North Korea’s 7th Party Congress: Historical Patterns and Expectations
After a 36-year hiatus, North Korea’s ruling party, the Korean Worker’s 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 from 3:30pm-5:00pm in the 5th floor auditorium 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.
Overview
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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.
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
Hosted By
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
Cold War International History Project
The Cold War International History Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War. Through an award winning Digital Archive, the Project allows scholars, journalists, students, and the interested public to reassess the Cold War and its many contemporary legacies. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program. Read more
History and Public Policy Program
The History and Public Policy Program makes public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, facilitates scholarship based on those records, and uses these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs. Read more
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. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program. Read more
Indo-Pacific Program
The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more
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