Yerin Chung
Doctoral Candidate
She/Her | MA, Political Science, Specialization in Political Theory (Western University); BAH, Specialization in Political Science, Minor in French Studies (Western University)
Political Studies
Queen's University
Supervisor: Dr. Colin Farrelly
Research Interests
Political Theory Interests: Human Rights; Health Policy; Global Distributive Justice; Intergenerational Justice
International Relations Interests: Security and Defence Issues (particularly in Women, Peace and Security)
Biography
Yerin Chung is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Studies at ¾ÅĞãÖ±²¥ specializing in Political Theory and International Relations. Yerin is a Coordinator for the Gender Lab/Graduate Research Fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) at ¾ÅĞãÖ±²¥. Yerin also serves on the board for the Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA) as the Director of Communications and Public Relations. Previously, Yerin earned a M.A. degree in Political Science with a Specialization in Political Theory and a B.A. (Hons.) degree in Political Science, both from Western University.
Awards
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2024)
- R. S. McLaughlin Fellowship (2022, 2023)
- Queen’s Graduate Award (2022, 2023)
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant
- POLS 402 - Science and Justice (Fall 2024)
- POLS 350 - Political Theory: History (Winter 2024)
- POLS 250 - Introduction to Political Theory (Fall 2022, Fall 2023)
- POLS 110 - Introduction to Politics and Government (Winter 2023)
Head Teaching Assistant
- POLS 250 - Introduction to Political Theory (Fall 2024)
Affiliated Organizations
Director of Communications and Public Relations at The Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA)
Gender Lab Coordinator/Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) /cidp/people-search/yerin-chung
Selected Publications
Goodale, Mark. Reinventing Human Rights (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Reviewed by Yerin Chung in International Journal 79(3), 477-480. doi:10.1177/00207020241276094
Dyczok, Marta, and Yerin Chung. 2022. “Zelens′kyi Uses His Communication Skills as a Weapon of War.†Canadian Slavonic Papers 64 (2–3): 146–61. doi:10.1080/00085006.2022.2106699.
Chung, Yerin. 2021. The Human Right to Collective Self-Determination. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Peace Research Association, Congress for the Federation of Humanities and the Social Sciences, University of Alberta, (Virtual).