Joan Cho
Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies
East Asian Studies Center, 208860-685-3776
Assistant Professor, Government
BA University of RochesterMA Harvard University
PHD Harvard University
Joan Cho
Authoritarianism, democratization, social movements, and authoritarian legacies in Korea and East Asia are the primary research and teaching focus for Dr. Joan Cho. Her research on authoritarian regime support, South Korean democracy movement, and electoral accountability in post-transition South Korea has been published in Electoral Studies, Journal of East Asian Studies, Studies in Comparative International Development, and Routledge Handbook of Korean Culture and Society. Dr. Cho's first book manuscript, Seeds of Mobilization: The Authoritarian Roots of South Korea's Democracy, is under contract with the University of Michigan Press. She also researches the political identity formation of Asian Americans shaped by their home country politics. Dr. Cho is also an adjunct fellow (non-resident) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Korea Chair, associate-in-research of the Council of East Asian Studies at Yale University, Vice President and governing board member of the Association of Korean Political Studies, and a 2018-2019 CSIS-USC U.S.-Korea NextGen Scholar.
Academic Affiliations
Office Hours
Tuesday & Thursday 3:00PM-4:30PM
Courses
Spring 2023
CEAS 206 - 01
Korean Politics Through Film
CEAS 206 - AU01
Korean Politics Through Film
CEAS 325 - 01
Asian Challenge for Democracy
Fall 2023
CEAS 206 - 01
Korean Politics Through Film
CEAS 325 - 01
Asian Challenge for Democracy