European Integration and the Asia-Pacific Region
2003-05-30(Fri) ~ 2003-05-31(Sat)
Engineer House, Seoul National University

Hosted by
The EU Studies Association of Korea (EUSA-Korea)
The EU Studies Association of Asia-Pacific (EUSA Asia-Pacific)
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

Sponsored by
Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, Seoul Office
Asia Research Fund
Korea Research Foundation
Korea Foundation


Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) will host an International Conference on “European
Integration and the Asia-Pacific Region” in collaboration with the EU Studies Association of Korea (EUSA- Korea) on May 30-31, 2003. The conference was sponsored by the European Commission, and will be held under the auspices of the EU Studies Association of Asia-Pacific (EUSA Asia-Pacific).

This conference will prove instrumental for promoting the image and profile of the EU in the Asia-Pacific
region. The conference will provide an excellent opportunity to exchange views among scholars who
specialize in the EU studies, and explore possibilities to enhance the academic activities on the EU
affairs, as well as upgrade further cooperative activities in the Asia-Pacific region.


Program
[A Reception and welcoming dinner will be hosted by President of EUSA-Korea
at 18:00 on May 29, 2003 at Hoam Faculty House, Seoul National University]


First Conference Day, May 30, 2003


08:30-09:00 Coffee and Registration
09:00- 09:30 Welcoming and Opening Ceremony

Professor Cae-One Kim, (Seoul National University, President of EUSA-Korea)
Dr. Young-Kwan Yoon (Minister of MOFAT, Korea)
Ambassador Mr. Dorian Prince (Head of Mission, EC Delegation to Seoul)

09:30-12:00: sessionxx I: The Future of European Integration: Beyond the European Convention
Chair: Professor Cae-One Kim (Seoul National University)

Paper 1: European Convention and Future of European Integration
Professor Frank Delmartino (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)
Paper 2: Enlargement and EU’s External Relations
Dr. Michael Dauderstadt (Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, Bonn, Germany)
Paper 3: The New Europe in the Global Governance
Professor Toshiro Tanaka (Keio University, Japan)

Discussants: Professor Katsuhiro Shoji (Yokohama National University, Japan)
Professor Chong-Wha Lee (Kongju National University)
Professor Byeong-Hae Sohn (Kyungpook National University)

12:00-13:30: Lunch, hosted by Professor Cae-One Kim, President of EUSA-Korea and EUSA Asia-Pacific

Ceremony for officially launching the “Asia-Pacific Journal of EU Studies”


13:30-16:00: sessionxx II: Promoting Relations between the EU and Asia-Pacific Region
Chair: Professor Giovanni Balcet (University of Turin, Italy)

Paper 4: EU’s New Strategy towards Asia-Pacific
Professor Bernadette Andresso (University of Limerick, Ireland)
Paper 5: Economic Relations between the EU and Asia-Pacific Region
Dr. Bak-Soo Kim (Director of CRES, KIEP)
Paper 6: The New Europe as a Development Actor: Redefining ACP-EU Relations after Cotonou
Professor Martin Holland (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Paper 7: Social and Cultural Aspects of EU-East Asian Relations
Mr. Sung-Chul Kim (Deputy Executive Director, Asia-Europe Foundation, Singapore)

Discussants: Dr. Heung-Chong Kim (Korea Institute fro International Economic Policy)
Professor Georg Wiessala (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
Professor Kyung-Sun Park (Youngsan University)
Professor John Cage (Australian National University, Australia)

16:00-16:15: Coffee Break

16:15-18:45: sessionxx III: Implications for Asia-Pacific and Regional
Integration
Chair: Professor Martin Holland (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

Paper 8: The EU as a Model of Regional Integration: Challenges and Agendas
Professor Philomena Murray (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Paper 9: Financial Integration in East Asia: A Comparison with Europe
Professor Hee-Yul Chai (Kyonggi Univeristy)
Professor Yeongseop Rhee (Sookmyung Women’s University)
Paper 10: Legal Framework for the Relations between the EU and Asia-Pacific Region
Professor Apirat Petchsiri (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
Paper 11: Implications of European Integration for Asian Monetary Cooperation
Professor Woosik Moon (Seoul National University)

Discussants: Professor Kyung-Suk Park (Chonnam National University)
Professor Tamio Nakamura(Tokyo University, Japan)
Professor Frank Delmartino (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)
Professor Ha-Joon Chang (University of Cambridge, UK)

19:00- Dinner hosted by Dr. Peter Gey, Representative,
Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, Seoul Office


Second Conference Day, May 31, 2003

09:00-11:30: sessionxx IV: European Integration and Asia-Pacific Countries
Chair: Professor Toshiro Tanaka (Keio University, Japan)

Paper 12: European Integration and Korea
Dr. Yong-Dai Shin (Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade)
Paper 13: European Integration and Japan
Professor Soko Tanaka (Tohoku University, Japan)
Paper 14: European Integration and South Asia
Professor Rajendra K. Jain (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)

Discussants: Professor Giovanni Balcet (University of Turin, Italy)
Dr. Yunjong Wang (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Professor Philomena Murray (University of Melbourne, Australia)


11:30-11:45: Coffee Break

11:45-12:30: Meeting of the EC Studies Association of Asia-Pacific,
chaired by Professor Cae-One Kim, President of EUSA-Korea

12:30 - Closing Ceremony and
Farewell Lunch, hosted by Dr. Choong-Young Ahn, President of Korea
Institute for International Economic Policy(KIEP)