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Table of Contents 1. Welcome Message · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·2 2. Conference Schedule · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4 3. List of Participants · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5 4. Presentation Materials · · · · · · · · · · · · ·9 Session 1 : Unification Diplomacy and Northeast Asian Peace Cooperation Session 2 : International Cooperation for the Korean Unification Session 3 : Dialogue with Journalists on North Korea 5. Organizers · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 139 Institute for Unification Education Korea Foundation 2015 Korean Unification for Junior International Experts Program 1. Welcome Message Honorable Yu, Hyun-seok, President of Korea Foundation, Distinguished scholars and junior international experts who will deliver a presentation or discussion, Great to see you all. I am Lee, Geum-soon Head of the Institute for Unification Education. It's a pleasure and honour for me to invite scholars and practioners at home and abroad who are interested in the Korean Peninsula issues to the 3rd International Academic Con- ference. Distinguished guests, Northeast Asia which the Korean Peninsula is part of is a center of the world economy taking up a quarter of the global trade and 20% of the total production. However, political and security situations are getting worse in this region as the conflicts over historical, territorial and military issues still linger. Most of all, North Korea's constant attempt to develop nuclear weapons is posing the biggest threat to peace and stability not just in Northeast Asia but in the world. Despite the active and flourishing economic cooperation Northeast Asian countries are still in conflicts over political and security issues. We refer to this situation as "Asia Paradox". In response to the "Asia Paradox", President Park Geun-hye has proposed "Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative". The initiative aims for Northeast Asian countries to deal with soft security issues as a head-start by engaging in dialogues for trust-building, based up which, more cooperation will be made throughout the region to overcome conflicts and distrust, which will ulti- mately contribute to creating the order of multilateral cooperation. I firmly believe trust and cooperation we build will play a pivotal role not only in resolving North Korean nuclear issues but also advancing the unification of the Korean Peninsula. Distinguished guests, This year is a historical year, marking the 70th anniversary of both Korea's liberation from the Japanese colonial rule and its split into North and South. For the past seven decades, Republic of Korea has lift itself out of ashes of war and suc- cessfully accomplished industrialization and democratization. However, we have not torn down the wall of division as yet. | 2 | The 2nd International Academic Conference on Korean Unification The Park Geun-hye administration has initiated and implemented 「Trust-Building Process on the Korean Peninsula」in order to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula, and hence build a foundation for unification Despite constant nuclear tests and military provocations from the North, President Park Geun-hye follows her principled dialogue and cooperation for improvement of inter-Korean relations. We keep our doors open to dialogue, incentivize North Korea to come back to the table, and actively support civilian inter-Korean exchanges, which will bring us back to a sense of unity as one nation. Distinguished guests, Just as German reunification occurred in the mood for peace and harmony in Europe, Ko- rean unification will take place driven by peace and cooperation in Northeast Asia. A unified Korea will do away with problems of North Korea including nuclear weapons, mis- siles and human rights issues, thereby driving the Northeast Asian economic growth, and being a catalyst of peace and p rosperity in the region. In this regard, I believe this International Academic Conference will provide a meaningful opportunity for experts at home abroad to share your insight to think about the international cooperation for the Korean unification. Last but not least, I am kindly asking you, scholars and junior experts who gather together here to keep sup- porting us for peace building in the Korean peninsula, Northeast Asia, and the world. Thank you Lee, Geum-soon Head of Institute for Unification Education | 3 | 2015 Korean Unification for Junior International Experts Program 2. Conference Schedule [ Date & Venue : July 8(Wed), 2015 / University of North Korean Studies, Seoul, Korea ] Time & Role Program & Participants 08:30-09:00 Registration 09:00-09:20 Opening Ceremony Opening Speech Keum-soon Lee Korea Assistant Minister of Unification Education, Ministry of Unification