Hyun-ho Ham

Professor Hyun-ho Ham's research lab specializes in European politics, institutional design, and public opinion, with a focus on the interplay between identity, institutional institutions, and democratic legitimacy in the European Union. The lab investigates how institutional mechanisms—such as treaty design, dispute settlement systems, and parliamentary empowerment—affect public support and political cohesion. Using innovative methods like conjoint experiments and behavioral games, the lab explores multidimensional public attitudes, affective polarization, and the microfoundations of political divides across European democracies. The research also examines how institutional arrangements can mitigate or exacerbate democratic deficits and identity-based polarization in supranational governance.