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Irene Ahn Assistant Professor Justice, Law & Criminology

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Irene Ahn
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Main Campus
Degrees
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Sociology

M.A. Georgetown University, Government

B.A. Peking University, International Relations

Bio
Dr. Irene Hyangseon Ahn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice, Law, & Criminology at Â鶹´«Ã½. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 2024, and was formerly a Predoctoral Fellow at Academia Sinica from 2022 to 2023. Her research focuses on the experiences of marginalized individuals and groups affected by state violence. She is particularly interested in Law and Society, Legal Mobilizations, Global Justice, and Transitional Justice in East Asia and beyond. Trained in comparative-historical and ethnographic methods, she seeks to understand how communities aggrieved by state violence engage with state authorities to address past injustices through a sociological lens.
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Areas of Specialization
Law and the Social Sciences
Litigation
Transitional Justice
Transnational Justice
For the Media
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • JLC-280 Intro to Justice Research

Spring 2025

  • JLC-280 Intro to Justice Research

  • JLC-420 Law and Society