AKPS NEWSLETTER
May 2004
Published by
The Association of
Korean Political Studies
(Àç¹Ì Çѱ¹Á¤Ä¡¿¬±¸ÇÐȸ Jaemi Hanguk Jeongchi Yongu Hakhoe)
President: Seung-Ho Joo, University of Minnesota, Morris; Editor: Sunhyuk Kim, Korea University
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
This year¡¯s annual meeting of American Political Science Association (APSA) will be held in Chicago, Sept. 2-5, 2004. AKPS will be featuring TWO panels at APSA 2004. AKPS is allocated two panels only (as opposed to three panels in recent years), and APSA cited ¡°unusually¡± tight panel situation for the reduced panel allocation. Professor Esook Yoon of Kent State Univ., who is serving as this year¡¯s program chair, made heroic and tenacious efforts to secure additional panels, but to no avail, and did an excellent job putting together the panels (See program information below). My sincere thanks go to Prof. Yoon for her selfless devotion and hard work.
As is customary, AKPS will have the annual General Meeting during APSA 2004. The place, time, and date for the General Meeting and possibly a dinner will be announced by email as soon as the plan firms up. Please stay tuned!
AKPS officers, in consultation with the Governing Board, are looking into establishing a life-time membership program. I learned that some senior members became AKPS life-time members some years ago after rendering a ¡°substantial¡± financial contribution to our association. Currently, there is no record of these life-time members, and I urge you to come forward to identify yourself as a life-time member. I¡¯ll then formally recognize existing life-time members. We also need to institutionalize the life-time membership by specifying the qualifications and privileges. We will discuss this matter at the upcoming annual General Meeting in Chicago.
Finally, AKPS will present plaques of recognition to recently retired or retiring (due-paying) members. The Governing Board concurred to this new policy. If you retired recently or are retiring this year, or if you know of such member, please forward the information to me (joos@mrs.umn.edu) or our Executive Secretary Professor Sunhyuk Kim (sunhyukk@korea.ac.kr) of Korea University as soon as possible.
Again, if you have any news or announcements regarding jobs, research opportunities, or call for manuscripts, please pass the information to Prof. Sunhyuk Kim or me. Also if you have ANY suggestions for our associations, please let us hear from you.
Respectfully yours,
Seung-Ho Joo
Panel 1: Korea
and Regional Politics
Chairs: Tae-Hwan Kwak, Eastern
Seung-Ho
Joo, University of Minnesota-Morris
Papers: South Korea Democracy and the Prospect of
Security Community in
Department of Political Science
Northern
DeKalb, IL 60115
815/753/7055
Challenge and Opportunity: Russia¡¯s Policy Choice on North Korean
Nuclear Project in Regional Security Regime
Donghyung Lee,
82/32/860/8264
Department of Political Science
330/672-8928
Uk
Heo, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Political Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Public Administration
Double Date
with Two Powers: South Korea¡¯s Diplomatic Relationship with the United States and China
Department of Government, Intercultural Center
703/248/8738
What Went
Wrong with South-Korea-Chile Free Trade Agreements?:
Implications to Regional Economic Integration in
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Department of Political Science
Heon Joo Jung,
Department of Political Science
Understanding Anti-Americanism among College Students in
Haesook Chae,
Department of Political Science
440/826/2454
Tiffany Carwile,
Department of Political Science
Scott Damberger,
Department of Political Science
Discussants: Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., Air
Command and
Department of International Security and Military Studies
Air Command and
Maxwell AFB, Alabama 36121
334/953/2689
Seung-Ho Joo, University of Minnesota-Morris
109
320/589/6203
Panel
2: Institutionalization
of Korean Political Economic Development
Chairs: Hee Min Kim, Florida State University
Department of Political Science
850/644/7319
Peter M. Beck, Korea Economic Institute
Papers: Governmental Policy, Local Community, and Social Movement in Korea: The Deapocheon Case
Sunhyuk Kim, Korea University
Department of Public Administration
82/2/3290/2283
Ju-yong Jung, Korea University
Department of Public Administration
82/2/3290/1646
Reform Success or Failure? A Comparison of Korea First Bank and
Japan¡¯s Long Term Credit Bank
Department of Political Science
410/561/0949
Foreign Capital
Entry in the Domestic Banking Market in Korea: Bitter Medicine or Poison
Center for International Affairs
82/2/532/0406
Committee, Political Power and Agenda Setting Power in Korean
National Assembly
Kyung-Jin Jun, University of California,
3310 Sawtelle Blve #108
310/745/2211
The Dog That Barked Too
Much? Social Movements and Democratic Consolidation in South Korea, 1987-1999
130 Corwin Hall
609/933/9397
Divided Governments and the Institutional Legitimacy of National
Highest Courts: A Case Study of
Department of Political Science
562/426/7896
Discussants: Young W. Kihl,
Department of Political Science
Iowa State
University
Ames, IA 50011-1204
515/294/6960
Fax: 515-294-1003
ykihl@iastate.edu
Miranda
Schreurs,
Department of Government & Politics
301/405/7797
CALL FOR manuscripts & Conference
Pacific Focus, the English-language journal published by the Center for International Studies, Inha University, Korea welcomes submission of manuscripts for the fall 2004 issue. Overseas authors will be provided with a special honorarium of up to US$1,000. For detailed information, please contact Dr. Dong-Hyung Lee by phone: (82-32)860-8264/5 or by Email: instudy@inha.ac.kr.
