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Korean Public Diplomacy and Peace Building in Northeast Asia
On Strategic Ontologies
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Visiting Scholar Ben O’Loughlin spoke on On Strategic Ontologies: Narrative and Meso-Level Theorizing in International Politics Tuesday, March 21st 2023, 12-1 pm | Room 505, 1957 E St |
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IPDGC welcomes Visiting Scholar Seung-Keun Lee of Keimyung University
Dr. Seung-Keun Lee is a professor in the Political Science Department at Keimyung University in Daegu, South Korea.
By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator
At GW, Lee will be conducting research into “Public Diplomacy and Northeast Asian Peace Building”.
Though the Cold War has long ended, there is much effort to curtail tensions in the region. Some potential areas of conflict are: the Korean Peninsula, the China-Taiwan issue, the China-U.S. trade conflict, and territorial issues between Japan-Russia and Japan-China.
Lee will look at how the United States, Japan, China and Russia implement their diplomatic strategies and policies in the region. He notes that public diplomacy in the practice of foreign policies – amid the changes in global diplomatic paradigms – will be an answer to building peace in the region.
IPDGC looks forward to having Lee join our other prestigious Visiting Scholars at IPDGC this spring semester.
IPDGC welcomes another Visiting Scholar
Our 3rd Visiting Scholar for the spring semester is Christiane Cromm from Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator
As a PhD candidate, Christiane is working on her research into the participation of civil society organizations (CSOs) in global economic governance and if their inclusion in organizations such as the World Bank and IMF will contribute to a more accountable, participatory and democratic governance.
As a PhD candidate, Christiane is working on her research into the participation of civil society organizations (CSOs) in global economic governance and if their inclusion in organizations such as the World Bank and IMF will contribute to a more accountable, participatory and democratic governance.
At Humboldt University, she is also a research associate on the project “Participation and inequality ‘beyond the state’ “where she is conducting an explorative study on the opportunities for participation of transnational civil society actors based on the example of institutions of global economic governance.
Christiane holds an MA degree in Political Science with a specialization in International Political Theory from the University of Hamburg.
A new scholar welcomed in the new year
UK academic joins IPDGC this spring semester
By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator
IPDGC welcomes Visiting Scholar Ben O’Loughlin from the University of London. Ben is a Professor of International Relations at Royal Holloway and the Director of the New Political Communication Unit. His academic expertise is in the field of international political communication.
His research looks at power and influence in international relations, and the role of communication and technology as the conditions through which power and influence operate. Ben has advised policymakers, including as Select Committee advisor on the UK Parliament’s committee on Soft Power, media organizations, and NGOs on how to act strategically in this environment.
In 2019-20 he was officially thinking about Democracy & Disinformation as Thinker in Residence at the Royal Academy, Brussels.
While at GW, Ben will be working on:
(i) climate disinformation and why people do it,
(ii) US-Taiwan-China strategic narratives, and
(iii) staging Iran’s international identity after 20 years of nuclear talks.
You are welcome to contact him if you would like to chat about any of these topics, or your own research area in general: benedict.oloughlin@gwu.edu or @ben_oloughlin
The Case for Slowing Down the Information Society
By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator
IPDGC Visiting Fellow Udane Goikoetxea-Bilbao presented her research into the influence of the Internet on journalism; the impact of immediate information, in particular, social media. Her research takes looks into not just what we read, but how we read. And considers that while readers can be digitally literate, they must be media literate as well. She notes that having a good understanding of civic values is also important to act in harmony with the deontological necessity of journalism.
Goikoetxea-Bilbao is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Journalism of the University of the Basque Country, where she teaches undergraduate subjects related to specializations in journalism (Specialized Journalism, Communication Theories, Ethics (Deontology and Media) and Spokesperson Training.
Her research with IPDGC and GW was conducted over the Fall 2022 semester.
