Asian Studies

ABSTRACT| This presentation is about crafting inter-Korean peace through democratization of North Korea andguaranteeing inter-Korean peace internationally. First, the so called “collapse theory” is questioned. Despite many predictions of collapse of North Korean regime, North Korean dictatorial regime has shown exceptional durability and survivability. Indeed, Institutionalization of dictatorship is the key to the longevity and survivability of North Korean dictatorship. Therefore, it is unrealistic to prepare the reunification based on the collapse theory of North Korean dictatorship.

Abstract

North Korea is still a closed-off society. But, since the onset of humanitarian aid projects and programs in the mid-1990s, more information about the social, humanitarian, and economic situation in the country is now available. 

This presentation is based on hand-on, frequently in-country experience and includes:

-          How the North Korean humanitarian aid program began in 1995.

-          The change from humanitarian aid to a program of more long-term interventions.

Panelists

 Prof. Lwin Lwin Mon, (Dept of Anthropology, Yangon University), Prof. Thida Tun (Dept of IR, Mandalay University), Prof. Thin Thin Aye (Dept of IR, Yadanabon University), Prof. Tin Tin Mar (Dept of IR, Yangon University), Prof. Thinn Thinn Latt (Dept of IR, Dagon University) & Htet Lwin (MA Student, Political Science, CEU).

The Asia Research Initiative (ARI) and the Department of International Relations 

at Central European University 

cordially invite you to a workshop on:

Change, continuity, and challenges across the Taiwan Strait: The 2016 presidential election in Taiwan and the domestic and international implications of the Ma-Xi Summit.

Thursday 19 November 2015