ATTENDEE
Mr. Chun-Hung Chen
Title
- Director, National Human Rights Museum
Resume
Chun-Hung Chen is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Soochow University. He holds an MA in Social Science from the University of Chicago and a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His main research interests are human rights theory, modern political philosophy, and international political theory. He was the recipient of Soochow University Outstanding Teacher Award in 2007, 2010, and 2011. Mr. Chen served as the director of the Chang Fo-Chuan Center for the Study of Human Rights (2014-2017) and the chairperson of Taiwan Association for Truth and Reconciliation (2011-2013). Prior to these positions, he was the director of Amnesty International Taiwan (2008-2010) and a member of the Human Rights Promotion Panel of the Executive Yuan (2009-2010). While working as the chairperson of Taiwan Association for Truth and Reconciliation, he helped edit “The Struggle of Memory Against Oblivion: A Report on Transitional Justice Stages in Taiwan” (three volumes). He is also the author of “Human Rights, Justice, and Politics of Difference” and “Justice in Education.”