Perhaps the greatest challenge in preparing Singapore for independence was defining and assigning citizenship to its highly heterogeneous populations, a challenge magnified by the entrepot’s majority of ethnic Chinese residents and its uncertain political relationship to Malaya. Affixing citizenship rights would determine balances of power in these future, presumably democratic, multiracial states and required the […]
A recent reproductive crisis has brought renewed interest in the century-old “family problem” (家庭问题) and “women’s problem” (妇女问题). Related issues have not only been debated in the discursive field, but also informed cross-border fields such as social policymaking and the law. Intrigued by questions such as why the state calls for increasing reproductivity have met […]
Do questions of justice, power, and representation matter to you? Are you interested in exploring the 2024 election and the multiple issues at stake? Come learn about opportunities in Washington, D.C. for all students and all majors. This information session will cover internships, volunteer, research and other opportunities including the new Hopkins Semester D.C. which is […]
Gender-based violence and harassment at work (workplace GBVH) is a global, complex and intractable issue that impacts millions of workers’ lives. In Cambodia, unions – both local and international – have also attempted to influence policy, promote law reform and strengthen law enforcement, and raise awareness about the need to combat GBVH. Michele Ford from the University […]
Yoonkyung Lee, Department of Sociology & Center for the Study of Korea, University of Toronto, will discuss the question of changing protest methods of labor contention in neoliberal Korea, and asks what explains the emergence of extreme repertoires in labor movements in times of institutionalized democracy and capitalist affluence. Her study suggests a move beyond […]
To obtain a trio of legendary monsters in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002), players can embark on an elaborate side quest where they must decode two-dimensional representations of Braille. Removed from its original context as a tactile language, this visual “Pokémon Braille” is at once an inclusive and exclusionary gesture. Frank Mondelli, Japanese Studies, Department of […]
Through comparisons of anti-discrimination and accessibility reforms in South Korea and Japan, this talk analyzes the rise of legalistic governance. More formal rules and participation in policymaking and enforcement, including through the courts, mark a change. Celeste Arrington, Department of Political Science & GW Institute for Korean Studies at George Washington University, traces how activitists and […]
The Johns Hopkins Undergraduate Law Review will be hosting an alumni panel on April 10. We have invited three Hopkins alumni who currently work as legal professionals to share their advice and experience with students interested in pursuing careers in law. All are welcome to attend, and the panel will be followed by a mixer […]
The Foreign Affairs Symposium welcomes journalist Chris Wallace to campus to discuss his Insights on Washington. Co-sponsored by the Aronson Center for International Studies
As part of the inaugural Johns Hopkins Model United Nations Conference (HopMUNC), Melissa G. Dalton, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, will be providing the keynote address. This event open to all members of the Johns Hopkins community, along with the delegates attending HopMUNC. Melissa Dalton was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Defense […]
In honor of Earth Day, Johns Hopkins Professor Daniel Deudney, author of Dark Skies: Space Expansionism, Planetary Geopolitics, and the Ends of Humanity (Oxford University Press, 2020), will discuss his out-of-this-world work on planetary geopolitics. Pizza will be served! Accurate mental maps are vital for all practical activity, but humanity’s maps are now profoundly outdated, and […]
Burak Gürel is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-director of the Center for Asian Studies at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. China, once a hub for foreign manufacturing investment, has become a major investor in overseas factories and mines. Disputes at Chinese-owned businesses are now notably influencing labor unrest globally. This study shows that between […]