Biography
Dr. Dong-ho Han is a Research Fellow of the Center for North Korean Human Rights Studies at the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU). He received his Ph.D. degree in Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Han’s main research areas are Northeast Asian Security, Inter-Korean Relations, North Korean Politics and Society, North Korean Human Rights, and Korean Reunification. Formerly, Dr. Han served as a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) from September 2010 to February 2012. In March 2012, Dr. Han joined the KINU Center for North Korean Human Rights Studies. Dr. Han is a regular lecturer both at the Office of International Affairs in Yonsei University and at the Settlement Support Center for North Korean Refugees (Hanawon), which belongs to the Ministry of Unification. His publications include “Technical Cooperation for improving Human Rights” (2015), “Korea Unification and East Asia: Peace and Prosperity” (2015), and “A Study on the South Korean Government’s Human Rights Policy toward North Korea” (2014).
