Gyeonggi-do Platform for Europe-Korea Peace and Knowledge Exchange, organised as part of the KSCES K-PEC International Conference Series

DAY ONE – Tuesday, 1 July

8:40 am Registration

9:10 am Opening Remarks
Room 12
Raffaele Marchetti Director of the Center for International and Strategic Studies, Luiss University
Bongchul Kim President, Korean Society of Contemporary European Studies
Choon-goo Kim Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Italy
Emilia Gatto Ambassador of Italy to the Republic of Korea (video message)
Taehyun Kim Director, Peace Cooperation Division, Gyeonggi Provincial Government
Representative from Lazio Region

10:00 - 11:50 am Keynote Session I
Room 12
Panel 1 (English): Potential for Cooperation in the Korean Peninsula Peace Process and Europe’s Role 
Chair: Jinwoo Choi Hanyang University

Sihong Kim HUFS
The Policies of Korea and the EU for the Peace Process on the Korean Peninsula and Their Potential for Cooperation

Michale Reiterer Former Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea
North Korea – Back to the Future Is No Solution

Eva Maric Russek Ambassador-designate of Austria to the Republic of Korea
Different Paths, Shared Purpose: Austria-Korea Relations in Focus

Raffaele Marchetti Luiss University
The Diplomacy of Local Authorities as an Additional Channel of Euro-Korean Cooperation

Discussion

11:50 am – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 - 3:20 pm Keynote Session II

Panel 2 (English): Potential for Cooperation in the Korean Peninsula Peace Process and Europe’s Role
Room 12
Chair: Sihong Kim Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Moosung Lee Myongji University
The EU and Indo-Pacific Strategy: Ontological Security as a Normative Power

Maria Stoicheva Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Higher Education for Peace: European Models and Their Applicability to Inter-Korean Dialogue

Eric Ballbach German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Socialization on a Second Track? Prospects and Challenges for European Track 1.5 Initiatives with North Korea

Nicola Casarini Italian Institute of International Affairs
Europe's Role in Advancing the Korean Peninsula Peace Process: The Case of the EU's Backing for ROK–China–Japan Trilateral Cooperation and the Role of Local Government

Discussion

3:30 - 4:50 pm Session 3 (Parallel Sessions)

Panel 3 (English) – Navigating European Diplomacy for East Asian Peace: Insights From Italy–Korea Ties and the UK–EU Dynamic
Room 12
Chair: Bongchul Kim Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Andrea Carteny Sapienza University of Rome
Ships, Treaties, and Diplomacy: The Unique Role of the Royal Italian Navy in Italy–Korea Relations 1866–1910

Alessandro Saggioro Sapienza University of Rome
Studying Peace to Build Peace: The New PhD Program in Peace Studies of the Italian Universities

Inna Yoo Baekseok University
Henry James: A Double Exile in Europe

Euichan Shin Dongduk Women's University
The UK’s Reset Diplomacy Towards the EU: Implications for Peace on the Korean Peninsula in the Era of Polycrisis

Discussion
Moonjung Park Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Panel 4 (English) – Interconnected Worlds: Individual Narratives, National Strategies, Human Resources
Room 13
Chair: Sangwuk Ahn Pukyong National University

Leonardo Bianchini Sapienza University of Rome
From Central Asia to the Indo-Pacific: Italy’s Role in the Development of International Relations – Some Case Studies

Lora Tamosiuniene Mykolas Romeris University
Surviving Trauma: Comparative Approach to Han Kang’s Human Acts and The Vegetarian and Ruta Sepetys’ Between Shades of Gray

Sveva Christina Pontiroli Sapienza University of Rome
Between Linchpin and Middle Power: The Impact of ROK’s Position in US–China Competition

Sangwuk Ahn Pukyong National University
Russian Natural Gas Supply Network and Northeast Asia: South Korean Administrations' Policy Review of PNG Supply Network via North Korea

Discussion
Thomas Christiansen Luiss University

Panel 5 (Korean) – Humanities and Social Sciences Research Center, Institute of EU Studies
Room 14
Chair: Il-Gon Kim Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Il-Gon Kim Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
EU’s Environmental–Peace Nexus Strategy and Policies

Sangjun Park Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Climate Crisis and Sustainable Peace: Focusing on European Responses

Youngju Lee Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Political Economy of Multi-Layered Currency Systems: Analysis of Local Currency’s Complementary Nature

Hayann Lee Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Exploring Smart City Policy Directions for Gyeonggi Province: Lessons From Singapore and Barcelona

Discussion
Suyoung Yang Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Panel 6 (Korean) – Exploring Peace Through Cultural Interconnections: Ottoman, Korean, and European Perspectives
Room 104
Chair: Jiseon Kang Bogazici University

Jiseon Kang Bogazici University
Negotiating Peace in Times of Imperial Crisis: A Literary Analysis of Ahmet Mithat Efendi’s Felatun Bey ile Rakım Efendi

Leysan Garafutdinova Mannara University
Early Bilingualism and Cultural Heritage in Russian-Speaking Immigrant Families in Korea: A Generational Perspective on Future Peace Building

