[KS] Engaging with the DPRK--One-day conference at the University of Oxford

[James B. Lewis]

*How can the international community effectively engage North Korea?*

More information on registering can be found here : http://engagekorea.org/
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Participants include 25 speakers/moderators knowledgeable on 
DPRK-related issues, including:*

Ambassador Karen Wolstenholme, Former UK Ambassador to DPRK, 2011-2012

Ambassador John Everard,Former UK Ambassador to DPRK, 2006-2008

James Hoare, Charge d'affairs in Pyongyang (established first British 
embassy in DPRK); Conference Co-Advisor

*Conference Day Includes Four Sessions*

Plenary 1: DPRK politics: Style and Substance

Plenary 2: International Relations and DPRK

Soft Power Panel 3a: International Roles in Economic Development

Soft Power Panel 3b: Capacity Building in DPRK – An Alternative Means of 
Diplomacy?

Small Group Discussions led by Speakers: Health, Environment, Security, 
SpecialEconomic Zones, China –DPRK Relations

In order to sustain the fight for peace on the Korean peninsula, the 
global community needs change-agents who are well-informed about the 
historical, political, social, and economic aspects of North Korea. The 
Engage Korea Conference seeks to address this need by convening scholars 
and experienced experts on North Korea, which will help facilitate a 
transition of knowledge. This humanitarian educational initiative allows 
for scholars to engage with North Korea-related issues critically, 
through a lens undistorted by popular discourse.

The theme of the conference is ‘How can the international community 
effectively engage North Korea?’ - an important timely question to 
discuss with new leadership within the past year in all countries 
previously involved in Six-Party talks with North Korea (South Korea, 
US, Japan, China, Russia). By convening top scholarly experts, who have 
travelled extensively to North Korea and encompass a variety of 
backgrounds in politics, economics, and humanitarianism, the conference 
will spark discussion on innovative ways that will lead to the 
actualization of peace on the Korean peninsula.

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*_Webpage: www.engagekorea.org <http://www.engagekorea.org>_*

Date: May 4th, 2013 (Saturday)

Location: Blavatnik School of Government Learning Hub, University of 
Oxford and TS Eliot Theatre, Merton College

Questions: Contact Ye jin Kang, Executive Director at 
engagekorea at gmail.com <mailto:engagekorea at gmail.com>




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