Aram Hur

Kim Koo Chair in Korean Studies @FletcherSchool, @TuftsUniversity.
Nationalism, democracy, Asia.
Author, Narratives of Civic Duty:

[Aram Hur @AramHur]

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
https://t.co/GVFHNHH5rY

[The Korea Society @koreasociety]

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: https://t.co/TJhYapT8Q8

[LSE IDEAS @lseideas]

📢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
https://t.co/Vi2pefsgxH

[CSIS Korea Chair @CSISKoreaChair]

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:
https://t.co/10iC6a2Xk3

[Joseph Wong @JosephWongUT]

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.

[Journal of Democracy @JoDemocracy]

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: https://t.co/h0MS4jQ2aI

[Journal of Democracy @JoDemocracy]

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: https://t.co/h0MS4jQ2aI

@FletcherSchool

[Journal of Democracy @JoDemocracy]

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: https://t.co/h0MS4jQ2aI

[The Fletcher School @FletcherSchool]

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).

https://t.co/OZZWw3eRIP

[The Fletcher School @FletcherSchool]

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: https://t.co/yccpbZCRfF

[Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University @HarvardUSJapan]

The recording of our December 2 panel with
@knakano1970, Joan Cho @wesleyan_u, @AramHur @FletcherSchool, & @dziblatt @HarvardCES
is now available on our YouTube channel.
https://t.co/iOJ35rVS23

[The Fletcher School @FletcherSchool]

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.

https://t.co/yXZrw1eSkZ

[Aram Hur @AramHur]

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.

[John Delury @JohnDelury]

Watching 'pro-Yoon' protestors waving Taegukgi in one hand & Stars & Stripes in the other, answering their martyr's call to defend freedom against imaginary 'anti-state forces', I've been thinking about Aram Hur's work on how nationalism shapes civic life
https://t.co/bBYAxvLkT4

[Andrew Yeo @AndrewIYeo]

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/ https://t.co/2p2ixZT9k5

[Aram Hur @AramHur]

#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:
https://t.co/wSaDYVnJPj

[The Fletcher School @FletcherSchool]

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: https://t.co/T58F1ogGon

[Aram Hur @AramHur]

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

[The Fletcher School @FletcherSchool]

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

https://t.co/iawF261tyD

[Aram Hur @AramHur]

#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👇🏻

https://t.co/uL0APtP127

[Jean Hong 洪知延 홍지연 @jeanjiyeonhong]

#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.

[The Fletcher School @FletcherSchool]

Professor @AramHur speaks to @washingtonpost about Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law on South Korea.

https://t.co/4sk9HJ43p0