GEAS Summer School 2017 will take place in (South) Korea this year. It will be held from August 15-23, 2017, and our host this time is Seoul National University.
The topic of this year's school is “Korea - A Hyper-Centralized State?”.
The school is mainly organized by Prof. Dr. Hannes B. Mosler and the postdoctoral fellows Eunhee Woo and Hyun-gyung Kim.
Schedule
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Tuesday, August 15
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Seoul Arrivals Individual transfer to the Seoul National University |
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Wednesday, August 16
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Start-off 10:00 - 12:00 Seoul National University Campus Tour Lunch 14:00 - 16:00 Welcome and Introduction (Jung, Keun-sik (SNU), Hannes B. Mosler (FUB)) 16:30 - 17:30 Group Discussions
18:00 Dinner |
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Thursday, August 17
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Politics 09:00 - 10:30 Korea as a Hyper-centralized State (Choi, Jang-jip (Korea University)) 10:45 - 12:15 Presidential Impeachment (Lim, Jibong (Sogang University)) Lunch 13:30 - 15:00 Presidential Elections 2017 (Kang, Won-Taek (SNU)) 15:15 - 16:45 Parties and Parliament (Han, Jeong-Hun (SNU)) 17:00 - 18:00 Group Discussions |
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Friday, August 18 |
Field Trip I 09:00 - 09:45 The National Assembly Building Visitors‘ Center 10:00 - 10:45 The National Assembly Building Visit (guided) 11:00 - 11:30 Meeting with Rep. Jin, Sun-mee Lunch 14:00 - 15:30 Seoul National Cemetery (Hyeonchungwon) 16:30 - 18:00 PSPD - People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (Jeong, Se-yun) |
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Saturday, August 19 |
Society 09:00 - 10:30 Political Economy/ Chaebol (Yoon, Deok Ryong (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)) 10:45 - 12:15 Social Inequality (Kim, Hak Jae (SNU)) Lunch 13:30 - 15:00 Human Rights (Cho, Hyo-je (Sungkonghoe University)) 15:15 - 16:45 Social Movements and New Political Activism in South Korea (Shin, Jin-Wook (Chung-Ang University)) 17:00 - 18:00 Group Discussion |
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Sunday, August 20 |
Field Trip II 09:00 Departure to Gwanghwamon Area 10:30 - 12:00 Changdeok Palace Lunch 14:00 - 16:00 National Museum of Korean Contemporary History 16:00 - 18:00 Seodaemun Prison History Hall |
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Monday, August 21 |
North Korea 09:00 - 10:30 Relations between North and South Korea (Paik, Haksoon (The Sejong Institute)) 10:45 - 12:15 Tourism in North Korea (Dean Ouellette (Kyungnam University)) Lunch 13:30 - 15:00 North Korean Refugees / Migrants (Kim, Sung-Kyung (Kyungnam University)) 15:15 - 16:45 IPUS Unification Attitude Survey (Choi, Gyu-bin (SNU)) 17:00 - 18:00 Group Discussions |
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Tuesday, August 22 |
Field Trip III 08:00 Departure to IfUE 09:00 Departure to Ch’unch’ ŏn Lunch 13:00 Settlement Support Center for North Korean Refugees 14:30-15:30 Meeting with North Korean migrants 15:30 Departure to Seoul (IfUE) 17:30 Dinner |
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Wednesday, August 23 |
Conclusion 09:30 - 11:00 Group Presentations 11:00 - 12:00 Concluding Discussion End of Summer School |