Sungho Kang's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

I am now involved in programs of peace building and conflict resolution through organization. I am associated with a non-governmental organization called "International Network for Peace and Conflict Resolution. My region, Northeast Asia still faces many obstacles in building peace such as existing border idsputes, island disputes, lingering historical animosities and different economic systems here. Therefore, we need to promote peace and conflict resolution through citizen diplomacy or informal diplomacy by NGOs or CSOs.I am also on the Steering Committee of International NGO History Forum for Peace in East Asia. My activities in these fields motivated me to become involved in this program.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

I am a citizen of South Korea. I had my education here in Korea with MA, at the Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University. I am now doing researches on Transnational Network of NGOs for Peace and conflict resolution for my PH.D.
I have worked for Kyung Hee University, Korea. I am specializing in international relations, NGO programs, international cooperation. I am also involved in NGO programs. I was a program director for 1999 Seoul International Conference of NGOs. I am also a program director for GCS International (GCS: Global Common Society). I am also involved in an NGO, called "International Network for Peace and Conflict Resolution as its president.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

The region of North East Asia

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

South Korea

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

The faculty of Kyung Hee University

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.gcsinternational.org

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.peaceboat.org

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.imtd.org

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Civil Society, Conflict Resolution

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Capacity Building, Evaluation

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

NGOs' contribution to conflict resolution and peace building

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

NGO Networks for International Conflict Resolution (In Korean)
Conflict Resolutin and Peacebuilding: The Role of NGOs in Historical Reconciliation and Territorial Issues (Eds.)