People of Shorenstein APARC
Gi-Wook Shin, PhD
Director, Shorenstein APARC; Director, Korean Studies Program and Tong Yang, Korea Foundation, and Korea Stanford Alumni Chair of Korean Studies; Professor of Sociology; FSI Senior FellowShorenstein APARC
Stanford University
Encina Hall E301
Stanford, CA 94305-6055
Research Interests
Korean democratization, Korean nationalism, U.S.-Korea relations, North Korean politics, and reconciliation and cooperation in Northeast Asia
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Events & Presentations
- Energy, Environment, and Economic Growth in Asia
September 10, 2009 - September 11, 2009 Seminar Series
Gi-Wook Shin, Michael H. Armacost, Cho Hyun, James L. Sweeney, Yoichi Kaya Yoichi Kaya, Phillip Lipscy, Melissa Guzy, Jiang Kejun, John P. Weyant, Prodipto Ghosh, Masahiko Aoki
paper, conference agenda available
The United States and Korea: Toward a Shared Future
June 2, 2009 Forum
Gi-Wook Shin, Thomas Fingar, David Straub, Daniel C. Sneider, Scott Snyder, Donald Macintyre, Hyug Baeg Im, Young Kwan Yoon, Hyung O Kim
paper, 5 presentations, conference agenda available
Enhancing South Korea's Security: The U.S. Alliance and Beyond
March 19, 2009 - March 20, 2009 Conference
Byung Kwan Kim, Gi-Wook Shin, David Straub, Benjamin Self, Don Keyser, Jong Seok Lee, Alexandre Y. Mansourov, Jae Ho Chung, Kyung-Tae Lee, Ji-Chul Ryu, Seong-Ho Shin, Daniel C. Sneider, Michael H. Armacost, Thomas Fingar, Charles L. "Jack" Pritchard, T. J. Pempel
Audio transcript available
transcript, conference agenda available- Divided Memories: History Textbooks and the War in Asia
October 2, 2008 Conference
Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel C. Sneider - New Beginnings: In the U.S.-South Korean Alliance
June 3, 2008 Conference
Michael H. Armacost, Evans Revere, Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel C. Sneider, David Straub, Bruce Pickering
Audio transcript available - New Beginnings: Toward a New Era of U.S.-South Korean Partnership
April 14, 2008 Conference
Michael H. Armacost, Robert Carlin, Don Oberdorfer, Charles L. "Jack" Pritchard, Evans J.R. Revere, Gi-Wook Shin
2 papers available - Divided Memories: History Textbooks and the War in Asia
February 11, 2008 - February 12, 2008 Conference
Gi-Wook Shin, Mark Peattie, Li Weike, Hsin-Huan Michael Hsaio, Peter Duus, Tohmatsu Haruo, Chung Jae-Jung, Mitani Hiroshi, Chen Qi, Chou Liang-kai, Kim Do-Hyung, Bert Bower, Daniel C. Sneider, Daniel Chirot, Park Soon-Won, Gary Mukai
conference agenda available - New Beginnings: Post-Election Prospects for U.S.-ROK Relations
February 1, 2008 Conference
Michael H. Armacost, Stephen W. Bosworth, Robert Carlin, Victor Cha, Thomas C. Hubbard, Don Oberdorfer, Charles L. Pritchard, Evans J.R. Revere, Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel C. Sneider, David Straub - The Korean Presidential Election: A Special Edition of the Contemporary Asia Seminar Series
January 23, 2008 Seminar Series
Hyuk-Baeg Im, Robert Carlin, Nae Young Lee, Shin Wha Lee, Gi-Wook Shin, David Straub, Alexander Vershbow - Cross Currents: Regionalism and Nationalism in Northeast Asia
November 27, 2007 Seminar Series
Michael H. Armacost, Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel C. Sneider
transcript available - The United States and Asia: Risks and Opportunities
March 10, 2007 FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC Conversation
Daniel C. Sneider, Michael H. Armacost, Gi-Wook Shin, Donald K. Emmerson
Audio transcript available
Shared History in Northeast Asia?
January 26, 2007 Workshop
Takahiko Tennichi, Mark Peattie, Chunghee Sarah Soh, Gi-Wook Shin, Charles Burress
North Korea: 2007 and Beyond
September 14, 2006 Special Seminar
Robert Carlin, Wonhyuk Lim, Bruce Klinger, Daniel C. Sneider, Gi-Wook Shin, Scott Snyder, Philip Yun
transcript, flyer available- The Korean Peninsula: China's Opportunity or Challenge?
November 10, 2005 Symposium
Gi-Wook Shin, Claude Barfield, Nam K. Woo, Scott Rembrandt, Anne Wu, Scott Snyder
conference agenda available - Contemplating Chosun Society - Historical Aspect of its Economic System
October 14, 2005 Workshop
Young Hoon Rhee, Yi Taek Park, Jae Ho Kim, Ki-Joo Park, Donghyu Yang, Cameron Campbell, John Duncan, Soon Won Park, Karen Wigen, David Kang, Gi-Wook Shin, Chiho Sawada
conference agenda available - Stanford Summer Workshop on Korea 2005
June 27, 2005 - July 1, 2005 Workshop
Michale Robinson, Gi-Wook Shin
Understanding North Korea
April 11, 2005 Workshop
Jae Jung Suh, Gi-Wook Shin, Hong Kal, Kwan-Un Kim, Dae Sook Suh, Young-Chul Chung, Soyoung Kwon, Hong Young Lee, Yong-Wook Chung, J.J. Suh, Kyu S. Hahn
conference agenda available
U.S. Policy toward the Korean Peninsula
March 17, 2005 Conference
Coit D. Blacker, William J. Perry, Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel I. Okimoto, Tae-Kyu Han, Seo-hang Lee
conference agenda available- The Coming of a New Generation of Politicians: Perspectives on the Recent Korean Election
April 26, 2004 Round Table
Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel Sneider, Seokki Hong - The North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Perspectives from the Three Allies
November 18, 2003 Seminar Series
Kenji Hiramatsu, Kim Won-Soo, Philip Yun, Gi-Wook Shin - It's a MAD, Mad World: Prospects for Security, Diplomacy, and Peace on the Korean Peninsula
October 17, 2003 Round Table
Gi-Wook Shin, Scott D. Sagan, Allen S. Weiner - War with Iraq: What about North Korea? The Security Crisis on the Korean Peninsula Past/Present/Future and U.S. Relations
April 8, 2003 Special Event
Gi-Wook Shin, William J. Perry



