South Korea’s Modernization in Comparative Perspective
- Date: May 29th, Monday, 2023, 10:00 – 17:00
- Location: Youngone Hall (Room 210), SNUAC (Bldg. 101)
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
South Korea’s Modernization in Comparative Perspective
PROGRAM
[Opening Session (10:00~10:15)]
Opening Remarks: Yong-Chool Ha (University of Washington)
Congratulatory Remarks: Sam Ock Park (Seoul National University)
Soo-Jin Park (Seoul National University Asia Center)
[Session I (10:20 ~11:50)]
“Leadership and International Environment in Late Industrialization”
MODERATOR: Anand Yang (University of Washington)
PRESENTATIONS:
Igor Orlov (High School of Economics, Russia), Beom-Shik Shin (Seoul National University) “Stalin and Park, Chung Hee as Leaders for Late Industrialization: Focusing on their Perception of Backwardness.”
David Bachman (University of Washington) “International Environment and Impact on International Perspectives in Korea and China.”
DISCUSSANTS: Soo-Heon Park (Kyunghee University), Heungkyu Kim (Ajou University), Steve Pfaff (University of Washington)
[Luncheon (12:00 ~13:20)]
[Session II (13:30 ~15:00)]
“Institutional Dynamics and Tradition in Late Industrialization”
MODERATOR: Sam-Ok Park (Seoul National University)
PRESENTATIONS:
Wang-Hwi Lee (Ajou University) and Seung-Joo Lee (Choong-Ang University) “Institutional Congruence vs. Lack of Institutional Consistency: Japan and Korea.”
Yong-Chool Ha (University of Washington) and Dongkook Kang (Nagoya University) “A Comparative Study of Approaches to Tradition between Park Chung Hee and Meiji Leaders.”
DISCUSSANTS: Keun Lee (Seoul National University), Yul Sohn (Yonsei University), Brian Folk (U.C. Berkeley)
[Session III (15:20 ~16:50)]
“Late Industrialization and Politico-Social Consequences”
MODERATOR: Suhong Chae (Seoul National University)
PRESENTATIONS:
Hyeong-Ki Kwon (Seoul National University) “Late Industrialization and Troubled Democratization: The Cases of Germany and Korea.”
Steve Pfaff (University of Washington) “ Late Industrialization and Family Dynamics: A Comparative Study of Italy and Korea.”
DISCUSSANTS: Robert Pekkanen (University of Washington), Kyung-Sub Chang (Seoul National University) , Clark Sorenson (University of Washington)
[Concluding Remarks(16:50 ~17:00)]
Yong-Chool Ha (University of Washington)