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SUMMARY:Colonization\, Mass Independence Movement\, and Korean Bureaucrats
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute SBS Seminar \nJi Yeon Hong\nAssociate Professor of Political Science and Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies\, University of Michigan \nJi Yeon (Jean) Hong is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies. Her research examines the political economy of authoritarianism\, with a focus on East Asia. Her ongoing projects address the legacies of authoritarian rule\, the long-term effects of political violence\, and the determinants of elite behavior under authoritarian regimes. Her work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science\, British Journal of Political Science\, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization\, Journal of Politics\, Political Science Research and Methods\, and Science Advances\, among others. She currently serves as an Associate Editor of Political Science Research and Methods. Prior to joining the University of Michigan\, she was on the faculty of the Division of Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Politics at New York University. \nChaired by Hojung Joo\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Government\, Harvard University \nAbstract:\nStates in transition face acute constraints in building effective governments. A central challenge is recruiting bureaucrats who possess local knowledge while remaining loyal to the ruling authority. This problem is especially salient in colonial settings. This study examines how colonial states managed their bureaucracies and how mass resistance reshaped them. Focusing on Japanese colonial rule in Korea\, we collect and analyze data on all bureaucrats employed in the Government General of Korea during 1910 and 1942. We identify officials’ ranks\, offices\, and work units to evaluate patterns of recruitment\, promotion\, and unit assignment. We then link these data to detailed records of protest events from the March First Movement of 1919\, the largest anti-colonial uprising in Korea. Our analysis shows that the colonial government initially relied heavily on local bureaucrats but steadily reduced its reliance on them over time. The mass independence movement affected the special patterns of expansion. Districts with higher protest intensity experienced significant bureaucratic expansion\, particularly in education\, yet this expansion did not increase Korean representation in core administrative positions. Korean officials faced persistent barriers to upward mobility\, while Japanese officials were disproportionately assigned to strategic sectors to enhance control. These findings demonstrate how colonial rulers managed colonial subjects\, particularly in the face of mass resistance\, and induced bureaucratic expansion and reorganization without meaningful local empowerment. \nEvent details can be found on the Korea Institute website.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/jiyeon-hong-2026/
LOCATION:CGIS South Room S050
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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SUMMARY:Korea's Place in an Uncertain World: Challenges and Opportunities -- Ambassador Kyung-wha Kang
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute Kim Koo Forum 20th Anniversary Event \n\n\n\n[Please note: This event has been changed from in-person to virtual only.] \nHer Excellency Kang\, Kyung-wha\nAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the United States of America \nHer Excellency Kang\, Kyung-wha was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the United States of America by President Lee\, Jae Myung in October\, 2025. \nPrior to her appointment\, Ambassador Kang served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2017-2021 under President Moon\, Jae-in. Between April\, 2024 and September\, 2025 she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Society in New York. \nDuring her varied and distinguished career in public service\, Ambassador Kang served as Secretary for International Relations in the Office of the Speaker of the Korean National Assembly and as Senior Advisor and Principal Speechwriter to the Foreign Minister and Principal Interpreter to the President of Korea. \nShe was also Director-General for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea. At the United Nations\, she was Deputy High Commissioner at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights\, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator and Assistant Secretary-General at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs\, Chief of the Transition Team for the 9th United Nations Secretary-General-elect and later his Senior Advisor\non Policy. \nEarlier in her career\, Ambassador Kang worked for the English Section of Radio Korea International of the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)\, served as Assistant Professor at Cleveland State University in Cleveland\, Ohio and was active in several women’s\norganizations in Korea. She was affiliated with Ewha Women’s University as Distinguished Professor Emeritus (Sept. 2022 – Feb. 2023) and is Honorary Professor at the Institute for Global Engagement and Empowerment at Yonsei University since September\, 2023. \nAmbassador Kang has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and International Studies from Yonsei University\, and both a Master’s Degree and Doctorate in International/Intercultural Communication from the University of Massachusetts at\nAmherst. \nShe is married with three children. \nChaired by Nicholas Harkness\, Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology; Director\, Korea Institute\, Harvard University \n***\nTo attend this online event\, please register here. \nEvent details can be found on the Korea Institute website.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/kyungwha-kang-2025/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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SUMMARY:How Women’s Political Visibility in South Korea Shapes Legislators’ Behavior and Public Attitudes -- Soosun You
