March 25
World Congress for Korean Politics and Society 2009
* Venue: Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
* Submission Deadline for Paper and Panel Proposal : April 15, 2009
The main theme for the Congress is "Korea at the Crossroads."
Contributions are invited for the congress that aims at vigorous
discussion of the latest developments in and around Korea covering, but
not limited to, a variety of themes of study such as: (1) Prospects of
Korean political economy in lieu of the global financial crisis in
2008; (2) Issues related to North Korea, such as nuclear crisis and
refugee problems; (3) New leadership models for Korea in the 21st
century; (4) Big government vs. small government in the wake of
post-Washington-Consensus era; (5) The effect of the Obama government
and the prospect of East Asian security; (6) Political process and
civic participation in Korea; (7) Multiculturalism in Korea; (8) Korea
as an aging society; (9) Social cleavage and integration – perspectives
from political sociology and psychology.
The
KPSA is the most prestigious academic organization in Korea that
represents Korean scholars of political science, public administration,
and other related disciplines in social science and humanities. The website for on-line registration for the World Congress for Korean Politics and Society 2009, which will be hosted by the Korean Political Science Association (KPSA) is now up and running. Please submit a proposal.
For
more information, please refer to the address below. Feel free to forward this Call for Papers to
colleagues you think may be interested.
Lee, Sang Sin
Ph.D. in Political Science / Program Director
The Korean Political Science Association
Sajo B/D, 1001, Daechi-Dong, Kangnam-Gu,
Seoul 135-280 KOREA
Tel. 82-10-2203-5345 (cell), 82-2-880-4052 (office)
Email: kpsa2009@gmail.com
Web: http://www.kpsa.or.kr/congress2009