East-West Dialogue on Multiculturalism

• Date:  November 30, 2012 (Friday), 1~6 p.m.

• Venue:  International Remote Conference Room, Centennial Memorial Samsung Hall, Korea University

• Sponsor: Korea Foundation

• Organizers:  Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University

               IOM Migration Research and Training Center

Against the backdrop of an explosive surge in transnational, human and cultural flow, multiculturalism is no longer a social issue dealt with exclusively in the Western immigration societies, but emerged as a hot topic in Asia, including South Korea. In collaboration with the Korea Foundation and the IOM Migration Research and Training Center, the Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University, plans to organize a forum to promote the East-West dialogue on the past, present and future of multiculturalism. This event will comprise a set of lectures by world-renowned multiculturalism specialists from North America, Europe and Southeast Asia and debate sessions on the tasks and future agendas of dynamic Korean society.

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Chairperson: Nae-Young Lee (Director, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University)

Presentation 1: Multiculturalism: Success, Failure, and the Future

Will Kymlicka (Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada)

Presentation 2: Immigrant Integration after Multiculturalism

Christian Joppke (University of Bern, Switzerland)

Presentation 3: Migration and 'Diversities': Challenges and Possibilities in Global-City Singapore

Brenda Yeoh (National University of Singapore)

Discussants :    Nam-Kook Kim (Korea University)

Chulwoo Lee (Yonsei University)

Ji-Won Shin (IOM Migration Research and Training Center)