Doo-Hyon Choi

Doo-Hyon Choi has been involved in NGOs for nine years including the Jeonbuk Civil Movement Association and the Environment Movement Federation.

His works with NGOs have focused on realization of self-government and democratization of Korea's Jeonbuk province while speaking for the rights and interests of underpriviledged people. His most recent involvement as a NGO activist has been as part of the protest against Saemangum reclamation project.

His research will focus on social capital, defined as the advantage created by a person's location in a structure of relationships. He wants to research how some people gain more success in a particular setting through their superior connections to other people.

He is a Ph.D candidate in Politics specialized in NGO structure and activities.