Temporary Measures: Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in the Philippines and South Korea
October 1, 2026
12:15 pm
Kahin Center
Gatty Lecture Series
Join us for a talk by Suzy Lee, Associate Professor of Human Development at Binghamton University.
This Gatty Lecture will take place at the Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave. Lunch will be served. For questions, contact seap@cornell.edu.
Abstract
Forthcoming
About the Speaker
Suzy Lee is a sociologist and legal scholar whose work focuses on international labor migration, the transformations in migration law and policy in the neoliberal era, and the implication of migration policy for the protection of migrants’ rights. Lee's primary line of research examines the development of sending state policy regimes, with a focus on contract migration programs in the Philippines and South Korea. Other projects include studies on the effect of neoliberal economic policy on migration regimes, immigration policy and human trafficking, and the formation of political identity in deindustrialized and rural regions of the U.S.
Additional Information
Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Migrations Program