Her main interests and work revolve around gender, alternative development and peace. Jung Ok was a member of the ARENA Executive Board 1994 – 1997 and she was the co-chair of ARENA council of fellows 2007-2010. She is a professor of Sociology in Catholic University of Daegu in S.Korea. Lee is involved in local , regional and international networks including, Fellow of Salim Women’s Network, Board member of DMZ peace valley, Steering Committee member of Eco-peace Asia. She was invited as visiting scholar at Waseda University in Japan (1998) and Harvard University in United States (1991). She has organized various global forums on democracy, alternative development and Peace. Recently She has organized, Reimagination : Peace Agenda & politics of War Memory (2009), Seoul Democracy Forum ( 2009), and 2009 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy ( 2008). She has authored and edited Several books such as Gender Issues and the Changes in Family Relations, 1998, Sociology for Gender Equity, 1993. People’s Alliance in the Age of Globalisation: Sustaining Ecology, Equity and Plurality for the ARENA publication, Women and Alternatives in the age of Globalization, Hope and Realities of Global Democracy Promotion, and Citizens in Charge