Sponsored by the Harvard-Yenching Institute, SSK Human Rights Forum, and the Korea Institute, Harvard University
2:00: Opening Remarks
Changrok Soh (PI, SSK Human Rights Forum; Professor of International Relations, Korea University; Member, UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee)
2:10: The Emergence and Institutionalization of Human Rights in South Korean Civil Society
Presenter: Paul Y. Chang (Assistant Professor of Sociology, Harvard University)
Discussant: Kiyoteru Tsutsui (Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan)
3:00: The Role of Transitional Justice in Deepening Human Rights in South Korea
Presenter: Hun Joon Kim (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Korea University)
Discussant: Kathryn Sikkink (Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study)
3:50: Coffee Break
4:00: Contested Human Rights and Its Consequences in South Korea
Jeong-Woo Koo (Associate Professor of Sociology, Sungkyunkwan University; Director, The Sungkyunkwan Center for Human Rights and Development)
Discussant: Charlie Clements (Executive Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School)
4:50: Discussant Roundtable and Publication Plans
Roman David (Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University)
Charlie Clements
Kathryn Sikkink
Kiyoteru Tsutsui
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