Conference on South Korea’s Rise: Politics, Economics, and Humanities

Conference on South Korea’s Rise: Politics, Economics, and Humanities is going to be held on May 1-2, 2014 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The conference focuses on how South KOrea’s economic development has affected its politcs, economics, society, and foreign relations. Political scientists, historians, economists, linuists, and communication scholars discuss this issue from various aspects. The program is below.South Korea’s Rise: Politics, Economics, and Humanities Dates: April 30-May 2, 2014 Place: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), Student Union E 345 B&C Wednesday, April 30 6:30-8:30 pm, Dinner, Welcome Remarks—Patrice Petro, Vice Provost for International Education Thursday, May 1 8:45-9:00 am, Opening Remarks—Thomas Holbrook, Political Science Department Chair 9:00-10:30 am Panel 1 – Political Economy Chair: John Reuter (UWM) Jonathan Krieckhaus (University of Missouri) Explaining South Korean FTA Policy: Domestic Politics or International Incentives? Dennis Patterson (Texas Tech University) and Jangsup Choi (Texas A&M-Commerce) Assessing the Disbursement of Korean Official Development Assistance (ODA) Sang-young Rhyu (Yonsei University) Between Democracy and Legalization: A Transitional Irony of Informal Network in Korea Shale Horowitz and YoungMi Choi (UWM) Economic Growth and the Evolution of South Korean National Interests: Effects Via Values, Status Quo Conditions, and Relative Power 10:30-10:45 am, Break 10:45- 12:15 pm Panel 2 –North Korea Chair: Shale Horowitz (UWM) Daesung Song (Sejong Institute) The Transformation of North Korea: Obstacles and Strategic Measures Du-Hyeogn Cha (Korea Foundation) How can we connet Korea’s rise with the S-N reconciliation and peaceful unification?: Implications on Korea’s public diplomacy Jangsup Choi (Texas A&M-Commerce) and Dennis Patterson (Texas Tech) A Game-Theoretic Approach to Assessing North Korea’s Strategy Min-hyung Kim (Illinois Weslyan Univesrity) Making Sense of North Korea’s Provocations 12:15-1:45 pm, Lunch 1:45-3:15 pm (Student Union E 240) Panel 3– Foreign Relations Chair: Dave Armstrong (UWM) Terence Roehrig (Naval War College) South Korea and the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella Wonjae Hwang (University of Tennessee) Economic Integration and Cooperation between South Korea and China in the UNGA Woondo Choi (Northeast Asia History Foundation) Japan’s Historical Burden and Security Relations between Japan and Korea Min Ye (University of Coastal Carolina) Overcoming the Organization Gap in East Asia: A Network Analysis of China and South Korea’s FTA Strategies 3:15-3:30 pm, Break 3:30-5:00 pm Panel 4 – Domestic Politics Chair: Steve Redd (UWM) Seong-Ho Lim (Kyung Hee University) Party Polarization, Legislative Inaction, and Administrative Activism: The Ironic Interplays between Process and Policy Chan Wook Park (Seoul National University) Political Reform Pledged but Missing Thus Far in the First Year of Korea’s Park Geun- hye Presidency Seongyi Yun (Kyung Hee University) Social Representations of Political Ideology in South Korea Uk Heo (UWM) Democratization and Income Inequality in South Korea 6:00-8:30 pm, Dinner, Remarks: Rodney Swain, Dean of the College of Letters and Science Friday, May 2 9:00-10:30 (Student Union E 345 B&C) Panel 5 – History, Literature, and Communication Chair: Andrew Porter (UWM) Se-Mi Oh (University of Wisconsin-Madison) The Cat’s Cradle: Middle Class Desire and Optics in the Housemaid Tae-Seop Lim (UWM) Holism and Cognitive Relativism: Cultural Fundamentals of Korea Heewon Cha (Ewha Womans University) Nation Brand Research through Analysis of Big Data: Focused on Examples of Korea Sooho Song (UWM) Narrative Structures in Korean Folktales: A Comparative Analysis of Korean and English Versions 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break 10:45- 12:00 Panel 6 – Linguistics Chair: Michael Mikos (UWM) EunHee Lee (SUNY-Buffalo) Korean Heritage Students’ Linguistic Profile in English Dominating Society: Focusing on Reference Choices in Narratives and Syntax/Discourse Interface Hyo Sang Lee (Indiana University) The Long Form vs. the Short Form of Negation Revisited: with the Implication on Teaching and Learning of Korean as a Foreign Language Youngsook Kim (Chongshin University) Teaching English as an International Language (EIL) and the Issue of Culture Teaching in Korea Hanyong Park (UWM) How Sensitive Are Native Speakers of English to Korean Accented English? 12:00 Closing Remarks—Jennifer Watson, Associate Dean, College of Letters and Science Adjourn

Uk HeoUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dept. of Political Science P.O.Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201 (414)229-6681 Email: heouk @ uwm.edu

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