USD and various other income benefits. ABDs are eligible to apply for the non-tenure track positions which are offered with low-cost accommodation. Teaching load for the tenure-track position is two courses taught in English per semester, while a non-tenure track full-time lecturer is required to teach three courses. To apply, please submit your C.V. (including research record) prepared in MS-word file to Department Chair, Dr. Chang-hee Nam at namlee94@inha.ac.kr preferably by June 20, 2007.
MEMBERSHIP DUES
AKPS operates largely on your membership dues. Your timely remission of membership dues is essential for the Association’s operation. If you have not paid for 2006-07, please send a check ($500 for lifetime membership, $40 for professors, $20 for graduate students) payable to AKPS and mail to:
Professor Terry Roehrig
National Security and Decision Making Department
U.S. Naval War College
686 Cushing Road, Code 1B
Newport, RI 02841
The Association welcomes donations. As 501 (3) non-profit organization, all dues and donations to AKPS are tax deductible. (*Receipt for your membership fee and donation are available upon request.)
The AKPS membership application form is available online at www.akps.org. Check the membership directory to see if your information is current. If not, please send an updated form along with your check. Be sure to keep AKPS apprised of any changes in your contact information, especially your email address.
AKPS Officers and the Governing Board (terms in parenthesis)
President: Uk Heo (2005-07), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Vice President/Treasurer: Esook Yoon (2005-07), Kent State University
Executive Secretary: Terence Roehrig (2005-07), U.S. Naval War College
APSA Program Chair: Jungmin Seo (2005-07), University of Hawaii at Manoa
ISA Program Chair: Jih-Un Kim (2006-08), Webster University
Governing Board:
Toh-Kyeong Ahn (2004-07), Florida State University
Seung-Ho Joo (2004-07), University of Minnesota-Morris
Esook Yoon (2004-07), Kent State University
Won K. Paik (2005-08), Central Michigan University
Uk Heo (2005-08), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Terence Roehrig (2006-2009), U.S. Naval War College
Jungmin Seo (2006-2009), University of Hawaii at Manoa