The ongoing effort for power succession within the Kim family in North Korea goes against the worldwide trend towards democratization. In this session, Experts will talk about how the current situation in North Korea will change the nature of the regime, with the focus on the following:
- Will the attempt to cling to power within the Kim family succeed?
- How will the power succession turn out? Will there be a serious power struggle?
- Is there a possibility that the regime will collapse during the transition period?
- What would be the most desirable measures to be taken by Korea, the U.S., and China, respectively, in the event of an unstable North Korean regime? In which areas could they collaborate?
- Is the current power succession within the Kim family compatible with innovative measures or an open-door policy?
- Can the North Korean-style modernization be realized? If so, how?

- Moderator
T. J. PEMPEL (Professor, Political Science, University of California at Berkeley)

- Panelists
OKONOGI Masao (Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Law and Graduate School, Keio University)
JO Dongho (Professor, North Korean Studies, Ewha Womans University)
John Patrick DELURY (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University)
John Harold SWENSON-WRIGHT (Director, Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge)
JIN Jing yi (Professor, Center for Korean Studies, Peking University)