Welcoming Speech Hyun-seok Yu Korea President, The Korea Foundation 09:20-09:50 Keynote Speech: Unification Diplomacy and International Cooperation Director-General, Korean Peninsula Peace Regime Bureau, Ministry of Yong-woo Kwon Korea Foreign Affairs 09:50-10:10 Break 10:10-12:40 Session 1 Unification Diplomacy and Northeast Asian Peace Cooperation Moderator Sang-hyun Lee Korea Director of Research Planning, Sejong Institute Presenters Shin-wha Lee Korea Professor, Korea University Ji Eun Baek USA Research Fellow, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School Research and Policy Officer, European Alliance for Human Rights in James Burt UK North Korea Naoko Kumagai Japan Associate Professor, International University of Japan Marina Kukla Russia Assistant Professor, Far Eastern Federal University Discussants Yun Young Cho Korea Professor, Chung-Ang University Chad O’Carroll USA Chief Correspondent, NK News Tingting Li China Assistant Professor, Peking University Sebastian Roesner Germany Vice Director, Point Alpha Foundation Leonie Allard France Junior Fellow, Asian Center Research Specialist Supervisor, Center for Int’l Relations and Strategic Rhodora M. Joaquin Philippines Studies 12:40-14:00 Lunch 14:10-16:40 Session 2 International Cooperation for the Korean Unification Moderator Kang Choi Korea Vice President, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies Presenters Jihwan Hwang Korea Professor, University of Seoul Daniel Wertz USA Program Officer, National Committee on North Korea Cordula Von Denkowski Germany Professor, Hochsule Hannover University Nicolas Levi Poland Adjunct Professor, Polish Academy of Science Ranjit Kumar Dhawan India Ph.D. Candidate, Jawaharlal Nehru University Discussants Byeong Ro Kim Korea Associate Professor, Seoul National University Haohao Ye China Ph.D. Candidate, Sun Yat-sen University Tamaoki Kohei Japan Diplomat, Embassy of Japan in Korea Junior Research Associate, Institute of World Economy and Interna- Kristina Voda Russia tional Relations Marco Milani Italy Ph.D. Candidate, Cagliary University Deputy Head, Foreign Service Training Center, Diplomatic Academy of Ngugen Tien Cuong Vietnam Vietnam 16:40-17:10 Discussion Summary 17:10-18:10 Session 3 Dialogue with Journalists on North Korea Moderator Kwang-joo Sohn Korea Chairman, Korea Unification Institute, Daily NK Presenters Seon-Young Choi Korea Senior Editor, North Korea Desk, Yonhap News Seongha Joo Korea Reporter, Dong-a Ilbo 18:30-20:00 Dinner | 4 | The 2nd International Academic Conference on Korean Unification 3. List of Participants (Alphabetical order by country and surname) Tingting Li (China) Haohao Ye (China) Assistant Professor Ph.D. Candidate Dept. of Korean Studies School of Asia-Pacific Studies Peking University Sun Yat-sen University Cordula Von Denkowski Leonie Allard (France) (Germany) Junior Fellow Professor Korean Studies Social Welfare and Health Care Asian Center Hochshule Hannover University Sebastian Roesner Ranjit Kumar Dhawan (Germany) (India) Ph.D. Candidate Vice Director Korean Studies Division Point Alpha Foundation Jawaharlal Nehru University Marco Milani (Italy) Naoko Kumagai (Japan) Associate Professor Ph.D. Candidate International Relations Social and Institutions Sciences International University of Cagliary University Japan Kohei Tamaoki (Japan) Yun Young Cho (Korea) Probationary Diplomat Professor Embassy of Japan in Korea Chung-Ang University Kang Choi (Korea) Seon-Young Choi (Korea) Vice President Senior Editor Asan Institute for Policy North Korea Desk Studies Yonhap News | 5 | 2015 Korean Unification for Junior International Experts Program Jiwhan Hwang (Korea) Seong Ha Joo (Korea) Professor Reporter International Relations Dong-a Ilbo University of Seoul Yong-woo Kwon (Korea) Byeong Ro Kim (Korea) Director-General Associate Professor Korean Peninsula Peace Institute for Peace and Regime Bureau Unification Studies Ministry of Foreign Affairs Seoul National University Keum-soon Lee (Korea) Sang-hyun Lee (Korea) Assistant Minister of Director of Research Planning Unification Education Sejong Institute Ministry of Unification Shin-wha Lee (Korea) Kwang-joo Sohn (Korea) Professor President Political Science and Korea Unification Institute International Relations Daily NK Korea University Rhodora M. Joaquin Hyun-seok Yu (Korea) (Philippines) Research Specialist Supervisor President Center for Int’l Relations and Korea Foundation Strategic Studies Dept. of Foreign Affairs Nicolas Levi (Poland) Marina Kukla (Russia) Assistant Professor Adjunct Professor Korean Studies Polish Academy of Sciences Far Eastern Federal University | 6 | The 2nd International Academic Conference on Korean Unification Kristina Voda (Russia) James Burt (UK) Junior Research Associate Research and Policy Officer Center for Asia-Pacific Studies European Alliance for Human Institute of World Economy Rights