The Rise of Illiberal Politics in Asia
Friday, November 15th, 2019
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 15, 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM | Boardroom and Library, 315 Bloor Street West |
Description
9:00 AM – Welcome and opening remarks by CSK Director Yoonkyung Lee (Sociology, University of Toronto)
Yoonkyung Lee (Sociology, University of Toronto): “The rise of extreme illiberal politics in East Asia: Conceptual propositions”
9:30 AM – Panel 1: Illiberal Politics in China
Chair and discussant: Sida Liu (Sociology, University of Toronto)
Lynette Ong (Political Science, University of Toronto): “Contentious Politics in China under Xi Jinping’s Rule”
Jun Zhang (Geography and Planning, University of Toronto): “The Clash of Liberal Hong Kong and Illiberal Beijing: “One Country, Two Systems” under Fire”
10:50 AM – Coffee break
11:00 AM – Panel 2: Illiberal Politics in Japan
Chair and discussant: Takashi Fujitani (History, University of Toronto)
Nathaniel Smith (East Asian Studies, University of Arizona): “Trolling for the Emperor?: Race, Empire, and Battles on the ‘Multicultural’ Right in Japan”
Sharon Yoon (Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University): “Normalizing Japan’s Far-Right: The Zaitokukai and its Impact on Mainstream Discourse”
12:20 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM – Panel 3: Illiberal Politics in South Korea
Chair and discussant: Andre Schmid (East Asian Studies, University of Toronto)
Myungji Yang (Political Science, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa): “The Specter of the Past: Reconstructing Conservative Historical Memory in South Korea”
Taehyun Nam (Political Science, Salisbury University):” Taegeukgi Protests as a Counter Movement?”
3:20 PM – Coffee break
3:30 PM – Panel 4: Illiberal Politics in the Philippines and Thailand
Chair and discussant: Jack Veugelers (Sociology, University of Toronto)
Marco Garrido (Sociology, University of Chicago): “Democracy as Disorder: Democratic Disenchantment among the Middle Class in Metro Manila”
Celso Villegas (Sociology, Kenyon College): “Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines as a Transnational Narrative Trope”
Tyrell Haberkorn (Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Wisconsin-Madison): “What Cannot Be Spoken: Violence and the Monarchy in Thailand”
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