Korea Futures: Society, Sustainability, and Transformation- Conference
The challenges facing contemporary societies, including demographic ageing, technological disruption, environmental crisis, and widening inequality, are deeply interconnected.
Across the world, governments and communities are grappling with how to build sustainable and inclusive futures amid accelerating change.
South Korea provides a particularly compelling vantage point from which to consider these global transformations. As a highly developed democracy and innovation-driven economy, Korea has undergone one of the most rapid social and cultural transitions of the modern era, from post-war reconstruction and authoritarian rule to digital modernity and global cultural influence. It now faces the complex consequences of that transformation: an ageing population, changing labour markets, housing pressures, environmental vulnerability, and new forms of social activism and political participation.
Korea Futures invites presenters to reflect on these intersecting processes of change and continuity, and to consider how Korea’s experiences can illuminate broader questions about sustainability, equity, and global interdependence. The conference aims to foster dialogue across disciplines to imagine Korea’s multiple futures in a connected world.
We are looking forward to presentations from six interdisciplinary panels on the following themes:
Thursday 26th March
- Ageing society
- Family, home and the everyday
- Geopolitics and foreign policy
Friday 27th March
- The Korean Wave and popular culture
- AI and digital technology
- Martial law, democracy and governance
Please see the attached schedule of presenters for more information about the panels.