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24th World Congress of Political Science - HRNK

23
Jul 2016

24th World Congress of Political Science

North Korea, China and Korean Unification

Panel Code: 
RC42.04

Convenor: 
Prof. Heike Hermanns 

This panel combines papers dealing with North Korea, China and Korean unification. Several angles are applied to study this issues, using other cases of unification for comparative purposes. The other two papers look at the influence of Chinese policies on North Korean and Myanmar domestic policies and the role of regional actors with regard to nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran. Using different methodologies and theoretical frameworks, the panel highlights the key role of China as a regional actor which also affects models of Korean unification.

Language: 
English

Chair: 
Prof. Hyug Baeg Im

Discussants: 
Prof. Wawrzyniec Konarski

Abstracts:
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The Two Koreas and Inter-Korean Relations
Panel Code: 
RC42.10

Convenor: 
Prof. Heike Hermanns 

This panel focuses on regional issues related to the division of the Korean peninsula. The papers discuss the relations between the two states and the changes such connections have undergone over time. As the two states have drifted apart and developed in different ways, nuclear technology continues to play an important part in the security environment on the peninsula and the wider region.
Building on different starting points, the panels highlights the role of domestic actors and identities in the policy making process both on the domestic and international arena.

Language: 
English

Chair: 
Dr. Yong Ho Kim

Discussants: 
Dr. Alon Levkowitz

23
Jul 2016

24th World Congress of Political Science

North Korea, China and Korean Unification

Panel Code: 
RC42.04

Convenor: 
Prof. Heike Hermanns 

This panel combines papers dealing with North Korea, China and Korean unification. Several angles are applied to study this issues, using other cases of unification for comparative purposes. The other two papers look at the influence of Chinese policies on North Korean and Myanmar domestic policies and the role of regional actors with regard to nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran. Using different methodologies and theoretical frameworks, the panel highlights the key role of China as a regional actor which also affects models of Korean unification.

Language: 
English

Chair: 
Prof. Hyug Baeg Im

Discussants: 
Prof. Wawrzyniec Konarski

Abstracts:
​
The Two Koreas and Inter-Korean Relations
Panel Code: 
RC42.10

Convenor: 
Prof. Heike Hermanns 

This panel focuses on regional issues related to the division of the Korean peninsula. The papers discuss the relations between the two states and the changes such connections have undergone over time. As the two states have drifted apart and developed in different ways, nuclear technology continues to play an important part in the security environment on the peninsula and the wider region.
Building on different starting points, the panels highlights the role of domestic actors and identities in the policy making process both on the domestic and international arena.

Language: 
English

Chair: 
Dr. Yong Ho Kim

Discussants: 
Dr. Alon Levkowitz