2007 APSA/AKPS PROGRAM
Program Chair, Jungmin Seo,
Panel I: Human Rights and Economic Reform in
Chair: Wonmo Dong,
Discussant: Han-Kyo Kim, University
of
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
Kim Mikyung, Hiroshima Peace Institute Hiroshima City University (mkkim@peace.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp)
Special Economic Zones in
Jeffrey Gower, University of Buffalo - SUNY (jgower@justice.com)
Paradigm
Conflicts among Allies: Historical Origins of the Current US-South Korean Crack
over
Kim Dongryul, St. Augustine's College (dkim@st-aug.edu)
Human Rights Problems in
Dong-Jin Jang,
Young-Hwan Byun,
Kyung-Ho Song,
Political
Outfoxing vs. Economic Realpolitik -A Rationale
behind DPRK-PRC Souring Relations
Maorong Jiang,
Panel II: New Political Dynamics in
Chair: Jong O. Ra,
Discussant: Jong O. Ra
Discussant:
Young
Papers
An Interim Assessment for the Roh Moo Hyun Presidency, 2003-2007: Stupid! It's Economy
Sung
Dong Sung Lee,
Politics of Financial Liberalization: Neoliberal
Yong Wook
Lee,
Sun-Young Kwak, University of Southern California (sunyoungkwak@yahoo.com)
Dynamics of Confucianism in Democratizing
Sungmoon Kim,
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
Man Kwon Kim, New School For
Social Research (KimM712@newschool.edu)
Panel III:
(Co-sponsored with
Conference Group on
Chair: John J. Mearsheimer,
Discussant:
Tae-Hyung Kim,
Discussant: Jungmin Seo, University of
Hawaii at Manoa (seoj@hawaii.edu)
Papers
Warming ROK-PRC Relations and Their Implications for the
Jih-Un Kim,
Zhiqun Zhu,
History
as a Strategic Weapon: The South Korean and Chinese Struggle over Koguryo
Terence
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
Chih-Chieh Chou,
Peng Li,
Adversaries and Partners: The Impact of the Cross-Strait
Economic Relationship on the Development
of the
Taiwanese and Chinese Economies
Douglas Fuller,
Panel IV: Political Economy of Democracy and
Development:
(Co-sponsored with Conference Group on
Chair: Bruce Cumings,
Discussant:
Su-Mei Ooi, University of
Discussant: Tun-jen Cheng, College of William and Mary (tjchen@wm.edu)
Papers
Democracy,
Identity, Change and East Asian Conflict:
Shale A. Horowitz, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (shale@uwm.edu)
Alexander Tan,
Globalization, Power Shift, and
Industrial Structure: Comparing the Post-Asian Financial Crisis Economic
Development of
Chen-hou Chiang,
Political
Parties and Social Movements: An Inverse Relationship?
Yoonkyung Lee, SUNY-Binghamton (yklee@binghamton.edu)
Complementarity, Information Flows, and State-led Technological Innovation in
Matthew
Shapiro, University of Southern California (mattheas@usc.edu)
They Lied(?): A Comparative Analysis of Causal Link Between
Protests and Economic Stability Taehyun