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute SBS Seminar \n \nSoosun You\nAssistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania \nSoosun You is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in comparative politics\, gender and politics\, and political behavior\, with a regional focus on South Korea. Her research appears or is forthcoming in the Annual Review of Political Science and Journal of Law and Economics. She is also the founder of the Gender in Korea Reading Group\, which brings together scholars from diverse disciplines working on gender issues related to Korea. \nSoosun’s current book project explores how demographic shifts and changes in the marriage market have shaped the trajectory of women’s rights in South Korea. Drawing on a wide range of methods including archival work\, survey experiments\, and in-depth interviews\, the book examines the rise of anti-natalist and pro-natalist government policies and their consequences for women’s economic and political rights.  \nShe earned her PhD and MA in political science from UC Berkeley. She also has a master’s in public policy from Seoul National University. \nChaired by Hojung Joo\, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Government\, Harvard University \nAbstract:\nIn this talk\, I explore how women’s presence in South Korean politics—both within legislatures and protest movements—shapes elite behavior and public attitudes. I argue that descriptive representation can foster substantive representation when everyday peer environments expose legislators and the public to women in politics. First\, I show that working alongside more women colleagues affects the policy-making process by increasing legislators’ engagement with gender equality issues\, drawing on data from legislative speeches\, plenary sessions\, and campaign manifestos. Second\, using a novel survey experiment conducted in South Korea\, I demonstrate that the salience of women’s participation in protest movements strengthens women’s political agency and shapes public perceptions of government legitimacy and democratic values. \nEvent details can be found on the Korea Institute website.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/soosun-you-2025/
LOCATION:Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room (S050)\, CGIS
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T163000
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SUMMARY:Encountering Law: Legal Knowledge and Practice in Chosŏn Korea -- Jungwon Kim
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute Korea Colloquium \nJungwon Kim\nKing Sejong Associate Professor of Korean Studies\, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures\, Columbia University \nChaired by Sun Joo Kim\, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History\, Harvard University \nScholars have long assumed that Chosŏn Korea (1392–1910) lacked a distinctive system for cultivating legal professionals. Local magistrates and provincial governors\, serving as chief judicial officers in their jurisdictions\, were scholar-officials appointed through the civil service examination and often perceived as lacking formal legal training. Yet\, despite their abscence of structured legal education\, these officials demonstrated substantial knowledge of the law and significant practical administrative skills in legal matters. There were also legal specialists who underwent rigorous training\, passed examinations in law\, and were appointed to assist local governors with judicial tasks. Moreover\, numerous legal cases reveal that ordinary people\, much like the officials judging them\, displayed a surprising familiarity with the law. This talk explores how legal knowledge was generated\, disseminated\, interpreted\, and applied by various groups in Chosŏn society. Drawing on rich archival materials—including law books\, legal handbooks\, trial reports\, and other local-level governmental publications—it uncovers the multifaceted modes of producing and sharing legal information\, highlighting how legal literacy and knowledge facilitated access to justice and shaped the judicial process in Chosŏn Korea. \nJungwon Kim is King Sejong Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. She specializes in the gender and legal history of premodern Korea\, with a focus on the Chosŏn Dynasty. She is the author of Virtue That Matters: Chastity Culture and Social Power in Chosŏn Korea\, 1392–1910 (Harvard University Asia Center\, 2025). Her other works include co-authoring Wrongful Death: Selected Inquest Records from Nineteenth-Century Korea (University of Washington Press\, 2014) and co-editing Beyond Death: The Politics of Suicide and Martyrdom in Korea (University of Washington Press\, 2019). She also edited the special issue Archives\, Archival Practices\, and the Writing of History in Premodern Korea (Journal of Korean Studies\, 2019). Currently\, she is working on a book manuscript tentatively entitled Families in Trials: Local Courts and Legal Culture in Chosŏn Korea. She earned her PhD from Harvard University\, taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, and was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at Princeton. \nEvent details and Zoom registration link on the Korea Institute website (opens in a new tab).
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/jungwon-kim-2025/
LOCATION:Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room (S050)\, CGIS
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T221742
CREATED:20250116T144515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T045502Z
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SUMMARY:Presidential Powers and Immunities: Comparing South Korea and the United States
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute Panel Discussion \nPanelists: \nNoah Feldman\nFelix Frankfurter Professor of Law; Chair\, Society of Fellows; Director\, Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law\, Harvard Law School \nEungi Hong\nJudge in the Seoul Central District Court; Visiting Scholar at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute\, New York University \nThomas H. Lee\nLeitner Family Professor of International Law\, Fordham Law School \nChaired by Nicholas Harkness\, Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology; Director\, Korea Institute\, Harvard University \nEvent details and Zoom registration link on the Korea Institute website (will open in a new tab) \nSponsored by the Korea Institute. Co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School and East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/noah-feldman-eungi-hong-thomas-lee-2025/
LOCATION:Belfer Case Study Room S020\, CGIS South S20
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161103T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161103T180000
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CREATED:20240426T231928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T064539Z
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SUMMARY:Making “We the People” in Korea: Foreigners\, Histories\, Identities
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute Kim Koo Forum on Korea Current Affairs \nSung Ho Kim\nKim Koo Visiting Professor\, Department of Government\, Harvard University\nProfessor of Political Science\, Yonsei University \nChair: Carter Eckert\nYoon Se Young Professor of Korean History\, Harvard University \nSung Ho Kim is Kim Koo Visiting Professor at the Department of Government at Harvard University and Professor of Political Science at Yonsei University. Previously\, he taught at Williams College and University of California. His primary field of research/teaching is political and constitutional theories; he is also interested in Korea\, Japan\, and East Asian politics\, law\, and history in general. He is the author of Max Weber’s Politics of Civil Society (2004/2007) and Making We the People (2015)\, both published by Cambridge University Press. He is a recipient of the Leo Strauss Award of the American Political Science Association. He holds postgraduate degrees from the University of Chicago. \nSponsored by the Korea Institute. Co-sponsored by the Department of Government\, the Harvard-Yenching Institute\, and East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/making-we-the-people-in-korea-foreigners-histories-identities/
LOCATION:Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room (S050)\, CGIS
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140306T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140306T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T221742
CREATED:20240429T200134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T061030Z
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SUMMARY:Some Missing Pieces in the Mid-1960s Korean Development Story
DESCRIPTION:Korea Institute Kim Koo Forum on Korea Current Affairs \nDavid C. Cole\nLecturer on Economics\, Harvard University (retired) \nPrinceton N. Lyman\nSenior Advisor\, U.S. Institute of Peace \nHarold Hongju Koh\nSterling Professor of International Law\, Yale Law School \nChaired by Carter J. Eckert\, Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History\, Harvard University \nThis talk will be followed by a public reception. \nSponsored by the Korea Institute. Co-sponsored by EALS; the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation\, HKS; Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs\, HKS; the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/some-missing-pieces-in-the-mid-1960s-korean-development-story/
LOCATION:Belfer Case Study Room S020\, CGIS South S20
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131010T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131010T173000
DTSTAMP:20260418T221742
CREATED:20240430T182628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T073442Z
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SUMMARY:The Economic Reintegration of the Koreas: Time to Get On With It
DESCRIPTION:Kim Koo Forum on Korea Current Affairs \nThomas Pinansky\nSenior Foreign Attorney and Partner\, Barun Law LLC (Korea) \nChair: Paul Chang\nAssociate Professor of Sociology\, Harvard University \nA public reception will follow the talk. \nSponsored by the the Korea Institute\, Harvard University. Co-sponsored by EALS.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/the-economic-reintegration-of-the-koreas-time-to-get-on-with-it/
LOCATION:Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room (S050)\, CGIS
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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