In advance of the Republic of Korea 2022 presidential election, the eighth since Korea’s democratization, The Korea Society invites experts in Seoul for a live webcast discussion with a forecast and impact analysis. Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Seoul/Tokyo bureau chief for The Washington Post, Karl Friedhoff, Marshall M. Bouton Fellow for Asian Studies at The Chicago Council, Jeongmin Kim, Lead Correspondent at NK News and NK Pro, and Dr. Katrin… Read More

Join us for a discussion with Dr. Joan E. Cho, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University on her 2024 book Seeds of Mobilization: The Authoritarian Roots of South Korea's Democracy, which explores the nonlinear nature of South Korea’s democratization. Using oral interviews, original protest datasets, and publications by student and labor activists, Cho illustrates how modernization structures such as industrial complexes and tertiary education initially bolstered authoritarian… Read More

Join us for this roundtable discussion with Zichen Wang, Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and founder of the Pekingnology newsletter on China, for a discussion to shed more light and bring less heat in understanding China, including the complexities, contradictions, and communications of its policies. This roundtable is hosted in collaboration with The National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR). The moderator of the discussion… Read More