Political Economy Team 5th Open Seminar
Date and Time: Friday, March 14, 2025, 4:00–6:00 p.m. Format: Online / English Speaker 1: Elizabeth Thurbon, UNSW SydneyTitle: “What Developed Countries Can Learn from South Korea” Speaker 2: Tat Yan Kong, SOAS University of LondonTitle: “The Failure of Social2025-03-14
Political Economy Team 4th Open Seminar
Date and Time: Friday, February 21, 2025, 4:00–6:00 p.m. Format: Online / English Speaker 1: Jaeyong Song, Seoul National UniversityTitle: “Evolution of Technology Sourcing Strategies of Korean Electronics Companies: The Case of Samsung Electronics” Speaker 2: Nahee Kang, King’s College2025-02-21
The 7th Theory Atelier: “The Unencumbered Self: Probability, Space-Time, and the Modern Myth of Freedom”
On February 10, 2025, the K-Future Team held a Theory Atelier centered on “The Unencumbered Self: Probability, Space-Time, and the Modern Myth of Freedom,” a lecture by Samantha Frost, Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois. Conducted in2025-02-10
Contemporary Korea Research Group Workshop Program
Date: Friday, February 7 – Saturday, February 8, 2025 Duration: Two days and one night Venue: Nest Hotel, Incheon Note: The regular February meeting of the Steering Committee is scheduled to take place during the second session on Friday, February2025-02-08
Political Economy Team 3rd Open Seminar
Date and Time: Friday, January 31, 2025, 9:00–11:00 a.m. Format: Online / English Speaker 1: Kyung Mi Kim, Sapienza University of Rome; Hyeong-Ki Kwon, Seoul National UniversityTitle: “Divergent Evolution of Statist Coordination Models: A Comparison of Japan and Korea” Speaker2025-01-31
Political Economy Team 2nd Open Seminar
Date and Time: Friday, January 10, 2025, 9:00–10:00 a.m. Format: Online / English Title: Korea and the New International Political Economy Speaker: Stephan Haggard, University of San Diego Zoom Link: https://snu-ac-kr.zoom.us/j/89550469291?pwd=9kwphWspz17e5e9cGfawgVsSu9Vvgu.1Meeting ID: 895 5046 9291Passcode: 703509 Seoul National University’s Center2025-01-10
1st Hallyu Research Student Day
This event was organized to discover and nurture the next generation of Hallyu researchers, reflecting the reality that many students are actively producing academic texts with a keen interest in Korean popular culture and the Hallyu phenomenon. Following a call2024-12-20
Political Economy Team 1st Open Seminar
Date and Time: Friday, December 13, 2024, 11:00 a.m. Format: Online / English Title: Post-crisis Restructuring and Development of Chaebols Speaker: Sea-Jin Chang, National University of Singapore Zoom Link: https://snu-ac-kr.zoom.us/j/82368356853?pwd=oD3nOV7avE4T3pY8QK7ajmW9QnEa7b.1Meeting ID: 823 6835 6853Passcode: 288477 Seoul National University’s Center for2024-12-13
The 6th Theory Atelier: “Civil War and Hygiene: Horizons for a Critique of Colonial Capitalism”
On December 5, 2024, the K-Future Team held its final Theory Atelier of the year, centered on “Civil War and Hygiene: Horizons for a Critique of Colonial Capitalism,” a lecture by Hang Kim, Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Yonsei University.2024-12-05