중앙일보
“일회용의 대한민국”
2014년 6월 3일
임마누엘 페스트라이쉬
나는 커피를 참 좋아한다. 그런데 카페에서 커피를 주문하는 것은 곤혹스럽다. 커피 자체는 역시 맛있다. 그런데 이 커피가 종이컵 옷에 플라스틱 모자를 쓰고, 때로는 종이벨트까지 매고 나타난다. 여기에 5~10장의 냅킨, 설탕과 크림을 휘저을 스틱을 동반한다. 이따금 물휴지와 홍보용 전단까지 따라온다.
자원 고갈의 이 시대에 한국에서 엄청난 물질의 낭비를 보는 것은 고통스럽다. 특히 안타까운 점은 대부분의 한국인이 그러한 습관이 잘못됐다는 것을 인식조차 하지 못한다는 것이다. 직원 역시 고객에게 이만큼 많은 일회용품이 필요한지 묻지 않으며, 매장 내에서 음료를 마시는 고객에게도 종이컵 대신 머그컵을 사용할지 묻지 않는다. 애초에 컵을 씻을 공간을 없애 돈을 절약하는 가게도 많다.
Panelists:
Lawrence Wilkerson, Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of State
Visiting Professor, College of William and Mary
Alexis Dudden
Professor of Japanese history
Department of History
University of Connecticut
Daniel Garrett
Former diplomat
Senior Associate, The Asia Institute
Moderator:
John Feffer, Co-Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies
Senior Associate, The Asia Institute
The Asia Institute
&
The Arirang Institute
Present:
“North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies”
North Korea has been an intractable problem for the international community for the last two decades, defying multiple initiatives and efforts to build confidence. Yet recently there have been major geopolitical shifts in the region, and changes in the very paradigms used to conceive of security in East Asia. Those significant shifts hint at new potentials for serious engagement that have been echoed in discussions in government at the highest levels. This seminar will explore a variety of perspectives on engagement going forward.
Location: Korea University GSIS, Room 321
Date & Time: February 14, 2014, 3:00-5:00 PM
중앙일보
2014년 2월 4일
“왜 서울은 세계적 담론과 사조를 생산하지 못할까”
임마누엘 페스트라이쉬
최근 국제대회에서 멋진 플레이를 보이는 한국 여성 프로골퍼들, 국제 정치무대에서 눈부시게 활동하는 유엔의 반기문 사무총장, 그리고 세계은행의 김용 총재 등으로 인해 한국은 큰 주목을 받고 있다. 한국의 약진(躍進)은 분명한 사실이다. 하지만 나처럼 한국에 오래 거주해 온 사람으로선 이렇게 좋은 교육과 인프라에도 불구하고 한국이 세계에 영향을 끼칠 수 있는 가능성 중에 아직도 여기저기 빈자리가 남아 있다는 것을 도저히 이해할 수 없다.
예를 들면 중국학을 연구하는 나로선 한국, 특히 서울에 살며 혜택이 많다. 거의 모든 분야(역사·문학·경제·인류학 등)의 전문가들을 서울에서 수시로 만날 수 있기 때문이다. 만약 여러분이 서울에서 중국·일본 또는 한국의 시문학(詩文學) 세미나를 열고자 한다면 각 분야에 상당히 전문적인 식견을 가진 전문가 30~40명 정도는 어렵지 않게 한데 모을 수도 있다. 도쿄·베이징·상하이 또는 보스턴에서는 그런 분야의 전문가들을 한꺼번에 모으는 게 그리 쉬운 일이 아니다. 오직 한국에서나 가능한 일이라고 할 수 있다.
한국은 중국학 연구에 있어서 리더가 될
ザ・ハフィントン・ポスト・ジャパン
福島原発事故への世紀にわたる対応
2013年09月10日
ギャラクシーズー 宇宙, ギャラクシー・ズー, ピアツーピア財団, ピアーツーピアサイエンス,原発, 原発事故, 外交, 廃炉, 放射能汚染, 汚染水, 社会, 福島, 福島第一原発 放射能汚染, ニュース
大地震と大津波によって引き起こされた日本の原子力発電所事故から２年以上が過ぎた現在も、福島の原子力災害はアジア太平洋地域において最も深刻な健康への脅威、および、世界でも類を見ない放射能汚染となっている。福島第一原発から地下へと漏れ続ける汚染水は太平洋全体を汚染する恐れがあり、その対処には未曾有の世界的な取り組みを必要とする。
事故当初においては、環境へ放出された放射性物質はセシウム１３７と１３４、そして比較的少量のヨウ素１３１を含んでいたことが明らかになっているが、長期的な健康被害は主に人体に容易に吸収されるセシウム１３７によって引き起こされると考えられている。セシウム１３７の半減期は３０年と言われており、数十年に及び健康を脅かすことになる。最近の調査
Here is a rather humorous synopsis for a science fiction movie I would like to make. If anyone is interested, do let me know.
Synopsis
Section One
Park Sunja is a rising star in Korean society. Her father, once the prime minister, is a charismatic figure who encourages her to be the best and she has taken every opportunity. She has not only received the best education at Seoul National University and Princeton, and has the best network in Seoul, she also has a certain passion and political skill that makes her stand out even among Seoul’s best and brightest.
Maybe Sunja is different because of a childhood experience: her mother and father had a bitter split up when she was nine which left her living in relative poverty with distant in-laws. That experience taught her something about how the other half live and makes her more aware, more curious, about the rest of the world than her privileged friends.
Because Sunja spent much time abroad as a privileged child, she speaks English as well as, or better than, Korean. The dialog in the movie is split between English language scenes with international friends and Korean language scenes with Korean friends. Often Sunja seems to have trouble understanding what both the international friends and Korean friends say. That slight “lost in translation” quality is important part of the story.
The Green Youth Summit 2013 brings together outstanding students from around the world to discuss the future of the environment, and to debate how the youth can proactively lead our society in reshaping our civilization and assuring a sustainable future for everyone in this single planet.
Over the course of this program, for 3 days and 2 nights, participants will have the opportunity to attend lectures by outstanding scholars from Harvard, SNU and Kyung Hee University.
The Green Youth Summit gives global-minded youth a chance to achieve their dreams of working as innovative leaders in thought and pioneers in action to address environmental issues while increasing their practical knowledge of environmental challenges. Throughout the three day program students explore new ways to conceive of global issues and learn about their own limits and undiscovered talents. Outstanding creativity and commitment is essential in this program. This program demands thoughtful engagement, careful planning and imaginative cooperation between the outstanding youth who are involved and will serve as a critical first step towards a future as a global leader.
Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch
Lecture
“Scholars of the World Discuss Korea’s Future”
The lecture meeting is to be held on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:30 pm at Somerset Palace, 2nd Floor Lounge. Fee for non-members and members is different.
This talk presents some of the Asia Institute interviews with such scholars as Francis Fukuyama, Benjamin Barber and Noam Chomsky concerning contemporary Korean society. The topics covered include populism, social welfare, education, free trade and the outsider in politics.
Asia Institute Seminar
Asia Institute Seminar
Gregg A. Brazinsky
Associate Professor of History and International Affairs
George Washington University
The Outsider in Korean Politics
August 11, 2012
Emanuel Pastreich:
So one immediate question that comes to mind is whether President Roh Muhyun should be regarded as an outsider. Certainly he had all sorts of conflicts with his own party. But was he really an outsider, and was that outsider quality important
