Moderator: Research Prof. Suk-Ki Kong (SNUAC)

Session 1: Return of State and Retreat of Market

Professor Hyug Baeg Im (Korea University, GIST)
“The Decline of Neoliberal Market and the Return of Caring State in South Korea”

Professor Michael Hsiao (Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica)
“The Response to and Impact of COVID-19 in Taiwan: State, Market, and Civil Society”

Discussion: Professor Haeran Lim (SNU)

Session 2: Political Economy Change and New Collaborative System in East Asia

Professor Ik-Ki Kim (Dongguk University)
“Different Patterns of the COVID-19 and its Reponses in China, Korea and Japan”

Professor Tatsro Niikawa (Doshisha University)
“Japanese Countermeasures to COVID-19 in the Age of Risk Governance from the Comparative Perspective in East Asia”

Discussion: Professor Taekyoon Kim (SNU)

Session 3: New Normal Era? Striving Over Untact Societies and Economies

Professor Wang-Hwi Lee (Ajou University)
“The Emergence of Untact Economy in the Post Pandemic Era: Implications of Fintech and Digital Currency for Korea”

Professor Mihn Nguyen (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences)
“Government’s Response and People’s Social Responsibility to the Impact of COVID 19 Pandemic in Vietnam”

Discussion: Professor Jonghoe Yang (Sungkyunkwan University)

Closing Remarks: Professor Hyun-Chin Lim (SNUAC)