2024 KFAS-Stanford Sustainable Democracy Roundtable
2024 KFAS-Stanford Sustainable Democracy Roundtable
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | 2:00 AM - Thursday, June 20, 2024 | 10:50 PM
(Pacific)
This event is held in Korea from June 18 through June 21, in Korea Time.
Invitation-only closed roundtable, June 18-20, SKMS Institute, Icheon
Public Session, June 21, KFAS Conference Hall (B3 Floor), KFAS, Seoul
For registration information, please click here.
Liberal democracy is hard-earned but sometimes even harder to guard. The foundations of liberal democracy are being seriously challenged, leading to political decay and public distrust of democratic systems and their values. With democratic backsliding threatening old and new democracies, Western democracies no longer serve as guiding light.
Jointly hosted by APARC and the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS), the second annual Sustainable Democracy Roundtable is meant to foster conversations among scholars of all ranks of seniority, diverse research backgrounds, and regional experience to evaluate current trends facing liberal democracy worldwide. The sessions also serve as platforms for scholars to jumpstart collaborative projects.
Following the Roundtable, a conference report will be published and accessible through this page.
Day 1: June 18 (Korea Time)
6:30-7:30pm Keynote: “Ukraine War and the U.S. Election”
Keynote Speaker: Michael McFaul, Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for Int’l Studies (FSI), Stanford University
Moderator: Jiewuh Song, Professor, Political Science & Int’l Relations, Seoul National University
7:30pm Reception & Dinner
Day 2: June 19 (Korea Time)
9:00-10:00am Opening Remarks and Keynote Speech
Byung-il Choi, President of KFAS; Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University
Gi-Wook Shin, Director of Shorenstein APARC; Professor of Sociology, Stanford University
Keynote Speaker: Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at FSI and Hoover Institution; Professor (by courtesy) of Sociology and Political Science, Stanford University
Moderator: Jiyeoun Song, Professor, Graduate School of Int’l Studies, Seoul National University
10:00-12:00pm Session 1 “Institutions”
Presenters:
Hye Young You, Associate Professor, Department of Politics; School of Public and Int’l Affairs, Princeton University
William Dobson, Coeditor, Journal of Democracy
Moderator: Francis Fukuyama, Professor of (by courtesy) Political Science; Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, FSI, Stanford University
Discussants:
Hyeonho Hahm, Assistant Professor, Department of Policy Studies, Hanyang University
Joan Cho, Associate Professor, East Asian Studies and (by courtesy) Government, Wesleyan University
12:00-1:00pm Lunch Break
1:00-3:00pm Session 2 “Media and Democracy”
Presenters:
Dong Hoon Ma, Professor, School of Media & Communication, Korea University
Tim Martin, Korea Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal
Moderator: Sang-hun Choe, Seoul Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Discussants:
Joon Seok Yang, Assistant Professor, Political Science & Diplomacy, Sungkyunkwan University
Michelle Lee, Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Washington Post
3:00-3:30pm Break
3:30-5:30pm Session 3 “Performance: Economic/Social Sides of Democracy”
Presenters:
Seongsoo Choi, Associate Professor of Sociology, Yonsei University
Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Director of Japan Program; Professor of Sociology, Stanford University
Moderator: Jong-Wha Lee, Professor of Economics, Korea University
Discussants:
Sanghoon Ahn, Senior Fellow, Korea Development Institute
Aram Hur, Kim Koo Chair in Korean Studies; Assistant Professor of Political Science, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
6:30pm Dinner
Day 3: June 20 (Korea Time)
8:30-10:15am Student Session
Presenters:
Kyu Yeong Kim, Seoul National University
Jeongin Lee, Ewha Womans University
Eugene Rhee, Yonsei University
Sana Sugita, Stanford University
Marco Widodo, Stanford University
Moderator: Byungjoon Yoo, Seoul National University
Discussants:
Jeong Won Lee, Ewha Womans University
Seong Jae Hong, Seoul National University
10:15-10:30am Break
10:30-12:30pm Session 4 “Leadership: Strongman Politics and Democracy”
Presenters:
Shang-eung Ha, Professor of Political Science, Sogang University
Veronica Anghel, Assistant professor, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
Moderator: Sunhyuk Kim, Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea University
Discussants:
Hannah Kim, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Int’l Studies, Sogang University
Gidong Kim, Korea Program Postdoctoral Fellow, APARC, Stanford University
12:30-12:45pm Wrap-up
Day 4: June 21 (Korea Time)
KFAS 50th Anniversary Public Event
8:20-8:30am Welcome and Congratulatory Remarks
Byung-il Choi, President of KFAS; Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University
Dukgeun Ahn, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy
8:30-9:30am Keynote: “Century of Liberal Democracy”
Keynote Speaker: Francis Fukuyama, Senior Fellow, FSI; Director, Ford Dorsey MIP Program, Stanford University
Moderator: Byung-il Choi, President of KFAS; Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University
9:30-10:50am Session 1: “US Presidential Election and its Global Implications"
Panel:
Michael McFaul, Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), Stanford University
Shang-eung Ha, Professor of Political Science, Sogang University
Hye Young You, Associate Professor, Department of Politics; School of Public and Int’l Affairs, Princeton University
Veronica Anghel, Assistant Professor, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
Moderator: Jiyeoun Song, Professor, Graduate School of Int’l Studies, Seoul National University
10:50-11:10am Break
11:10-12:30pm Session 2: “How Can We Save Our Democracies?”
Panel:
Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, FSI; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Professor (by courtesy) of Political Science and Sociology, Stanford University
Daniele Caramani, Professor, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
Sunhyuk Kim, Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea University
Joan Cho, Associate Professor, East Asian Studies and (by courtesy) Government, Wesleyan University
Moderator: Gi-Wook Shin, Director, Shorenstein APARC; Professor of Sociology, Stanford University
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-2:50pm Session 3: “Future Democracy for Next Generation”
Panel:
Aram Hur, Kim Koo Chair in Korean Studies; Assistant Professor of Political Science, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Hyeonho Hahm, Assistant Professor, Department of Policy Studies, Hanyang University
Marco Widodo, Student, Stanford University
Seong Jae Hong, Student, Seoul National University
Kyu Yeong Kim, Student, Seoul National University
Moderator: Joon Mo Ahn, Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea University