Diana Khor
- Born in 1960.
- Born in Hong Kong.
Education
- B.A., Department of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong (B.Soc. Sc., June 1983)
- M.A., Graduate School of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong, August 1985 (M.Phil., November 1986)
- M.A., Graduate School of Sociology, Stanford University, June 1987
-
D., Graduate School of Sociology, Stanford University (Ph. D., June 1994)
Field of Specialization
- Sociology, Gender and Sexuality
Academic and Administrative Appointments
- April 1999 Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Liberal Arts I, Hosei University
- April 2001 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts I, Hosei University
- April 2003 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Hosei University
- April 2005 Professor, Faculty of Law, Hosei University
- April 2008 Professor, Faculty of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, Hosei University (to present)
- April 2015 Dean, Faculty of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, Hosei University (to March 2017)
- April 2019 Dean, Faculty of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, Hosei University (to March 2020)
- April 2021 Director, Center for Global Education, Hosei University (until March 2025)
- April 2021 Vice President and Executive Trustee, Hosei University (to March 2025)
- March 2025 President of Hosei University (to date)
Public Appointments
- Executive Trustee, Japan Association of Private Universities
- Trustee, Japan University Accreditation Association
Major Publications
- Same-sex Partnership in Japan: Would legalization mean de-radicalization? In S. Würrer & K. Kawasaka, Beyond diversity (pp. 39 - 55). Dusseldorf: Univ. of Dusseldorf Press. (2024) (co-author).
- Negotiating same-sex partnership in a 'tolerant' state. Journal of Gender Studies, 30(5), 512 - 524. (2021) (co-author).
- Global norms, state regulations, and local activism: Marriage equality and same-sex partnership, sexual orientation, and gender identity rights in In M. Bosia, S. M. McEvoy, & M. Rahman (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Global LGBT and Sexual Diversity (pp. 283 - 300). Oxford: Oxford University Press.(2020) (co-author).
- Legal recognition of same-sex partnership: A comparative study of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan.