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)