The 2013 SSK International Conference on Human Rights

The SSK Human Rights Forum Presents 8 Outstanding Human Rights Scholars Investigating :

The Dynamics of Human Rights Diffusion 9:30 AM - 4:40 PM, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Room 115, International Studies Hall, Korea University, Seoul, Korea http://sskhumanrights.org/

Organizers The SSK Human Rights Forum Human Asia The International Human Rights Research Center affiliated with the Global Research Institute, Korea University Sponsors The National Research Foundation of Korea Sungkyunkwan University-Department of Sociology Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University

The SSK Human Rights Forum is an inter-university consortium engaged in a multi-year research project on human rights from a social science perspective. The project is funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea and participating universities include Korea University, Yonsei University, Sungkyunkwan University, and Stanford University.

The Dynamics of Human Rights Diffusion Welcoming Remarks and Conference Theme Welcome to the 2013 SSK International Conference on Human Rights organized by the Social Science Korea (SSK) Human Rights Forum. Initiated in 2010, the SSK Human Rights Forum brings together scholars from various disciplines to assess the diffusion of human rights at both the national and international levels. This conference looks at examples of human rights diffusion in Korea and abroad in the areas of public perception, law/institutions, social movements, and education. The presenters seek to identify the dynamics of how political, social, and cultural forces have influenced human rights diffusion in different countries in these areas. By sharing comparative case studies, the conference aims to understand global and national patterns and challenges in the dissemination, reception, and recursivity of human rights norms. By showcasing recent research on human rights diffusion, the SKK Human Rights Forum hopes to broaden perspectives on human rights and to bridge discourse, activities, and policy direction on human rights initiatives in Korea and worldwide. We appreciate your interest and support, and invite your continued engagement with the SSK Human Rights Forum.

Chair The SSK Human Rights Forum Changrok Soh

Program

9:30-9:40 Registration 9:40-9:45 Welcoming Address Jeong Hun Oh, Dean of GSIS, Korea University 09:45-10:00 Keynote Address The Dynamics of Human Rights Diffusion

Changrok Soh, Korea University

10:00-12:00 Session 1 Laws/Institutions

Moderator: Nam-Kook Kim, Korea University



National Human Rights Commissions: Do They Work?



Francisco O. Ramirez, Stanford University Discussant: Buhm-Suk Baek, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies



The Development of Human Rights Lawyering in South Korea



Patricia Goedde, Sungkyunkwan University Discussant: JaeWon Kim, Sungkyunkwan University



Accounts and Accountability: Corruption, Human Rights, and Individual Accountability Norms



Hun Joon Kim, Griffith University Discussant: Jungmin Seo, Yonsei University

12:00-13:00 Luncheon

13:00-14:40 Session 2 Social Movements

Moderator: Tai-Young Kim, Sungkyunkwan University



Rights Make Might: Global Human Rights and Minority Social Movements in Japan



Kiyoteru Tsutsui, University of Michigan Discussant: Jung-Sun Han, Korea University





The Diffusion of Human Rights Movements: A Social Network Perspective



Paul Y Chang, Yonsei University Discussant: Bumsoo Kim, Seoul National University

14:40-15:00 Coffee Break 15:00-16:40 Session 3 Cognition, Attitudes and Education

Moderator: Yong Suk Jang, Yonsei University



The Determinants of Human Rights Cognition and Attitudes: Analysis of Human Rights Survey in Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Korea



Jeong-Woo Koo, Sungkyunkwan University



Discussant: Byungha Lee, The University of Seoul



Worldwide Diffusion of Human Rights and Minority Rights



Patricia Bromley, University of Utah Discussant: Rosa Minhyo Cho, Sungkyunkwan University

SSK Human Rights Forum Core Faculty Changrok Soh Korea University, Graduate School of International Studies Jeong-Woo Koo Sungkyunkwan University, Sociology Paul Y. Chang Yonsei University, Underwood International College Patricia Goedde Sungkyunkwan University, Law Francisco O. Ramirez Stanford University, Education

Participants Changrok Soh

Paul Y. Chang

Changrok Soh is a Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University. He received his Ph.D. as well as MALD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He has a special interest in the field of human rights and human security, especially in East Asia. He is currently the president of Human Asia.

Paul Y. Chang is an Assistant Professor of Research Methodology at the Underwood International College, Yonsei University. He received his Ph.D. in sociology at Stanford University. His primary research is about the emergence and evolution of the human rights/democracy movement in South Korea in the 1970s.

Francisco O. Ramirez

Patricia Bromley

Francisco O. Ramirez is a Professor of Education and Sociology at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford Univesrsity in sociology and is a leading scholar in the field of education and sociology, especially in comparative education and human rights education.

