The doctoral candidates from our third cohort are back from their fieldwork in Asia and will present their findings and new ideas at our Homecoming Symposium. The purpose of the symposium is to give our PhD students the chance to receive feedback on their progress from a variety of different researchers and peers before they start writing their dissertation.

Program

Friday, February 2, 2018

9:00 – 10:00                Ji Young Heo (Political Science/Korea)

Identity politics and the protestant right in South Korea  

10:00 – 11:00              Madeleine Heuer (Political Science/Korea)

The South Korean discourse on North Korean defectors: A comparison of progressive and conservative frames

11:00 – 11:15               Coffee break

11:15 – 12:15               Hyuk Jung (Political Science/Korea)

The Un/Making of Human Rights: How activists contest the control of North Korean human rights

12:15 – 13:15               Lunch

13:15 – 14:15                Anselm Huppenbauer (Political Science/Korea)

The evolution of regional institutions in the Tumen River region after 2005

14:15 – 15:15                 Julia Gerster (Social Anthropology/Japan)

“Kizuna”: The dynamics of social ties in post-disaster Japan. Impacts of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Radiation

15:15 – 15:30                Coffee break

15:30 – 16:30                Elena Korshenko (Political Science/Japan)

Perpetuated instability? Life cycle of new and minor parties in Japan, 2005-2016                

16:30 - 17:30                 Julia Teebken (Political Science/China)

Climate vulnerability: Wicked problem or neglected responsibility? Local approaches in China and the United States