2018 KIC-IIS-KIEP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEREGIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE AND
DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA

DATE: November 9, 2018
VENUE: International Studies Building, Global Campus,Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea

CO-HOSTED BY:
College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University (KIC)
Institute of International Studies, Kyung Hee University (IIS)
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

2018 KIC-IIS-KIEP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEREGIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE AND
DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA

Currently, the globalization and the existing international order are threatened by the trade
conflict between G2. In the Northeast Asia, however, a hope of a new peaceful geo-politics isbeing formulated as denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula makes progresses. Considering
these changes, the 2018 International Conference will discuss ways to put the possible
regional cooperation into practice. The plenary session includes two keynote speeches, one
on geopolitical impacts of North Korea’s denuclearization and the other on the environmental
risks in East Asia. Three parallel sessions address nationalism and democracy in East Asia,
development cooperation for developing countries in the region including North Korea, andclimate change and environmental risk in East Asia.

u Parallel Session 1
Security, Nationalism, and the East Asian Democracy in Distress
The panel discusses the origins and ramifications of the rise of economic and politicalnationalism in East Asia with particular focus on the relationship between international
environment and domestic political changes. While conventional wisdom posits that therising authoritarian and populist politics is the product of economic and social factors
including growing inequality and immigration problems, we examine the role of regional
security issues as the critical variable of explaining the recent democratic deconsolidation inmajor East Asian countries, i.e., Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. In doing so, the panel aims
to contribute to the ongoing theoretical debate on the status of democracy in East Asia fromcomparative political economic perspective.

u Parallel Session 2Cooperation for Development after Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula
The geo-political landscape around the Korean Peninsula is rapidly changing following theInter-Korean Summit and the US-North Korea Summit in 2018. Once peace is establishedthrough the denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, a new chapter of regional development
would be opened in the Northeast Asia. The construction of a transportation network
connecting the Korean peninsula with the continent and the development in North Korea will
be important tasks and, simultaneously, a new growth moment for the region. However, itsrealization requires various multilateral efforts such as international coordination, eliminationof institutional barriers, and finance for infrastructure investment. This session will discussthese challenges and possible solutions.

u Parallel Session 3
Climate Change and Regional Environmental Risk in East Asia
Due to steady economic growth and rapid urbanization, Asia accounted for a large portion,
approximately two-thirds, of the increase in global GHG emissions. Most Asian countries
have submitted Nationally Determined Contributions and launched strategies for low carbon
development, although these are not likely to be integrated into domestic policy frameworks.
With both positive and negative senses, it is clear that the 2° C temperature target cannot beachieved without the success of energy and climate policies in Asia. Given thesecircumstances, this panel will look at salient features of GHG emissions and the energy
system in Asia and explore mitigation policies in the power sector that should be explored inthe light of global climate change. It focuses on three aspects; (1) Political Economy ofEnergy System and Climate Actions in Asia, (2) Today’s policies shaping Asia’s energy
demand and supply outlook in near future and their implications for fuel mix, theenvironment and development and (3) The opportunities that broader changes in global
markets and low-carbon technologies open up for Asia.

2018 KIC-IIS-KIEP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEREGIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE AND
DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA
PROGRAMME
TIME
09:00 – 09:30

NOVEMBER 9, FRIDAYRegistration
College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus
Auditorium, B01
Welcoming Address

Don MOON
Dean, College of International Studies
Kyung Hee University

Opening Remarks

Bokyeong PARK
Director, Institute of International Studies
Kyung Hee University

09:30 – 10:00

10:00 – 12:00

Keynotes- Jin-Young CHUNG (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University): “East Asian Regional Cooperation Still in Search of a Model?”- Michael GRUBB (University College London): “Energy Transition Lessons from Europe”

