The Association for Korean Political Studies Related Groups Call for Papers

Deadline: December 17, 2007

The Association of Korean Political Studies (AKPS) is seeking paper proposals and volunteers to serve as panel chairs and paper discussants for the 2008 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting that will be held in Boston, MA, August 28-September 31, 2008. Co-authored papers are also valued.

Papers on any aspect of Korea’s domestic politics and foreign relations are welcome. We particularly welcome proposals on following themes: 1) The Politics of History in Korean Politics: Domestic and International Dynamics; 2) The Changing Security Environment surrounding the Korean Peninsula and the US-South Korea Alliance; and 3) North Korean Reforms and Scenarios of Reunification.

The AKPS has launched an initiative to get the accepted quality papers published. Some of the accepted papers will be, pending the availability of funding and successful editorial review, offered a chance to appear in a journal or an edited volume.

Paper proposals should include paper title, abstract (less than 500 words), name(s) of (co- author(s), address, phone & fax number, e-mail address, and institutional affiliation. Those who wish to serve as a panel chair or discussant, please send a note on your fields of interests.

Send proposals and queries to the AKPS’s 2008 APSA Program Chair:

J.J. Suh
SAIS-Johns Hopkins University
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-663-5609
Email:  jsuh8@jhu.edu

Email submission is encouraged.  Please note that all presenters must be due-paying members of the AKPS (can join upon acceptance).