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Knowledge Engagement Events

CCF Webinars are the Comparative Civilizations Forum’s core Knowledge Engagement Events, designed to support scholarly exchange and public understanding through non-partisan, non-ideological, and comparative inquiry.

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Book Club Series

 

 

4-Part Online Discussion

 

Late Industrialization, Tradition, and Social Change in South Korea

by Yong-Chool Ha

University of Washington

 

This four-part online book club series offers a structured, scholarly discussion of Professor Yong-Chool Ha’s influential work on South Korea’s path to modernity. The sessions examine how late industrialization interacted with tradition, social structures, and historical continuity, providing a nuanced case study in comparative civilizational analysis.

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The discussions will be held on Zoom.

Access details and the Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

 

Designed as a guided reading and discussion series, the book club encourages careful engagement with the text, critical reflection, and comparative perspectives—without advocacy or prescriptive conclusions.

 

Open to scholars, students, and intellectually curious readers interested in history, society, and long-term social change.

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Why attend?

These online events provide a space for rigorous discussion of civilizations as historical, cultural, and social formations, examined through multiple disciplines and perspectives.

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The primary purpose of CCF Webinars is to:

  • Encourage comparative, evidence-based scholarship

  • Facilitate dialogue across academic traditions and regions

  • Present research in an accessible yet rigorous format

  • Foster long-term, civilizational thinking beyond disciplinary boundaries

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CCF Webinars are open to:

  • Researchers and academics

  • Graduate and undergraduate students

  • Educators and lifelong learners

  • Individuals interested in civilizations, history, culture, and ideas

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Participation does not require alignment with any viewpoint—only an interest in learning and comparison.

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Most webinars are open to the public. Members of the Comparative Civilizations Forum receive:

  • Early access and registration priority

  • Invitations to closed or advanced sessions

  • Access to webinar recordings and curated materials

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The Lee Kuan Yew book club has been one of the most thought provoking, eye-opening, and transformative activities in recent years for me. Led by Bonnie Lee with participants from around the globe, it has morphed into a platform of intellectual idea generation and exchange - perhaps beyond the original intent of just reading the 800 pages memoir by the great statesman. The book club has reminded me of the importance of seeing the world from the vantage point of history: no individual, country, or region exists in a vacuum. If we immune ourselves from the noise of digitized sound bites and immerse our minds in the rhymes of history, we often capture a crystal ball. We synchronize with civilization of the past, present, and the future.

Aki Kinjo, Gakushuin Women’s College, Tokyo

Aki King

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