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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The 6<span style="font-size: 9pt;">th</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yun Posun Memorial Symposium at the University of Edinburgh
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Inequality in Global Cities. Seoul in Comparative Perspective</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Department of Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK), in partnership with the Yun Posun
Democracy Institute in Seoul, South Korea, invites paper proposals for the 6</span><sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Yun Posun Memorial Symposium to be held at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK) on 8</span><sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
and 9</span><sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> of October 2018.
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normal"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conference theme: Inequality in Global Cities, Seoul in Comparative Perspective<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Seoul, as any global mega cities, inequality persists, as marginalised individuals and communities include urban poor, foreign migrant workers, foreign
wives from South-East Asia, LGBT community, irregular workers with minimum wages, among others. Polarization and inequality undermine the quality of democracy because they deepen existing social cleavages and create new ones, it reduces social cohesion, possibly
leading up to democracy being captured by power elite groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The project brings together academics from a variety of disciplines and practitioners to discuss the impact that various types of inequality have on
the quality of democracy in South Korea. Cities are sites of innovation and innovative thinking. Yet, cities are also loci of wealth concentration and inequality. The conference therefore zooms in on the case study of Seoul – through an analysis of various
issues, policies, and economic sectors - and other global cities in comparative perspective.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">These issues will be examined in multi-disciplinary and comparative panels through a combination of qualitative and quantitative studies, so that a
nuanced and comprehensive assessment of this question can be developed during the conference. Alongside a select number of invited speakers, the conference will also include contributors selected via an open call for papers. Proposals from early career researchers
and post-graduate students will receive special consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Date: 8</span><sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
- 9</span><sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> October 2018</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Venue: University of Edinburgh, Playfair Library</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Deadline for submitting proposals (individual papers and/or panels): 15</span><sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> July 2018</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Individual paper proposals: Abstracts of no more than 500 words AND up to 5 keywords</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Panel proposals: panel description (200 words); individual paper abstracts (500 words each); up to 5 keywords.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Confirmation of acceptance: 22</span><sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">nd</span></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> July 2018</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Final paper submission: 15</span><sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> September 2018</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Contact email: </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:ypsed2018@gmail.com" id="LPlnk682716" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ypsed2018@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">All submissions (paper and panel proposals) should be sent to the email address above.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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