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North Korea’s 7th Party Congress: Historical Patterns and Expectations

North Korea’s 7th Party Congress: Historical Patterns and Expectations

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After a 36-year hiatus, North Korea’s ruling party, the Korean Workers' Party (KWP), is scheduled to hold its 7th Congress in early May. Join the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy for "North Korea’s 7th Party Congress: Historical Patterns and Expectations," featuring Robert Carlin, Visiting Scholar at Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) and James Person, Coordinator of the Wilson Center’s Korea Center, as they reflect on the evolving function of party congresses in North Korea and discuss what we might expect from the meeting.

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At the event, the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy will also release a new collection of translated documents on KWP congresses from the archives of North Korea’s former communist allies.

Panelists Include:

  • James F. Person

Coordinator, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 

  • Robert Carlin

Visiting Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University

Moderated By:

  • Robert Hathaway, Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

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Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

The Center for Korean History and Public Policy was established in 2015 with the generous support of the Hyundai Motor Company and the Korea Foundation to provide a coherent, long-term platform for improving historical understanding of Korea and informing the public policy debate on the Korean peninsula in the United States and beyond.   Read more

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Cold War International History Project

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History and Public Policy Program

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North Korea International Documentation Project

The North Korea International Documentation Project serves as an informational clearinghouse on North Korea for the scholarly and policymaking communities, disseminating documents on the DPRK from its former communist allies that provide valuable insight into the actions and nature of the North Korean state.   Read more

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