{"id":15721,"date":"2022-08-16T05:52:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T05:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snuac.snu.ac.kr\/eng\/?page_id=15721"},"modified":"2024-09-30T06:46:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T06:46:39","slug":"asia-africa-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/snuac.snu.ac.kr\/eng\/index.php\/research\/regional-research\/asia-africa-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia-Africa Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<blockquote><p><strong>#GlobalSouthandAfrica #InternationalDevleoopmentofAfrica #PoliticsofAfrica #AfricaRegionalStudies <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Asia-Africa Center was established in March 2022 for pursuing transdisciplinary research that can mutually complement the universality and specificity of studies on Africa and for performing a role as an exclusive research institute for African studies that equally understands both Korean and African perspectives beyond the existing West-oriented view on Africa. 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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Main Projects and Research Topics&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li>Building a DB of experts on Africa: Constructing a DB for cooperating with experts of each region and discipline (construction of a home page)<\/li>\n<li>Discovering and disseminating research topics related to Africa in Korea: Korea\u2019s diplomatic policy for Africa, developmental cooperation, studies on regions of conflict, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Holding seminars and special lectures with experts of African studies: Inviting prominent overseas researchers of the field for public seminars<\/li>\n<li>Creating a field of networking about Africa: Preparing a platform for continuous communication among the government, corporations, NGOs, and academia<\/li>\n<li>Seeking cooperation and partnership with major institutes abroad related to Africa [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;People&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Taekyoon Kim<\/strong> | Director | oxonian07@snu.ac.kr | International Political Sociology<strong>Joonhwa Cho<\/strong> | Research Fellow | jh_cho@snu.ac.kr | Politics\n<p><strong>Bo Kyung Kim<\/strong> | Co-Researcher | bk.kim@snu.ac.kr | International Studies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jong-Cheol Kim<\/strong> | Co-Researcher | jkim27@snu.ac.kr | Economic Sociology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hanson Park<\/strong> | Co-researcher | hansonpark@snu.ac.kr | Anthropology, Medicine<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kyungha Kim<\/strong> | Co-Researcher | kh.kim@koreaexim.go.kr | Economics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suk-Ki Kong<\/strong> | Co-researcher | skong@snu.ac.kr | Political Sociology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oung Byun<\/strong> | Co-researcher | byun.oung@gmail.com | International Relations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yeri Shim<\/strong> | Co-Researcher | yeri.shim@gmail.com | International Studies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dongsoo Kim<\/strong> | Visiting Scholar | rokp3c@gmail.com | Development Policy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Min Kyong Kim<\/strong> | Visiting Scholar | mkkim0802@gmail.com | Economics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yunhee Kim<\/strong> | Visiting Scholar | yunheekim00@gmail.com | International Relations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kent Kamasumba<\/strong> | Visiting Scholar | kentkamas@gmail.com | International Studies[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] #GlobalSouthandAfrica #InternationalDevleoopmentofAfrica #PoliticsofAfrica #AfricaRegionalStudies The Asia-Africa Center was established in March 2022 for pursuing transdisciplinary research that can mutually complement the universality and specificity of studies on Africa and for performing a role as an exclusive research institute for African studies that equally understands both Korean and African perspectives beyond the existing West-oriented view on Africa. 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