<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><p class="ydp5ebbfd0aMsoNormal">Dear all, </p>
<p class="ydp5ebbfd0aMsoNormal">Please see the following call for papers for a research seminar
on Korean human rights that will be held at City University, London. </p>
<p class="ydp5ebbfd0aMsoNormal">City University, London, with the support of the Academy of Korean
Studies, is organising a research seminar on the theme of contemporary human
rights developments in the Republic of Korea. Papers will be welcomed that
address Korean human rights issues from a range of disciplinary perspectives,
including law, sociology, political science and anthropology. Papers may
address any topic related to human rights promotion and protection on the
Korean peninsula, including, for example:</p>
<p class="ydp5ebbfd0aMsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Migrant and refugee rights in the Korea</p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Recent civil rights jurisprudence at the
Korean Constitutional Court</p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Women’s rights and gender equality in
contemporary Korean society</p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Protest and freedom of speech in Korea</p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Reactions to North Korean human rights violations</p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->The role of civil society organisations in
promoting human rights in Korea</p>
<p class="ydp5ebbfd0aMsoNormal">Proposals may be based upon ongoing work, and should include an
abstract of up to 250 words, along with a short CV of the participating author.
Submissions from PhD students and early career researchers are encouraged. Those interested in serving as a commentator for a paper should indicate that in their proposal.<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> Commentators will be asked to
prepare around five minutes of comments on one or more of the papers. </span></p>
<p class="ydp5ebbfd0aMsoNormal">The research seminar will be held at the Northampton Square campus
of City, University London on the afternoon of 16 January 2020, from 2:30 to
5:30. All presenters will receive an honorarium (amount to be determined but
probably around £200). </p>
<p class="ydp5ebbfd0aMsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Please submit paper proposals to
Dahee Chung at <a href="mailto:Dahee.chung@city.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dahee.chung@city.ac.uk</a>.
</span>The
deadline for submissions is 14 October 2019. Decisions will be communicated by
email by 21 October 2019. </p>
<p class="ydp5ebbfd0aMsoNormal">Any questions may be directed to Dahee Chung (<a href="mailto:Dahee.chung@city.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dahee.chung@city.ac.uk</a>) or Andrew
Wolman (<a href="mailto:Andrew.wolman.2@city.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew.wolman.2@city.ac.uk</a>).
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