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
Doctoral Candidate
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 Queen's University 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 Queen's. 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.
Affiliated Organizations
Director of Communications and Public Relations at The Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA) https://cpra-acrp.com/board-members
Gender Lab Coordinator/Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) https://www.queensu.ca/cidp/people-search/yerin-chung
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)
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).