National Endowment for Democracy
Challenges for Asian Democracy in the 21st Century:
Setting the Agenda for the Democracy Forum
July 13-14, 1999
Hotel Shilla, Seoul, Korea
The Sejong Institute
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Sungnam 463-600, Korea
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ABOUT THE REPORT

This report is a summary of the papers presented and the ensuing discussion during the inaugural conference of the Democracy Forum for East Asia. Although every effort has been made to accurately portray the range of views expressed, due to limitations of space and other organizational considerations, we have reserved the right to make certain editorial changes. This document was prepared by the Sejong Committee for the Democracy Forum and any errors in fact or interpretation are solely its responsibility.

The views expressed in this report do not necessarily represent those of the Sejong Institute or the International Forum for Democratic Studies of the National Endowment for Democracy. Photocopies are allowed. When using any part of this document, please cite the Sejong Institute and International Forum for Democratic Studies of the National Endowment for Democracy.



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The Sejong Institute

The Sejong Institute is a private, non-profit and independent research organization that was founded in 1986 to contribute to Korea's development by conducting research on national security, unification and international relations. Since its inception, the Institute also has been active in organizing international conferences, symposiums and seminars to foster exchanges of views and ideas on regional and global issues relevant to Korea's development. In addition, it organizes joint research projects with a number of other research organizations, both domestic and foreign. The Institute also conducts educational and training programs based on its research expertise for high-level government officials, as well as managers from the private sector. The Institute has since expanded the scope of its research program and is now organized into four sections: Security Studies, Inter-Korean Relations Studies, International Political Economy Studies, and Regional Studies (principally the United States, China, Japan and Russia). In November 1998, the Sejong Institute took another important step in expanding its research agenda by establishing a partnership with the National Endowment for Democracy through its International Forum for Democratic Studies to jointly create a program of mutual exchange, education, training and networking to further democracy and market economies in East Asia. 		National Endowment for Democracy

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a non-profit, non-governmental, bipartisan, grant-making organization created in 1983 to help strengthen democratic institutions around the world. Funded by an annual Congressional appropriation, the Endowment's grants program assists organizations abroad working for democratic goals. The Endowment's programs encourage democratic political development, primarily in three major functional areas - pluralism; democratic governance; and education, culture and communications. In the last year, Endowment grants supported programs in some 90 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The International Forum for Democratic Studies was established in 1994 to respond to the need for sustained and serious study of democracy's problems and prospects throughout the world. The International Forum also serves as a clearinghouse for information on the activities and experiences of groups working to achieve and maintain democracy around the world. It has initiated four inter-related programs: a Research and Conferences Program, the Democracy Resource Center, a Visiting Fellows Program, and the Journal of Democracy (a quarterly published for the NED by the Johns Hopkins University Press).

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