“Historical Injustices in Comparative Perspective”

CONTRIBUTORS Tsuneo Akaha Tsuneo Akaha is Professor of International Policy Studies and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California. He received his Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Southern California. He has taught at USC, Kansas State University, and Bowling Green State University and held visiting positions at the University of Tokyo, Waseda University, Hokkaido University, the University of Shimane, and Seikei University. His research interests include human and nontraditional security and nationalism and regionalism in East Asia, Japan‟s foreign and security policies, and international migration. His recent publications include: The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Balancing Soft and Hard Power in East Asia (2010); Crossing National Borders: Human Migration Issues in Northeast Asia (2005); The Future of North Korea (2002); “Human Security in East Asia: Embracing Global Norms through Regional Cooperation in Human Trafficking, Labor Migration, and HIV/AIDS” (2009); “International Migration and Human Rights: A Case for Regional Approach in Northeast Asia” (2008); "Non-traditional Security Cooperation for Regionalism in Northeast Asia" (2007); "Russians in Contemporary Japan: Case Studies in Hokkaido and Niigata" (2005); and “Cross-border Migration as a New Element of International Relations in Northeast Asia: A Boon to Regionalism or a New Source of Friction?” (2004). Daniel Butt Daniel Butt is Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Bristol, UK. He was previously Fellow and Tutor in Politics at Oriel College, Oxford; Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Social and Political Thought at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford; and Research Fellow and Tutor in Politics at Keble College, Oxford. His undergraduate and doctoral study was at Wadham College, Oxford. He is Director on the Courts and the Making of Public Policy programme for the Oxford-based Copyright ⓒ 2009 by the Asiatic Research Institute. All rights reserved. No part of this working paper may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by information storage or retrieval system, without permission from the Institute. Foundation for Law, Justice and Society. His research is predominantly in the field of analytical political theory, and he specialises on questions of international justice and the rectification of historic wrongdoing. He has recently published a book length study of international rectificatory justice, Rectifying International Injustice: Principles of Compensation and Restitution Between Nations (Oxford University Press, 2009). Other related publications include “„Victors‟ justice‟? Historic injustice and the legitimacy of international law”, in Lukas H. Meyer (ed) Legitimacy, Justice and Public International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2009); "On benefiting from injustice", Canadian Journal of Philosophy 37 (2007); and "Nations, overlapping generations and historic injustice", American Philosophical Quarterly 43 (2006). Young Jong Choi Young Jong Choi is a Professor in the division of international studies at the Catholic University of Korea. He received Ph D in political science from the University of Washington. Dr. Choi has written many articles in English and Korean on topics related to East Asian regionalism, including "Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Asian Perspective" and "Political Economy of Northeast Asian regionalism". He recently published a book in Korean, entitled A New Diplomatic Strategy for a Global Korea. Ki-seon Chung Ki-seon Chung is Chief of Research and Development Department at the IOM Migration Research and Training Centre. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from University of Maryland at College Park and her M.A. degree in Sociology from Sungkyunkwan University. She was Vice-president at the Korean International Migration Association and Vice-president at the Population Association of Korea. She also served as Member of Editorial Board at the Korean Sociological Association. Her research interests are in labor migrants, marriage migrant families, comparative studies on gender and family issues in Korea, Japan, and China and national identity and attitudes on international migration issues. Copyright ⓒ 2009 by the Asiatic Research Institute. All rights reserved. No part of this working paper may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by information storage or retrieval system, without permission from the Institute. Geon-Soo Han Geon-Soo Han is Professor at the Department of Cultural Anthropology, Kangwon National University. He received his BA degree in Anthropology from Seoul National University and MA degree and Ph.D. in Anthropology from University of California at Berkeley. His research interests are in African Studies (Yoruba people in Nigeria), International Migration and African Diaspora, Transnational Marriage and Multiethnic Shift of Korea, Multicultural phenomena in East Asia and Migrant workers. His recent publications include “African migrant workers' view of Korean society and culture,” “Multicultural Korea: Celebration or Challenge of Multiethnic Shift of Contemporary Korea?,” and “Multicultural Fever and the Crisis of Korean Society.” Jung-Sun N. Han Assistant Professor for the Division of International Studies and the Graduate School of International Studies at Korea University, majoring in modern and contemporary Japanese history and culture. She has published "Rationalizing the Orient" (2005), "Envisioning a Liberal Empire" (2007). She is the co-author of Modern Japanese Cartoon Journalism and Colonization of Korea (2006, in Korean and forthcoming in Japanese in 2010) and is preparing for An Imperial Path to Modernity (forthcoming). Jeong-Pyo Hong Jeong-Pyo Hong (홍정표: 洪停杓) is now the professor at Miyazaki International College (宮崎國際大學), Japan. His B.A. and M.A. are on Political Science, Korea University, Seoul in 1986 and 1991 respectively, and Ph. D. on International Politics, Peking University, Beijing, China in 1997. He was the assistant Professor at KDI School, Seoul in 1999; visiting Scholar at Michigan State University, the United States in 1999-2000; visiting Research Professor at Georgetown University, the United States in 2000-01; visiting Scholar at Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Seoul in 2004; the assistant Copyright ⓒ 2009 by the Asiatic Research Institute. All rights reserved. No part of this working paper may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by information storage or retrieval system, without permission from the Institute. professor at Miyazaki International College from August 2001 to July 2006. He has taught Introduction to Political Science, International Relations, Comparative Foreign policy, Global Studies II, Japan and East Asia, and Politics of Japan at Miyazaki International College since 2001. As a native Korean, he also can speak English, Chinese, and Japanese. His research interests include Chinese foreign policy, Sino-American Relations, Sino-Japanese Relations, Politics of Japan, Economic Integration in Northeast Asia, and Unification of the Korean Peninsula. He published some books and articles: 當代中國外交( Contemporary China Diplomacy: A New Interpretation) in Chinese in 2004; and “中國占據着‘天時‟ ( China Occupies Opportunity)” in Chinese in 2005, “Regional Integration in Northeast Asia: Approaches to Integration among China, Korea, and Japan” in 2006, “the Dragon Rises: Is China Going to be a Hegemon?” in English in 2007, “Korea and China: China‟s Perception on Lee Myung- Bak Goveernment” in Korean in 2008, and “Rising China and Mature Japan: Continuing Conflict or Co-existence? In English in 2009” Jung-Mee Hwang Jung-Mee Hwang is a Research Professor of Asiatic Research Institute(ARI) at Korea University. Professor Hwang received her Ph. D. from Seoul National University and was a researcher of Institute for Gender Research at SNU, a research fellow at KWDI(Korea Women‟s Development Institute). Her recent works include „Feminization of Migration and Marriage Migration in Korea: A Theoretical Inquiry‟(2009), „A Study on Local Community Participation of Immigrants and Supporting Policies for Integration in Korea‟(2009), „Korean‟s Attitude toward Multicultural Society and Ethnic Minorities(2007)‟. She also coauthored Asian Women Across the Borders(2009), and Issues and Prospects in Korean Gender Policy(2005). Joo-Youn Jung Dr. Joo-Youn Jung is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Copyright ⓒ 2009 by the Asiatic Research Institute. All rights reserved. No part of this working paper may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by information storage or retrieval system, without permission from the Institute. Korea University (Seoul, Korea). After receiving her Ph.D. in Political Science at Stanford University, Dr. Jung worked as Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia University and Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta (Alberta, Canada). Dr. Jung‟s major field is comparative political economy, focusing on China and South Korea. Her research interest includes the economic

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