The East Asia Institute (President Yul Sohn) hosted the eighteenth online seminar of the [Democracy Cooperation] series titled “Horizontal Accountability in Asia: Current Status and Challenges”, which is a part of Asia Democracy Research Network (ADRN)’s research project.

Democracies in Asia are incorporating systеms that enable the legislature, judiciary, and inspection agencies to oversee the executive branch to prevent the concentration of power and ensure a systеm of checks and balances. However, these institutions are currently facing challenges in terms of limited authority and resources. Furthermore, the expansion of executive power in some countries causes a decline in horizontal accountability.

The online seminar analyzed the status of horizontal accountability in the region, delved into the challenges and discussed methods to strengthen the accountability of democratic governance in each country.

 

 

 

 

■ Time/Date: Tuesday, July 4th 2023, 13:30 - 15:00 KST

 

■ Participants:

 

Moderator

Sook Jong Lee (Representative, ADRN; Senior Fellow, East Asia Institute)

 

Presenters (order of presentation)

Jung Kim (Associate Professor of Political Science, University of North Korean Studies)

Francisco A. Magno (Senior Fellow, La Salle Institute of Governance)

Sri Nuryanti (Director of Regional Research and Innovation Policy, National Research and Innovation Agency)

Mina Sumaadii (Senior Researcher, Sant Maral Foundation)

Chin-en Wu (Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica)

 

■ Program

 

 

※ This seminar is conducted in English via Zoom.

※ The seminar will be recorded and uploaded onto the EAI YouTube channel on a later date.