• Date: October 27th, Thursday, 2023, 09:00 – 18:10
• Location: Room 303, SNUAC (Bldg. 101)

2023 SNUAC-ASPOS Annual International Conference

“Digital Globalization and Its Unequal Impacts on East Asia:
Platform Economy, Migration, and Democracy”

Dates: October 27th, 2023
Venue: Seoul National University Asia Center (International Conference Room #303)
Hosted by Seoul National University Asia Center
Co-organized by Civil Society Program of SNUAC & ASPOS

Program
9:00~9:30 Opening Ceremony
Welcoming Remarks by Hyun-Chin Lim (Founding Director, SNUAC)
Congratulatory Remarks by Toru Oga (President of ASPOS/Kyushu University)
Congratulatory Remarks by Suhong Chae, Director of SNUAC

9:40~10:30 Keynote Session
Hyung Baeg Im (Korea University)
“The Transformation of the Political Economic System in the Post-Covid 19 East Asia: Geopolitical Competition, Economic Nationalism, Populist Strongman Rule, and Unequal Platform Economy”
Hiroo Harada (Senshu University)
“Political Economy of 21st Century: In the Age of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity”

10:30-10:40 Group Photo

10:50~12:20 Session I: Platform Economy and Its Unequal Social Impacts after COVID-19
Moderator: Tatsuro Niikawa (Doshisha University)
Suk-Ki Kong (SNUAC) & Hyun-Chin Lim (SNUAC)
“Tug of War Between Algocracy and Democratic Citizenship”
Kinman Chan (National Chengchi University)
“From Community of Resistance to Community of Suffering: Hong Kong Struggles for Democracy”
Akira ICHIKAWA (Toyo University)
“The Ukrainian War and Displaced People: The Achilles’ heel of Ukraine’s reconstruction”
Discussants: Taekyoon Kim (SNU), Hiroyuki Mitsuishi (Kyoto University)

12:20~13:20 Lunch @SNUAC Lounge (sponsored by Academy of Korean Studies)

13:20~ 15:10 Session II: Migration and Citizenship
Moderator: Suk-Ki Kong (SNUAC)
Turtogtokh Janar (National University of Mongolia)
“Mongolian migrant workers in Korea: A Comparative study 2011-2022”
Romee Lee (Korea National Open University)
“Gerontological Issues in Migration: Three Cases in Korea”
Johanna O. Zulueta (Toyo University)
“Marriage Migrants in Non-Highly Urbanized Areas of South Korea: Negotiating Gender within Multicultural Families”
Discussants: Wonjoung Min (SNUAC), Toru Oga (Kyushu University)

15:10-15:20 Coffee Break

15:20-17:10 Session III: Democracy or Governance Crisis in East Asia
Moderator: Akira Ichikawa (Toyo University)
Tatsuro Niikawa (Doshisha University)
“Impact of Regional Governance Crisis on Democracy of East Asian Countries”
Miongsei Kang (SNUAC)
“Reconsidering Politics of Region in an Age of Affective Polarization”
D. Badamdash (National University of Mongolia)
“Elections and Politics in Mongolia and Its Implications in East Asia”
Toru Oga (Kyushu University)
“Governing Political Communication? Exploring Japan’s Response to COVID-19 through Policy, Communication, and Political Capital”
Discussants: Young-Choon Kim (UNIST), Akira Ichikawa (Toyo University)

17:10-18:00 Wrap-up Session for the Further Collaborative Research
Presider: Hongkyu Park (KNDA)
Hiroyuki Mitsuishi (Medeco Research)
“What are Measures against 21st Century Disasters? Human Security and Challenges for Building International Cooperation in East Asia”
Discussants: Jinhee Kim (KEDI), Boldbaatar Ariunbaigali (NUM), Nozomi Suzuki (Funai Soken) & Session Moderators

18:00-18:10 Closing Remarks
Hyun-Chin Lim (SNUAC)

More Info: Young-In Cho, yicho17@snu.ac.kr; 02-880-2691