Patricia Bromley is an Assistant Professor of Political Science/Public Administration and (by courtesy) Sociology at the University of Utah. She teaches courses related to non-profit organizations and research design in the Master of Public Administration Program. Her research spans a range of fields including organization theory, political sociology, and the sociology of education, covering the substantive topics of nonprofits/civil society, globalization, human rights, and diversity.

Patricia Goedde Patricia Goedde is an Assistant Professor at Sungkyunkwan University, School of Law. Dr. Goedde received her Ph.D. and JD from the University of Washington, School of Law. She is a licensed attorney of the Washington State Bar Association, and has worked with the law firm of Kwangjang (Lee & Ko) in Seoul. Her research interests are in the areas of transnational legal mobilization, public interest lawyering, human rights, refugee law, and North Korea.

Kiyoteru Tsutsui Kiyoteru Tsutsui is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan. He finished his BA and MA at Kyoto University in Japan and MA and PhD at Stanford University, all in Sociology. His research interests lie in political/comparative sociology, social movements, globalization, human rights, and Japanese society.

Jeong-Woo Koo Jeong-Woo Koo is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Sungkyunkwan University. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in sociology. His interests include comparative-historical sociology, global and transnational sociology, the sociology of human rights, and the sociology of education. He is currently serving as the manager of the SSK Human Rights Forum.

Tai-Young Kim Tai-Young Kim is a Professor of Management, SKK Graduate School of Business at Sungkyunkwan University. His main teaching and research areas are Organizational Theory, Strategic Management, Network Analysis, and Organizational Changes. He was an assistant professor in the Department of Management and Organizations at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) as corporate strategy faculty, prior to joining SKK GSB. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the organizational sociology at Stanford University.

Byungha Lee

Yong Suk Jang

Byoungha Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Seoul. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Rutgers University. His research interests include immigration policy, immigrant integration, international human rights norms, and social movements.

Yong Suk Jang is an Associate Professor in Public Administration at Yonsei University. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in sociology. He is a sociologist who is best known for his work in organizations, new institutionalism and governance, particularly his research on the factors affecting national administrative rationalization in the context of the current worldwide movement for governance reforms.

Nam-Kook Kim Nam-Kook Kim is Jean Monnet Chair Professor in the Department of Political Science and Int’l Relations at Korea University. He studied at Seoul National University and Oxford University, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He is the Chair of SSK research group, Multicultural Challenges and Sustainable Democracy in Europe and Asia.

JaeWon Kim JaeWon Kim is a Professor of Law at Sungkyunkwan University Law School, and Director of the Korea Program at Harvard Law School Project on Disability. Professor Kim holds law degrees from both Korea and the U.S. and received a JSD degree from Cornell University, where he was a Clarke Fellow. Professor Kim is a member of the Washington D.C. Bar, and his teaching and research interests are in the areas of law and society, legal ethics, disability law, and comparative law.

Jeong Hun Oh Jeong Hun Oh is a Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University. He received his Ph.D. in economics at University of Iowa. His research interest lies in research methodology. He is currently the Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Korea University.

Jung-Sun Han Jung-Sun Han is an Associate Professor of Division of International Studies/ Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University. Her recent research interests include the Japan of post-1945 and its relations with Asia-Pacific neighbors. By probing into the dynamics between memory and history in the post-1945 Asia, she focuses on the nature of Asian cultures in war and peace. She received her Ph.D. at University of Washington (Seattle).

Rosa Minhyo Cho Rosa Minhyo Cho is an Associate Professor of Public Administration at Sungkyunkwan University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Before joining Sungkyunkwan, she taught for seven years in the Department of Education and Public Policy at Brown University. Her publications have appeared in Social Science Research, Social Services Review, Family Relations, International Review of Public Administration, Journal of Human Resources, Crime and Delinquency, and many more.

Jungmin Seo Jungmin Seo is Associate Professor of Political Science at Yonsei University. He received his Ph.D. at The University of Chicago. His major research interests are East Asian politics, nationalism and the political economy of culture.

Buhm-Suk Baek Buhm-Suk Baek is a Research Fellow at The Asan Institute for Policy Studies. He received his LL.M at Cornell Law School and J.S.D. from Cornell Law School. His areas of expertise are International Human Rights, International Law and Development and International Cooperation.

Bumsoo Kim Bumsoo Kim is an Assistant Professor at College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. at University of Chicago. His major areas are in comparative political theory, comparative politics, and Japan.

Hun Joon Kim Hun Joon Kim is a Senior Research Fellow at Griffith University. He has research interests in international norms and institutions, international human rights and transitional justice, international ethics, and international relations theory. He received his PhD in political science from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

International Studies Hall

Jongam-dong

Anam Station Korea Univ. Station

Chamsari St. Sinseol-dong

Contact Jeong-Woo Koo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea [email protected]

Jinah Kwon Researcher & Conference Coordinator Graduate School of International Studies Korea University, Seoul, Korea [email protected]

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