Events

South Korean Democracy Storytelling Debate - Election Management in Korea and Implications for a New Democracy

  • 2021-07-21

As part of the Korean Democracy Storytelling Project run by the East Asia Institute (EAI), a research team led by Professor Woo Chang Kang of Korea University invited an expert from the National Election Commission, to hold a closed meeting on “Election Management in Korea and Implications for a New Democracy” on July 21. This project, supported by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), will conduct research under the theme of “South Korea’s Democratic Resilience.” Four research teams will publish issue briefings based on the online meetings and roundtable talks held in June, July, and August.

 

Program

14:30-14:35

Opening remarks

Woo Chang Kang

Assistant Professor, Korea University

14:35-14:55

  [Presentation] Election Management in Korea & Implications for a New Democratic State

Presentation (20 minutes)

Yong Kwon Kim

Head of Legal Affairs Division, National Election Commission

14:55-16:25

Debate (90 minutes)

Full participation

16:25-16:30

Closing remarks

Woo Chang Kang

Assistant Professor, Korea University

 

Participants (alphabetical order)

Moderator

Woo Chang Kang

Assistant Professor, Korea University

Presenters

Yong Kwon Kim

Head of Legal Affairs Division, National Election Committee

Participants

Inbok Rhee

Assistant Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management

Nam Kyu Kim

Associate Professor, Korea University

Sook Jong Lee

Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, EAI Senior Fellow

Sunkyoung Park

Assistant Professor, Incheon National University

Youngho Cho

Associate Professor, Sogang University

Program Manager

Ha Eun Yoon

Research Associate at East Asia Institute (EAI)

South Korean Democracy Storytelling Debate - Election Management in Korea and Implications for a New Democracy
South Korean Democracy Storytelling Debate - Election Management in Korea and Implications for a New Democracy
South Korean Democracy Storytelling Debate - Election Management in Korea and Implications for a New Democracy