The International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS, President: Dr. Hang Yul Rhee) holds its annual conference at the Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, Virginia on August 6-8, 2004 under the theme of ¡°The Impact of the U.S. and Korean Elections on their Politics, Economies, and
Societies.¡± The conference consists of four categories (panels) including the U.S.-Korea security alliance, regional power relations, U.S.-Korea economic relations, and socio-cultural issues of Koreans and Korean Americans. The conference has invited 28 panelists with 12 papers, in addition to keynote, luncheon, and dinner speakers. The papers presented to the conference, if qualified, will be published in the coming issue (Volume VIII, Number 1) of the International Journal of Korean Studies. Further information will be posted on the ICKS website at as soon as all panelists are confirmed. The conference is open to the public. If you are interested in this conference, please contact the Program Chair Dr. Hugo Wheegook Kim at (202)554-2105 or (202)554-2087 (Fax).
NEWS
Mikyoung Kim (US Embassy in
Seoul) won an Employee of the Month Award (April 2004) for administrative
excellence.
Young C. Kim (Ph.D. in Political Science, Texas Tech University) was appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Politics and Society, University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana effective fall 2004.
Won Kwang Paik (Central Michigan University) was elected as the President of the Council on Korean Studies (CKS) at Michigan State University. The inauguration ceremony was held along with International Symposium on ¡°The Future of Korea and Education Reform,¡± at the University Club, Michigan State University, April 10, 2004. He will also be assuming the role of Chair of the Department of Political Science at Central Michigan University in Summer 2004.
Hang Yul Rhee (Shepherd University) was recently awarded ¡°Distinguished Professor
of International Relations¡± by Shepherd University for his distinguished career as a faculty member at the University, distinguished professional recognition he has achieved, and a commitment to excellence in teaching.
Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. 2004. ¡°North
Korean Nuclear and Missile Issues and the ROK-U.S. Collaboration: An American
Perspective,¡± Korea Observer 35(1).
Young Whan Kihl. 2004. Transforming Korean Politics: Democracy, Reform, and
Culture. M.E. Sharpe.
Mikyoung Kim. Forthcoming. ¡°Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Impact of Anti-Americanism on Locally Employed Staff at the American Embassy in Korea.¡± Public Personnel Management.
____________. 2003 ¡°Axis of Good: A Case Study of the South Korean Jeju Island¡¯s Food
Diplomacy with North Korea,¡± IFANS Review 11(2).
Sunhyuk
Kim & Doh Chull Shin. 2004. Economic Crisis and Dual Transition in Korea: A Case
Study in Comparative Perspective. Seoul National University Press.
Tae-Hwan Kwak & Seung-Ho Joo, ed. 2003. The Korean Peace Process
and the Four Powers. Ashgate.
C. Kenneth Quinones (Director, Korea
Peninsula Program, International Action, Washington, DC). 2004. Understanding North Korea. Penguin (¡°Complete
Idiot¡¯s Guide¡±
series).
Tom Wuchte. 2003. ¡°Utilizing
Military Ties for a Broader Path to Russian Regional Cooperation,¡± Journal of Defense Analysis (Fall).
Bruce E. Bechtol,
Jr.
Department of International Security and Military Studies
Air Command and
Maxwell AFB, Alabama 36121
Tel: 334-953-2689
E-mail: bruce.bechtol@maxwell.af.mil
MEMBERSHIP DUES
AKPS is run with your membership dues. Your
timely remission of membership dues is essential for the Association¡¯s
operation. If you have not paid 2003-04 membership due, please make a $20 check
payable to AKPS and mail to
Professor Esook Yoon
Department of Political Science
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 available
upon request.)
AKPS membership application form available
online at www.akps.org
President: Seung-Ho Joo (03-05), University of Minnesota-Morris
Vice President: Uk Heo (03-05), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Executive Secretary: Sunhyuk Kim (03-05),
Treasurer: Esook Yoon (03-05),
Governing Board:
Seung-Ho Joo (01-04), University of Minnesota-Morris
Hee-Min
Kim (01-04), Florida State University
Sunhyuk Kim (01-04), Korea University
Stephan Haggard (02-05), University of California-San Diego
Uk Heo (02-05), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Young Whan Kihl (03-06),
Michael Launius (03-06),