East Asian Studies Speaker Series: Celeste Arrington

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Celeste Arrington, an associate professor of political science and international affairs in the Institute for Korean Studies at the George Washington University, will give a talk titled "Disability Rights, Activism and Changing Governance in South Korea and Japan" as part of the East Asian Studies Speaker Series. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the International Studies Program.

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. Arrington traces how activists and lawyers are contributing to this shift in regulatory style, drawing on 45 interviews and qualitative analysis of policy deliberations, movement documents, and court rulings.