2013OCT19

Past Events

Asan Chunghae Forum 2013, “Korea and China: A Common Future”

An annual gathering of leading Korean and Chinese scholars for off-the-record discussions in Ulsan, Korea.

Tags : Asan Chunghae Forum, China, common future, Republic of Korea, ROK-China relations, scholary interchange, Ulsan

2013JUL19

Asan Poll

Source of Social Conflct : Ideology

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

THE ASAN PUBLIC OPINION BRIEF Public Opinion on Social […]

2013JUL18

Asan Poll

Source of Social Division: Class

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

THE ASAN PUBLIC OPINION BRIEF Public Opinion on Social […]

Tags : infographics

2013JUL18

Asan Poll

Sources of Social Conflict

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

Koreans see class, partisanship, ideological, and generational divisions to be relatively intense.

Tags : Class Conflict, Generational Conflict, Idealogical Conflict, infographics, Metropolitan-Province Conflict, Partisan Conflict, Regional Conflict, Social conflict

2013JUL17

Past Events

Michael Puett, “Confucianism and the Rise of China”

Special lecture by Michael Puett, Professor of Chinese History at Harvard University.

Tags : Asan Academy, Chinese history, Chinese politics, Confucianism, Harvard University, Michael Puett, Rise of China, special lecture, traditional East Asian spirits

2013JUL11

Past Events

Asan Cold War Liberalism Project: Maruyama Masao

Part of the Asan Cold War Liberalism Project

Tags : Asan Cold War Liberalism Project, book launch, Chiba University, civil society, Cold War Liberalism, conference, democracy, East Asia, fascism, international politics, Kobayashi Masaya, liberalism, liberalist, Maruyama Masao, socially active intellectual, subjectivity

2013APR09

Issue Briefs

A Perspective on Korea’s Participation in the Vietnam War

By Glenn Baek

Contrary to conventional wisdom, Korea's involvement in the Vietnam War was a "war of choice."

Tags : Asan Survey, Forgtotten War, Glen Baek, Global Korea, Park Chung Hee, Poll, public opinion, Regional Issue, Vietnam, Vietnam War

2013MAR27

Issue Briefs

X-Events and Social Processes How Human Systems Collapse-and Are Reborn

By John Casti

Human-caused events leading to great social damage should be seen as being as much an opportunity as a problem.

Tags : Assmilation, Complexity, Fukushima, Japan, John Casti, X-events

2012DEC20

Issue Briefs

Korea’s Public Diplomacy: A New Initiative for the Future

By Ma Young Sam, Song Jung-he, Dewey E. Moore

Better coordination across all functions and levels of government is needed to project a clear unified vision of Korea’s future.

Tags : Global Enterprises, Global Korea, MOFAT, NGO, public diplomacy, soft power

2012DEC08

Past Events

Asan Middle East Dialogue 2012: Jordan, UAE, Iran, and Turkey

Meetings, roundtables, conferences, and presentations in Jordan, UAE, Iran, and Turkey.

Tags : ACSIS, Asan Middle East Dialogue, ECSSR, EDAM, Iran, Jordan, Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum, Korea-Turkey Cooperation Dialogue, Turkey, UAE, WMD