Call for Papers: "Korean Politics and International Relations at Crossroads: Past, Present and the Future." University of Central Lancashire, UK, 7-8 January 2022 In the run up to the 2022 presidential election, the IKSU Annual International Conference will discuss how South Korea’s politics and international relations have evolved...
[THIS CALL FOR PAPERS HAS AN UPDATED DEADLINE, PLEASE SEE BELOW] Call for Papers: "Climate Change in the Pacific: Exploring Indigenous Voices on Climate Change." Papers from PhD candidates and all disciplines are invited. Interdisciplinary co-authored pieces are welcome. Schedule for submission Proposal Submission (Approx. 500...
Tokyo 2020: Korea & Japanese Nationalism Join us on the 3rd February for ISAP UCLan's first postgraduate-led event for 2021! A Roundtable discussion on Korea's perspective of the postponed Tokyo Olympics. Including a range of participants from different academic disciplines: Professor Niki Alsford Professor in Asia Pacific...
Taiwan: New decade, old challenges? In the last years, Taiwan has been on the spotlight for several reasons: its advanced democracy has been seen as a model in a region still threatened by authoritarian governments. Furthermore, its quick response to the challenges brought by Covid-19 has...
Biden to pursue ‘traditional diplomacy’ with North Korea – and a different agenda to Trump Dr Sojin Lim, co-director for the Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at The University of Central Lancashire - UCLan, was interviewed for a piece with Redaction Politics on Biden's agenda with...
Kimchi clash: South Korea accuses China of cultural and culinary appropriation Dr Sojin Lim, co-director for the Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at The University of Central Lancashire - UCLan, featured in an interview on DW News Asia about China's claim to the provenance of Kimchi. Watch...
Dr Sojin Lim on China's claim to kimchi's provenance at BBC World Service. Our Co-director for the International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Dr Sojin Lim, spoke on BBC World Service at 2:50pm today about the recent debate over China's...
A slippery slope. The Dongsha Incident – A bad omen of Chinese moves to marginalize Taiwan Our Chair of the North England Policy Centre for the Asia Pacific (NEPCAP), Dr Moises de Souza, has has published another piece with Dr Dean Karalekas, Associate Editor of Strategic Vision...
Kim Jong-un Faces a Bleak North Korean Economy—Just as Joe Biden Is Taking Over Our Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU), Dr Sojin Lim, has published a new article on the North Korean Economy in the wake of President-elect Joe Biden presidency: "Kim Jong-un...
Join us at the 2020 LTI Book Essay Contest Award Ceremony for presentations on Korean Literature and introductory lessons to the LTI course. Join us at the 2020 LTI Book Essay Contest Award Ceremony on the 26th October at 4:30pm to hear from the winners of...