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11/02/2009
Obama should go to Hiroshima
After two successful joint workshops of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty and Jeju Peace Institute in 2007 and 2008, the two think tanks – in order to foster peace and security through multilateral security cooperation - invited experts from Asia and Europe to travel to Jeju Island and hold a workshop on “Reconciliation: Making Peace with History” in autumn 2009. continue reading »
10/26/2009
The 23rd Annual CLA-FNF International Conference, “Local Autonomy and Democracy: History and Challenges”
On October 22nd, 2009, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty in cooperation with the Center for Local Autonomy held an international conference on local autonomy that took place at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea. The conference focused on the historical development of local autonomy as well as its prospects for contributing to democratic development. The keynote address was delivered by Professor Byung Dae Choi, President of the Korean Association for Local Government Studies. Professor Choi described the history of local autonomy in South Korea and discussed current reform efforts. A central theme running through his remarks was the problematic nature of “top-down” approaches to enhancing efficiency within the local governmental system. continue reading »
10/07/2009
Signal of Denuclearization Overdue
For the 14th time within the last two and a half years, the local representative of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty, Walter Klitz, travelled to North Korea. The purpose of this trip was to prepare an event on “Aspects of Sustainable Environmental City Development”, which will take place end of November this year. continue reading »
09/28/2009
Strengthening Local Autonomy through Voluntary Cooperation
Amid ever-increasing government push for reorganizing local administrative territorial system, concerns that it might seriously undermine principles of local autonomy prescribed in the Korean Constitution have also kept growing. A recent joint statement made by 145 experts in local autonomy is just one of common efforts made by academia to draw more public attention on the problems of the current initiative. continue reading »
