Alfredo Romero

Pioneer in the study of Asia at the UNAM, he began his training in the Oriental Studies Program of the College of Mexico, where he studied China and its language. Two years later, with a scholarship from the then Teacher Training Program of UNAM, he studied Korean at the University of Yonsei and the Master in Asian Studies at the Hanguk University of International Studies, both in Seoul, Republic of Korea (1967-1970).

Since 1970 he teaches the general course of Asia and the specialized seminars on Asian Studies in the bachelor and postgraduate levels of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences; he also teaches the course Introduction to the study of International Relations. He has done researches on historical, cultural, and international relations focused on China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Australia. He has been a researcher and visiting professor at the Institute of Developing Economies (1978) and the University of Tsukuba (1986) in Japan, and the Korea Development Institute (1992). He served as Head of the Division of Postgraduate Studies in Political and Social Sciences, UNAM, (1995), and was representative of the academic sector in the Binational Commission Mexico-Korea (2000-2005).

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2024 | Juan Felipe López Aymes | Alfredo RomeroMore information

El 27 de julio de 2023 se conmemoró el 70 aniversario de la firma del armisticio que puso pausa a la guerra de Corea. Desde esa fecha, la situación de una península dividida y el estado latente del conflicto armado sigue siendo la realidad imperante, a pesar de los numerosos intentos de transformarla por parte de los principales actores regionales y de muchos otros agentes de la comunidad internacional. ¿A qué se debe esta anomalía histórica? ¿Por qué ha sido tan difícil establecer un acuerdo de paz que ponga fin a la condición que genera tantas tensiones? En esta obra colectiva analizamos diversos aspectos de una problemática compleja, como el proceso de división de la península coreana, la guerra cuyo carácter civil y, a la vez, internacional determinó las dinámicas de seguridad regional, el fracaso de los intentos tempranos para establecer un régimen de paz, el programa nuclear norcoreano y las sanciones que buscan revertir su desarrollo, así como las consecuencias que todo eso tiene para la creación de confianza y la cooperación. También se estudian las políticas seguidas por los protagonistas, Corea del Norte y Corea del Sur, y de las potencias con intereses en la región. En conjunto, los capítulos que componen este libro proporcionan un panorama completo y objetivo sobre los prospectos de paz y la unificación, con perspectivas críticas que desafían los lugares comunes de una discusión maniquea en la que todas las partes son víctimas y beneficiarios del statu quo.

2015 | Alicia Girón | Aurelia Vargas | Carlos UscangaMore information

In the framework of the 400 years since Hasekura arrived in Mexico, the University Seminary of Asian Studies (SUEA), the Institute of Philological Research and the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences through their Center for International Relations, entities of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), undertook the labour of organizing the Japanese Culture Day to commemorate the anniversary of what has traditionally been considered the first Japanese embassy in Mexico: the Hasekura Mission.

This publication is the result of that academic day, this also has the purpose of recovering the memory of the cultural relations between Mexico and Japan. In this way, gives the reader the possibility to get close to know various aspects of Japanese culture in their own field and in their relationship with Mexico. The studies included have a variety of topics that are organized in four sections: 1. Japan as an object of study; 2. The Hasekura Mission: a historical reassessment; 3. The regional economic system and 4. Language and Literature.