Submitting a proposal related to #Korea to @APSAtweets in #Vancouver? Consider “Association of Korean Political Studies (AKPS)” as a “Related Group” when you submit! As program coordinator of AKPS, I will do best to organize excellent panels! Junior scholars highly encouraged!👇
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Jean Hong 洪知延 홍지연
Профиль Vivelykeep calm and post academic stuff. working @umich. formerly @HKUST. study authoritarian politics and legacy. East Asia. https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/jeanhong
With Yoon Suk Yeol facing impeachment, a new South Korean government could complicate Joe Biden's plan to counter China's rise as a military superpower. www.ft.com/content/6664...
Great podcast on the situation in S Korea with long interview of @jeanhong.bsky.social , really interesting podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
**We ask political scientists worldwide to please read & sign in support**: On Dec 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. 600+ political scientists of South Korea condemned this in a joint statement, urging impeachment. ysgrad.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A Declaration by Political Scientists of South KoreaCall for an Immediate Reintroduction and the Passage of the Impeachment Bill to Restore the Constitutional Orderysgrad.qualtrics.comWe’re asking for solidarity from political scientists worldwide: you can read and sign the statement in English, Japanese, Chinese, and French in the below Qualtrics form: ysgrad.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A Declaration by Political Scientists of South KoreaCall for an Immediate Reintroduction and the Passage of the Impeachment Bill to Restore the Constitutional Orderysgrad.qualtrics.comSeo-young Silvia Kim573 political scientists in and out of Korea have written and signed a declaration calling for Yoon's immediate impeachment. I've translated it into English with Prof. Jeong Hyun Kim at Yonsei: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A detail in this timeline caught my eye: "The DP had raised concerns over reports of informal meetings among Yoon’s high school alumni in military and ministerial positions." Brings to mind a great article by @jeanhong.bsky.social & Joon Nak Choi on social networks in the S.K. democratic transition:
SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A POLITICAL RESOURCE: REVISITING THE KOREAN DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge CoreSOCIAL NETWORKS AS A POLITICAL RESOURCE: REVISITING THE KOREAN DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION - Volume 20 Issue 1www.cambridge.orgKorea Pro🇰🇷 S. Korea's president invoked martial law—then revoked it just 6 hours later. What caused this unprecedented move? And what’s next for Yoon Suk Yeol? Read @eunajo.bsky.social's piece on @goodauth.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/martial... #SouthKorea #Polisky
Our former student and current RA Shengbin Wei, has his first publication, in History of the Family. It studies the interaction between institutional context and household organization in shaping fertility in Liaoning, using the CMGPD-LN. Congrats, Shengbin! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Han Kang’s Nobel Prize speech next week is going to be VERY interesting
What do we know about Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in South Korea today? 🔽 Here are some facts we have been able to pull together so far, but definitely more to come. Written with @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social & Seiyeon Ji
Korean kids don't even get a coup day off
Anton HurMinistry of Education has decided not to close the schools (massive eyeroll)
South Korean military says martial law will remain in place despite parliament’s vote to reject it. Follow our live coverage.
Hi all, the APSR is now also here: @apsrjournal.bsky.social (please, RT or whatever it's called here).