<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_i5t2t3r60_14b5d2855b884ba5" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div>​<br clear="all"><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-e8c44ea1-5d29-36fe-fb37-c1dfe28cee03"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Call for Papers</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Bridging the Gap: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Promise of Politics in a Polarized and Fragmented World</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:20pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dates</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">: August 25 – 27, 2015</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:20pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Venue</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">: Hotel Hyundai, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:20pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Deadline for Submitting Paper and Panel Proposals:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:20pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">March 31, 2015</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:20pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Acceptance Notifications:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:20pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Mid April 2015</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:20pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">On behalf of the Korean Political Science Association (KPSA), we are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 2015 World Congress for Korean Politics and Society. The World Congress is a biennial conference organized by the KPSA, and co-hosted by the Korea Foundation (KF), to discuss innovative and insightful ideas on Korean politics, society, and international relations. This year’s World Congress will be held from </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">August 25 -27</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> in </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">the historic city of Gyeongju, South Korea</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. Gyeongju is Korea’s ancient capital and often referred to as “museum without walls.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:20pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The main theme of the Congress is “Bridging the Gap: The Promise of Politics in a Polarized and Fragmented World.” Signs of polarization and fragmentation are rampant in today’s political and civic life, and pose serious obstacles to political stability, economic justice, and social integration. The Congress will bring together distinguished scholars and experienced professionals around the world to propose new insights that overcome challenges of polarization in Korea as well as in the international community. We welcome the submission of papers, full-panel, and roundtable proposals for the following subthemes including but not limited to:</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Korean Politics and Society</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">North Korea and inter-Korean Relations</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Comparative Politics: Developing Countries</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Comparative Politics: Advanced Industrial Societies</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Electoral and Legislative Politics</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Political Organizations and Parties</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Political Economy</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Globalization and Local Responses</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">International Relations of East Asia</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Conflicts and Conflict Resolution</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Political Thoughts</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Women and Politics</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Political Methodology</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:20pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">To learn more about the conference and to submit your proposal(s), please visit the conference website at </span><a href="http://kwc.kpsa.or.kr" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://kwc.kpsa.or.kr</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. We will continue to accept proposals until </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Tuesday, March 31</span><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">st</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. To ensure that your submission experience goes smoothly, please keep the following things in mind:</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The first time you are on the site, you will need to create your own username and password by clicking “LOGIN” in </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">the top-right corner of our website.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The “Proposal Submission” in the main menu will allow you to send a proposal directly to the panel organizer by filling in the submission form.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">For the submission form, please fill out the following required fields:</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The title of your presentation</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Abstract (300-500 words) </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Your name, country, institutional affiliation and email address</span></p></li></ul></ul><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">► Papers for presentation can be written either in English or Korean. Please indicate whether you prefer to participate in a panel in English or in Korean.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">► Accommodation: The KPSA and KF will offer up to three nights of accommodation for all participants from abroad in a conference hotel.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">► Travel Grant: A limited number of travel grants will be available and the travel grant recipients will be selected by the KPSA. You can apply for a travel grant by submitting an online application form in the proposal submission system.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">► Contact: If you have any further inquiries, please do not hesitate to email us at </span><a href="mailto:koreanpolitics2015@gmail.com" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">koreanpolitics2015@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> and we will respond back to you as soon as possible.</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Please distribute this call for papers to others within your academic community</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We are very excited for the 2015 World Congress in Gyeongju, and looking forward to seeing you in Korea!</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Warm regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br class=""></span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Organizing Committee of the World Congress 2015</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Tel: +82-2-961-9465, 0696</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Website: </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,255);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><a href="http://kwc.kpsa.or.kr" style="text-decoration:none">http://kwc.kpsa.or.kr</a></span></p></span></div>
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