Yasemin Can Sakarya Applied Science University
From Kitchen to Peace Table: Gastrodiplomacy Between the Korean Peninsula and Europe

Minjoo Shim Gyeonggi BRASS
Strategies for Building Cultural Trust Through South Korean Performances in North Korea: Exploring Peacebuilding Mechanisms

Discussion
Minsub Shim Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

5:00 - 5:40 pm Session 4 – Roundtable
Room 12
Panel 7 (English/Italian) – Cross-Boundary Research on Italian and European Society
Chair: Bongchul Kim Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Speakers
Moosung Lee Myongji University
Bongchul Kim Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Moonjung Park Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Day TWO  – Wednesday, 2 July 

9:20 am Registration

9:40 am Special Session 5 – Gyeonggi–Europe–Korean Peninsula Peace Knowledge Exchange Platform
Chair: Silvia Menegazzi Luiss University

Bongchul Kim President of the Korean Society of Contemporary European Studies
Northeast Asia Through Atlantic Eyes: Imagining Korean Peninsula Peace From Lisbon
Shared Prosperity and Peace: Exploring Community in Madrid; From the Eternal City to Sustainable Coexistence: Envisioning the Korean Peninsula Peace Legacy in Rome

10:30 - 11:50 am Session 6

Panel 8 (English) – The Korean Peninsula and Europe: Interconnected Paths to Sustainable Development – Cooperation, Transition, and Security
Room 12
Chair: Sangwuk Ahn Pukyong National University

Moosung Lee Myongji University
The EU and North Korea: Economic and Political Cooperation

Younggah Guharik Luiss University
The Politics of Sustainable Transformation From the Local Government in South Korea – The Case of Suwon Eco City

Lorenzo Teramine European University Institute
Italy’s Indo-Pacific Tilt 2021–2024: Diving Into the Determinants of a Security Policy Change

Discussion
Hayann Lee HUFS

Panel 9 (Italian) – Coexistence, Cooperation, and Conflict Resolution in the Literature of the Italian Risorgimento
Room 13
Chair: Gianmarco Lovari Firenze University

Marcello Sabbatino Firenze University
"To Speak a Powerful Language to the People" – Tommaseo’s Civil Commitment to the New Italy

Giulia Tellini Firenze University
The Debate on Women’s Rights in the Years of Florence as Capital City

Moonjung Park HUFS
Pinocchio and the Making of Italians: Linguistic Standardization and the Construction of National Identity During the Risorgimento

Discussion
Camilla Bencini Firenze University

Panel 10 (English) – Democracy’s Crossroads: European Perspectives, Korean Experiences, and Practical Approaches to Peace
Room 14
Chair: Andrea Carteny Sapienza University of Rome

Juliia Iashchenko Sapienza University of Rome
The Democratic Mirror: South Korea’s Political Culture in European Media Reflections – Digital Traces of Cultural and Political Representation in Social and Traditional Media

Minsub Shim HUFS
Developing a Europe–Gyeonggi Logistics Hub for Cooperation With North Korea

Bruna Tiniorl Sapienza University of Rome
From Seoul to Rome: Deepening Bilateral Ties Through Cultural and Scientific Diplomacy

Gyurim Sung HUFS
A Plan to Expand the Role of Local Governments in Building Peace on the Korean Peninsula – Based on the Case of Local Decentralization in Italy

Discussion
Euichan Shin Dongduk Women’s University

12:00 -1:00 pm Session 7

Panel 11 (Korean) – Immigrant Integration Models: Analysis of European Cases and Future Perspectives for Gyeonggi-do Province
Room 12
Chair: Il-Gon Kim HUFS

Jinwoo Choi Hanyang University
The Paradigm of Immigrant Social Integration: European Experiences and the Future of Gyeonggi Province

Sora Lim HUFS
Rebuilding the Linguistic Community and Models of Peaceful Cooperation – The Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement and Its Applicability to the Korean Peninsula

Discussion
Youngju Lee HUFS

Panel 12 – A Genealogy of Anti-War Literature: From Italian Scapigliatura Through Gian Pietro Lucini to Korean Peninsula Peace Studies
Room 13
Chair: Marcello Sabbatino Firenze University

Gianmarco Lovari Firenze University
Literature and Pacifism – On the Militant Anti-Militarism of Gian Pietro Lucini

Camilla Bencini Firenze University
Rebel Pacifism – Scapigliati Anti-War Writings

Discussion
Giulia Tellini Firenze University
Moonjung Park HUFS

Panel 13 (Korean) – The Korean Peninsula’s Peace Dilemma and Gyeonggi Province’s Tourism Innovation: External Intervention, Agency, and Local Revitalization
Room 14
Chair: Sangjun Park HUFS

Kyeri Kim HUFS
Lessons From Angola’s Luena Peace Agreement – The Dilemma of Local Agency and Foreign Intervention in the Korean Peninsula Process

Suyoung Yang HUFS
Sustainable Tourism – Strategies of European Small Cities and Plans for Revitalizing Tourism in Gyeonggi Province

Discussion
Jiseon Kang Bogazici University