International Conference on

North Korea?s Past Decade under Kim Jong-un?s Rule and What the Future Holds

Organized by The Institute for Far Eastern Studies of Kyungnam University(IFES) & Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF)

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 (13:30 ~ 17:50) - Korean Standard Time GMT+9

PROGRAM

13:30 ~ 13:40 Opening Session

Welcoming Remarks – Kwan Sei Lee (Director, IFES)

Opening Remarks – Christian Taaks (Head, FNF Korea Office)

13:40 ~ 15:10 Session 1: Evaluation and Outlook of North Korea under Kim Jong-un

Panel chair: Kwan Sei Lee (Director, IFES)

• The Change of the Ideology and the Grand Strategy in the Kim Jong-un Era

  ? Presenter: Kyungmo Ahn (Associate Professor, Korea National Defense University)

  ? Discussant: Hirai Hisashi (Visiting Research Fellow, IFES)

• From ‘Military First’ to ‘People First’: An Evaluation and Prospect of North Korea’s ‘Normal’ State Strategy

  ? Presenter: Il-Han Kim (Researcher, Dongguk University DMZ Peace Center)

  ? Discussant: Eul-Chul Lim (Professor, IFES)

• An Assessment of North Korea’s Strategy of Social Control: ‘Stimulation of Desire’ vs. ‘Ideological and Cultural Censorship’

  ? Presenter: Young-Sun Jeon (HK Research Professor, Institute of Humanities for Unification, Konkuk University)

  ? Discussant: Youngchul Chung (Professor, Sogang University)

15:30 ~ 17:20 Session 2: DPRK Military, Foreign Relations, and Inter-Korean Relations

Panel chair: Kwan Sei Lee (Director, IFES)

• Changes in the KPA’s Military Power and Role: Evaluation and Prospects

  ? Presenter: Cheol-wun Jang (Research Fellow, Korea Institute for National Unification)

  ? Discussant: Ildo Hwang (Assistant Professor, IFANS, Korean National Diplomatic Academy)

• North Korea-China Relations during Kim Jong-un’s Presidency: Evaluation and Prospects

  ? Presenter: Bong Sup Shin (Visiting Professor, Kwangwoon University)

  ? Discussant: Sang-Man Lee (Professor, IFES)

• The relationship between the U.S. and North Korea under Kim Jung Un’s ten years: a Duet of Continuity and Disruption 

  ? Presenter: Won Gon Park (Associate Professor, Ewha Womans University)

  ? Discussant: Zheng Jiyong (Professor, Fudan University)

• An Assessment of the Last Decade of the Kim Jong-un Regime?s South Korea Policy and Its Future Prospects 

  ? Presenter: Seong-Chang Cheong (Director, the Center for North Korean Studies, The Sejong Institute)

  ? Discussant: Hyungsuk Kim (Professor, Daejin University)

17:20 ~ 17:50 General Discussion 

※ This schedule is subject to change.

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