12:00 – 13:30

LUNCH

13:30 – 15:30

Parallel SESSION: REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA

13:30 – 15:30

Panel: Security, Nationalism, and the East Asian Democracy in DistressR204, College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University
Chair/Moderator:- Soo Heon PARK (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University)
Presenters:- Jonson N. PORTEUX (Asian Studies Program, Kansai Gaidai University): “South Korea’s Reactive Nationalism Revisited”- Kyong Jun CHOI (East Asia Institute): “International Security, Identity Politics, and the State Coercion in Taiwan”- Sunil KIM (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University): “Nuclear, Quake, and the Resurgence of Authoritarian Nationalism in Japan ”
Discussants:- Chonghyun CHOI (Center for International Studies, Seoul National University)- Eun-Ju CHI (Peace and Democracy Institute, Korea University)- Ji Young KIM (Department of Japanese Studies, Hanyang University)

13:30 – 15:30

Panel: Cooperation for Development after Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula
R207, College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University
Chair/Moderator: Jae Sung KWAK (Graduate School of Pan-Pacific Int’l Studies, Kyung HeeUniversity)
Presenters:- Benjamin K. SILBERSTEIN (Associate Scholar, Foreign Policy Research Institute): "Development Cooperation with North Korea: How to Do More Good than Harm,"- Yu Kyung YEO (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University): “China’s Policy of “going out” 2.0: Ideas, Interests, and the Rise of AIIB”- Jang Ho CHOI (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy): "Issues of Opening North Korea's Economy and Joining International Organizations"
Discussants:- Seongji WOO (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University)- Taekyoon KIM (Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University)- Hyun Tai LEE (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)- Woo Chul KANG (Export Import Bank of Korea)

13:30 – 15:30Panel: Climate Change and Regional Environmental Risk in East Asia
R305, College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University
Chair/Moderator: Wonhyuk LIM (KDI School of Public Policy and Management)
Presenters:- Michael GRUBB (University College London): “Carbon Pricing and Innovation in a World of Unequal Development and Ambition“- Soo Cheol LEE (Meijo University): "Low Carbon Energy Transition Policies in Japan”- Hyungna OH (College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University): "Carbon Pricing and GHG Emissions in Korea”
Discussants:- Young Sook EOM (Chonbuk National University)- Il Young OH (Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea)- Soo Yi KIM (Hongik University)- Jin-Young MOON (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

15:30 – 15:50

COFFEE BREAK

15:50 – 16:00

Group Photo Taking

16:00 – 17:30

Closing Plenary: WRAP UP & DISCUSSION
Chair/Moderator:
Don MOON (Dean, College of International Studies Kyung Hee University)
Reports from Parallel Sessions & Discussion

17:30 – 19:00

DINNER

CO-HOSTED BY:

College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University (KIC)
Institute of International Studies, Kyung Hee University (IIS)
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

The College of International Studies, often called Kyung Hee International College (KIC),
has been established to educate and train future international specialists who will play aleading role in this era of globalization. With comprehensive inter-disciplinary curriculum
and wide range of extra-curricular opportunities for students to gain experience on the global
stage, the KIC seeks to nurture the global leaders of the 21st century.

The Institute of International Studies (IIS) has been established with the aim of studying
various issues relevant to the Korean Peninsula, East Asia and the world order. Toward
institutionalization of regional cooperation in East Asia, the IIS seeks to research knowledge
pertinent to spread of universal norms, equitable allocation of resources, and building ofpeaceful and harmonious world, for the last 20 years. Due to its geographical location, the IIS
is naturally geared toward studying the issues of integration, prosperity, and peace of theKorean Peninsula and East Asia.

Founded in 1989, the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) is agovernment-funded research institute established to conduct studies, research and analyses ofglobal economic issues that impact the Korean economy, and to help guide the nation toward
effective international economic policies. KIEP is responding to recent developments in theglobal economy, conducting a wide range of research projects that will offer significant
implications for the government’s New Northern and New Southern policies, a new trade
policy regime that aims to support inclusive growth, and international macro-financial
initiatives in line with the unfolding 4th Industrial Revolution.