Aram Hur

Is #democracy backsliding in #Asia? In a new article @cps_journal, @AndrewIYeo & I argue: No, actually. What look like signs of democratic regress are part of a distinct & less obvious--but no less important--phenomenon we call democratic ceilings.🧵/1 doi.org/10.1177/001041…

Coming up on June 4: Dr. @AramHur and @timothywmartin will join us to analyze the results of South Korea’s snap election triggered by the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol after he declared martial law last December. Sign up for the livestream link: koreasociety.org/policy-and-cor…

📢Debate on Narratives of Civic Duty: How National Stories Shape Democracy in Asia | @n_nationalism Join the panel for a debate on @AramHur's book and the impulse behind a sense of civic duty in democracies. 📅Wed 04 June 2025 | 6-8pm ⬇️Register Here lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/2…

South Korea votes June 3. What do Lee Jae-myung, Kim Moon-soo, and Lee Jun-seok stand for and what issues could decide the race? Find out on The Capital Cable #113 featuring: 🔹 @AramHur 🔹 @snydersas 🔹 @mwlippert 📆 5/22 • 9:30 am EDT Register: csis.org/events/south-k…

Democracy requires laws, rules, elections and rights. But it also requires forbearance, self-restraint, reflecting a normative commitment to democracy. Talking #democracy in Cambridge and Boston with friends @AramHur and @SlaterPolitics.

Populism, polarization, and prosecutorial politics—South Korea’s democracy faces growing strains. What makes its case uniquely perilous? Read "The Perils of South Korean Democracy" by Joan E. Cho and @AramHur: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

The threat to South Korean democracy isn’t a military coup or foreign interference—it’s political warfare from within. Joan E. Cho & @AramHur analyze what’s going wrong: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/… @FletcherSchool

Nearly every South Korean president has been jailed post-term. Why does this “politics of revenge” persist in a democracy hailed as a success story? Joan E. Cho & @AramHur examine: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

As political polarization is rising in the United States, Professor @AramHur argues that shared values and a healthy version of nationalism could bridge the gap between ideological differences. Read more in Tufts Now (@TuftsUniversity). now.tufts.edu/2025/02/11/bre…

Amid global attention to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s decree of martial law and subsequent impeachment, Professor @AramHur delves into the underlying pressures and narratives shaping the unfolding events. Read more: fletcher.tufts.edu/news-events/ne…

The recording of our December 2 panel with @knakano1970, Joan Cho @wesleyan_u, @AramHur @FletcherSchool, & @dziblatt @HarvardCES is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/Zp2vG5dfQ6I?si…

In an article for @thehill, Fletcher professor @AramHur and @AndrewIYeo of @BrookingsFP analyze South Korea’s growing nationalist polarization in light of the recent martial law decree by Yoon Suk Yeol. thehill.com/opinion/intern…

Great academic list for understanding #SouthKorea democratic crisis by @JohnDelury. So much of whats going on is a manifestation of how civic duty gets warped when nation and state fissures.

It's been exactly 1 month since the impeached President Yoon invoked martial law in South Korea and the political fallout continues. My op-ed w/@AramHur in @thehill and what this saga might reveal about US democracy. @BrookingsFP @FletcherSchool 1/ thehill.com/opinion/intern…

#SouthKorea's democratic crisis is proving to be a longer term saga w/ Yoon's defiance of detainment. What America should learn from it & why it's definitely not a reverse #January 6. Our latest in @thehill w/ @AndrewIYeo @BrookingsInst: thehill.com/opinion/intern…

Professor @AramHur comments on the Trump administration’s threats of tariffs and the removal of U.S. troops from East Asia. Hur says this may achieve America’s short-term goals “…at the long-term cost of destabilizing a region that is critical to U.S. legitimacy.” Read more: fletcher.tufts.edu/news-events/ne…

@ZhichaoTong7 @AndrewIYeo Congratulations!! This looks fascinating. Adding to my new year reading deck.

The piece also engages with problems of political polarization currently faced by East Asian democracies (as documented in the recent work by @AramHur and @AndrewIYeo ) from a normative perspective.

Happy to share my new article in @AJPS_Editor, where I explores what a well-designed Confucian democracy requires in terms of its electoral rules, party systems, and branch-based separation of power. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Professor @AramHur commented on the South Korean political climate in light of Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived enactment of martial law in @WSJ. @timothywmartin @jiyoungjsohn wsj.com/world/asia/sou…

#SouthKorea has lived thru #martiallaw, #protest, and #impeachment in less than 2 weeks. 🇰🇷 Please join us this Monday evening @Harvard @Kennedy_School as we break down what it all means for #democracy. Likely my last public session in 2024. Details👇🏻 ash.harvard.edu/events/martial…

#MartialLaw, mass protests, and #impeachment - these are what #SouthKorea just when through in the past 10 days. Join us if you are interested in what political scientists can share about the crisis.

Professor @AramHur speaks to @washingtonpost about Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law on South Korea. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/…