2015 EPIK Young Leaders Conference

EPIK (Exchange for Interdisciplinary Knowledge Spiders), an alumni network of the East Asia Institute (EAI) aimed at building a next-generation knowledge network, hosts the EPIK Young Leaders Conference annually, an English paper competition for university and graduate students worldwide. The 2015 EPIK Young Leaders Conference, marking its sixth year, solicited papers on the theme "Are conventional boundaries unraveling?" and selected outstanding papers through rigorous review by scholars affiliated with the EAI knowledge network. The conference, held on Wednesday, August 12, at the Kukdo Hotel, featured presentations and discussions on the selected outstanding papers with student discussants, alumni of EAI internships, from universities and graduate schools both domestically and internationally.

Opening Session

Opening Remarks

Hong Sung-pyo, Seoul National University; 2016 EPIK Spiders President

Welcome Address

Lee Sook-jong, President of the East Asia Institute

Session I

Moderator

Jeong Heon-ju, Professor, Yonsei University

Presentations

"The Pillars of Westphalia Remain Intact: How the Nation-States have survived the era of Globalization and Interdependence"

Jang Woo-jeong, Brown University



"Studying Sovereignty through Analytic Eclecticism: Theoretical Re-conceptualization amid Globalization"

Kwon Beom-jun, Sogang University



"Unraveling Conventional Boundaries in International Humanitarian Law: The Classification and Regulation of Non-International Armed Conflicts in the Modern World"

Evan Ritli, Monash University

Discussants

Kwon Yoon-jin, London School of Economics and Political Science

Kim Huri, Cornell University

Eric Anderson, University of California, San Diego

Ekaterina Mozhaeva, Georgetown University

Lim Ye-seul, Stanford University

Jeong Ga-young, Seoul National University

Session II

Moderator

Song Ji-yeon, Professor, Seoul National University

Presentations

"Rational Emotions: The Role of Identity and Emotions in Dokdo/Takeshima Dispute between South Korea and Japan"

Koo Min-sun, Yonsei University



"Unraveling of the Conventional Boundaries in Taiwan: Democratization and the Path to Independence"

Benjamin Lee, University of Washington

Discussants

Kim Yu-jeong, Seoul National University

Park Sun-na, Ewha Womans University

Cho Min, Smith College

Hong Sung-pyo, Seoul National University