We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Dictators and Their Secret Police: Coercive Institutions and State Violence, published by Cambridge University Press. The book's author is Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Celeste Arrington’s “Accidental Activists”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Accidental Activists: Victim Movements and Government Accountability in Japan and South Korea, published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author is Celeste L. Arrington, Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The … [Read more...]
Center for Korean Research Launches New Journal of Korean Studies Website
The Center for Korean Research at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that it has launched its newly redesigned Journal of Korean Studies website. Please visit the new address at http://jks.archive.weai.columbia.edu/ The Journal of Korean Studies (JKS) is dedicated to publishing quality articles, in all disciplines, on a broad range of topics … [Read more...]
Accidental Activists : Victim Movements and Government Accountability in Japan and South Korea
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Celeste L. Arrington (Cornell University Press, 2016) For information from the publisher, please click here. Government wrongdoing or negligence harms people worldwide, but not all victims are equally effective at obtaining redress. In Accidental Activists, Celeste L. Arrington examines the interactive dynamics of the politics of … [Read more...]
Photos from Yesterday’s CKR Event “Comfort Women Wanted”
Here are some great pics from the video screening and event yesterday sponsored by the Columbia University Center for Korean Research (CKR) of "Comfort Women Wanted." … [Read more...]
