Martial Law in South Korea: What Happened and What’s Next?

When presented with a clear threat to democratic norms and institutions by the President’s declaration of martial law, many quarters of South Korean politics and society rejected that violation almost instantaneously. This stands in contrast to the politically polarized responses to election skepticism and January 6th in the United States. Why was this and who led the defense of South Korean democracy? 

This event is co-sponsored by the Kim Koo Forum on Korea Current Affairs at the Harvard Korea Institute and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.

Speakers include:

• Han-Koo Yeo, former Minister for Trade of South Korea and Senior Fellow at Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School 
• Aram Hur, Kim Koo Chair in Korean Studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Fletcher School, Tufts University 
• Jeeyang Rhee Baum (Moderator), Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School 
• Archon Fung (Welcome Remarks), Director of Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government