Asian Sociology Workshop 2010 Program

December 18 (Saturday), 2010
Venue: Seminar Room B110, College of Liberal Arts, Korea University

1st Meeting on “History of Asian Sociologies: What are their Characteristics and Uniqueness?”

9:30-10:00 Registration
10:00 Opening Remark by Prof. In-Jin Yoon (Korea University)
10:10 Welcoming Remark by Prof. Shigeto Sonoda (GSII, UT)
10:20 Introducing Participants

10:30-12:30 Session 1: Comparative History of Sociology in Asia
★Chair Prof. Tai-lok Lui (Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong)
Myung Kyu Park (Department of Sociology, Seoul National University)
“History of Korean Sociology”
Shigeto Sonoda (GSII, University of Tokyo)
“Development of Japanese Sociology and Its Asian Connection”
Mau-kui Chang (Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica)
“Constructing the History of Sociology in Taiwan”

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:30 Session 2: Sociological Responses to Social Demands
★Chair Chul-Kyoo Kim (Department of Sociology, Korea University)
Tai-lok Lui (Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong)
“From Being the Other to Becoming the Local: Hong Kong's Sociological Exploration”
Ern-Ser Tan (Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore)
“Singapore Sociology: Responding to Nation-building and Professional Demands”
Il Joon Chung (Department of Sociology, Korea University)
“The Rise of Public Sociology in South Korea: Beyond Critical & Policy Sociology”

15:30 – 15:50 Break

15:50-17:50 Session 3: Contemporary Issues of Asian Sociology
★Chair Shigeto Sonoda (GSII, University of Tokyo)
Chunling Li (Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
“Ideological transformation and Research of Social Stratification in China”
Chul-Kyoo Kim (Department of Sociology, Korea University)
“Local Food Movement in South Korea: the Current State and Issues”
In-Jin Yoon (Department of Sociology, Korea University)
“Plurality and Solidarity: Multicultural Minority Groups and Multicultural Coexistence in Korean Society”

17:50 – 18:10 Break


16:40-17:40 Concluding Session and Business Meeting for Next Year


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