06 Jul 2009

Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES)
IFES, Kyungnam University, Seoul, South Korea
Self-description:
"[... IFES is] a research-oriented think tank with a unique approach. This comprehensive institution, founded in 1972, promotes peace and the unification of Korea through scholarly contributions focusing on the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia.
Although the Institute fundamentally deals with international relations, and its effects on Korea, we are also concerned about advancing the quality of life. Thus, we are eclectic in our research activities, also investing in such issues as the rule of law in Korea, the welfare of North Korean defectors living in South Korea, as well as fostering an entrepreneurial spirit toward North Korea."
Site contents:
* Organization; * What We Do ("# Research projects on issues concerning North Korea, the unification of the Korean peninsula, and East Asian affairs. # Organizing and sponsoring seminars, workshops, conferences, and lectures by Korean and foreign scholars. # Publishing original and translated works in Korean and foreign languages. # Providing research and library facilities for scholars and students working in Asian and international affairs. # For almost thirty years, the IFES has been a highly regarded institution through its unprecedented contributions to domestic and international issues."); * News & Events (2009 Winter Internship [Jun 30, 2009], International Conference: "China-US Relations and the Northeast Asian Security in the Obama Era" [Jun 9, 2009] International Conference: "2009 ECNU-UNKS-IFES-WWIC(NKIDP) Spring Workshop" [Jun 9, 2009]);
* NK Brief (Monthly Recap: June [Jul 2, 2009], North Korea Begins Closing General Markets [Jun 26, 2009], Outcome of the June 19 Inter-Korean Working-Level Talks [Jun 23, 2009]);
* IFES Forum (The Obama Administration and North Korea: Pyongyang's Aims and Washington's Dilemmas [Jun 22, 2009], Kim Jong Il's Impatience & Obama's Indifference After North Korea's Second Nuclear Test [Jun 3, 2009], DPRK Succession Issue And Regime Transformation [May 27, 2009]);
* INCK [=The Center for International Cooperation for North Korean Development] Forum (Frozen Inter-Korean Relations & The Impact on the Kaesong Industrial Complex [Feb 11, 2009], Assessment of the 2008 DPRK Economy, Outlook For 2009 [Feb 2, 2009], 'Muddling Through' or A North Korean Model Of Economic Reform? [Jul 8, 2008]).
* Resources; * Asian Perspective Quarterly Journal [est. 1995, http://www.asianperspective.org/] * New Books; * Sitemap; * Contact Us; * Map & Directions;
[A bi-lingual site (KR, EN) - ed.]
URL http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/default.asp
Link reported by: Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/default.asp
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./News/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 3,000