EAST 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Gwangju, Foreign Worker, Participatory Democracy
31 May 2016
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The (cid:498)segyehwa paradox(cid:499) and a new, post-authoritarian korea. Introduction of migrant workers as crucial members of the korean economy challenging the homogeneity of the nation . Arts and culture (part of the state-supported segyehwa initiative) : Radical departure in the government"s cultural industry policy from that of political control over the cultural industries to viewing them as central to the government"s export-focused economic development strategies (kwan and kim) Generational divides : the wartime generation vs. the 386 generation vs. the internet generation . No state in the post-cold war world cast it lot with globalization as decisively or as publicly as korea did under the kim. Young sam administration, which viewed i as the most expedient way for korea to become a world-class, advanced country. Segyehwa has been touted as no longer a matter of choice, but one of necessity globalize or perish! (2) Segyehwa is no longer a strategic choice for korea ; it"s a necessity.
