[KS] Call for Papers and Panels, 2023: The Annual North Korea Economic Forum Conference

Thu Mar 30 14:40:56 EDT 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELS
*Deadline: Friday, April 28, 2023*

The North Korea Economic Forum at the GW Institute for Korean Studies
(GWIKS) is calling for papers and panels on “*The Correlation Between **North
Korea's Economic and Foreign Policy.*” The authors of these papers will be
invited to speak at the Annual North Korea Economic Forum Conference in
October 2023. The selected papers will be published *exclusively* in the *GWIKS
Policy and Research Paper Series on the North Korean Economy* in 2024.

Drawing from a variety of academic disciplines and subject-matter
specializations, this conference will examine how North Korea's economic
policy has shaped, or has been shaped by, its foreign policy both in the
Kim Jong Un era and historically, and the connection between Pyongyang's
foreign policy trends and economic reform. Topics for discussion will
include but are not limited to:

   - Kim Il Sung's pivot to the US in the early 1990s and North Korea's
   economic policy
   - Kim Jong Il's diplomatic outreach in the early 2000s and the "July 1
   measures" launched in 2002
   - North Korea's shift from byungjin to the "new strategic line" of
   concentrating all efforts on the economy in April 2018, and its diplomatic
   overtures toward South Korea, the US, and China in that same year
   - North Korea's shift to a hard-line foreign policy since the collapse
   of the Hanoi summit and the current state of Kim Jong Un's economic reform
   - The potential implications of changing foreign policy dynamics --
   namely the war in Ukraine, the US-China rivalry, and China-Russia relations
   --  for North Korea’s economic options
   - North Korea's use of technology to cope with economic challenges in an
   adverse foreign policy environment

The papers should be relevant to both academic and policy-oriented
audiences.

This conference is open to graduate students, established academics, and
think tank experts. Six proposals will be selected based on originality,
feasibility, and relevance to the conference theme, with the goal of having
the presentations incorporate a broad range of approaches to the topic.
*The **authors will submit their draft papers by mid-July *and receive peer
reviews before presenting them at the Annual North Korea Economic Forum
Conference in October 2023. The final length for the papers should be
around 6,000 to 8,000 words each including citations. Each author will
receive an honorarium of* $2,000* after submitting their final papers based
on peer reviews and copy editing. The papers will be published *exclusively* in
the *GWIKS* *Policy and Research Paper Series on the North Korean Economy*
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/4ncbpj/865xyqpe/smb4t8> in 2024.

Please submit an abstract between 300 and 500 words outlining the scope of
the proposed paper along with a brief biography (max. 100 words) to
gwiks at gwu.edu <https://t.e2ma.net/click/4ncbpj/865xyqpe/8ec4t8> by Friday,
April 28th, 2023, and indicate “2023 North Korea Economic Forum Application
– [Full Name]” in the subject line; any general inquiries can be directed
to gwiks at gwu.edu <https://t.e2ma.net/click/4ncbpj/865xyqpe/o7c4t8>. Once
the selected applicants confirm acceptance, they will be required to sign a
publication acknowledgement.

*About the **North Korea Economic Forum *
North Korea Economic Forum (NKEF) is part of the policy program at the
George Washington University's Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS). The
Forum aims to promote the understanding of North Korean economic issues,
distribute well-balanced, deeply researched, and multi-dimensional insights
on the North Korean economy and to expand networks among various North
Korea watchers, scholars, and policymakers. The Forum mostly involves
closed and off-the-record meetings, where participants can freely and
seriously discuss critical issues. Mr. William Brown is currently the chair
of NKEF and is leading the meetings. NKEF also organizes special
conferences made public throughout the academic year. The Forum is made
possible by a generous grant provided by the KDI School of Public Policy
and Management.
Founded in the year 2016, the GW Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS) is a
university wide Institute housed in the Elliott School of International
Affairs at the George Washington University. The establishment of the GWIKS
in 2016 was made possible by a generous grant from the Academy of Korean
Studies (AKS). The mission of GWIKS is to consolidate, strengthen, and grow
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