Author : Choi Chi won Publication : Zeitschrift der Koreanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft fuer Sozialwissenschaften Publisher : Koreanisch-Deutsche Gesellschaft Fuer Sozialwissenschaften(K-G Association For Social Sciences) Volume : 31(4) Date : December, 2021 Abstract: ‘What is rational is real; and what is real is rational’ – This phrase appears in ‘Preface(Vorrede)’ of Hegel’s ‘Elements of the Philosophy of Right.’ Because of its complexity in meaning it is the subject of much debate; there is critics for example that the conservative and reactionary Prussian state existing as a ‘real thing’ was not a ‘rational’ one. However, Hegel’s words need to be understood as his own philosophical position to the world in order to open a new horizon to understand the newly changed political and social reality after European revolutions. For Hegel, what was important was the world ‘grasped in reality(Substanz).’ Thus, his statement of position contains not only aspects of the historical reality of the French Revolution and the British Industrial⋯

Author : Wang Hwi Lee, Nam-Kook KIM Publication : RIAS Publisher : Institute of International Affairs Volume : 30(4) Date : December, 2021 Abstract: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of a leading country is gaining salience in which a state sets an example on how to respond to a new global crisis. This article examines the definition and ideological origins of the leading country concept, as well as its necessary conditions and examples of leading countries for each stage of industrial revolution. This article also compares concepts similar to those of leading countries such as hegemonic states, great powers, advanced countries, advanced small countries, and middle powers. The concept of a leading country refers to a state that provides an example for other countries to refer to by faithfully carrying out good policies or systems from a normative point of view. Leading countries are distinguished from advanced countries, which are defined as⋯

Author : Joo-Youn Jung, Ming Zeng Publication : ASIAN PERSPECTIVE Publisher : preprint.press.jhu.edu Volume : 46(3) Date : December, 2021 Abstract: In the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)has remained stable despite frequent popular protests. Focusing on environmental-related protests, we attempt to explain how the CCP has utilized domesic news media to deal with protests and ensure regime stability. We chose five major protests against Para-Xylene (PX) and analyzed all of the People’s Daily Online (PDO) articles thereon since 2007. From the Hu Jintao to Xi Jinping governments, PDO’s collective portrayal of the anti-PX protests has dramatically changed from a symbol of democratic progress to an impediment to national industrialization and social stability. The systematically orchestrated media framing demonstrates that, instead of indiscriminately suppressing information on protests, the party has deliberately chosen when and what to permit and what images to project onto the protests. This article provides new insights into the⋯

Author : Joo-Youn Jung, Eun-Bi Shin Publication : Korea and World Politics Publisher : THE INSTITUTE FOR FAR EASTERN STUDIES Volume : 38(2) Date : December, 2021 Abstract: This paper analyzes the Chinese central and local governments’ information control during the early stage of COVID-19 proliferation. Focusing on the critical first two months since the COVID-19 outbreak, between December 1, 2019 and January 23, 2020, it examines how the Wuhan municipal government and the central government concealed and distorted information on the disease by suppressing medical institutions, doctors, and experts, which contributed to the failure in early riposte to the disease and the nation-wide proliferation afterwards. This paper highlights the Chinese governments’ mismanagement of COVID-19 during the first two months is not simply a systematic failure but also a deliberate political choice, holding both the central and local governments responsible for the consequences.   원문링크    

Author : Hyun Jae Ho Publication : Korean Political Science Review Publisher : The Korean Political Science Association Volume : 55(5) Date : December, 2021 Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the phenomenon of the splits and mergers between parties in Korean party politics after democratization through the ‘revised’ Pedersen index and evaluate the level of institutionalization. Two electoral volatility indices were used. One is extra-system/ within-system volatility resulting from entry and exit between parties, and the other is block/within-block volatility resulting from progress-conservative (or left-right) contexts. The analysis results are as follows. On the one hand, the high index of total electoral volatility is largely due to an increase in extra-system volatility rather than within-system volatility, and an increase in within-block volatility rather than block volatility. On the other hand, the proportion of within-system volatility and bloc volatility also appears to gradually increase. However, in either case, the implication of the electoral volatility index⋯

Author : Kee Hoon Chung, Hyeok Yong Kwon Publication : PUBLIC CHOICE Publisher : Springer Link Volume : 189 Date : December, 2021 Abstract: In this study, we address the issue of whether trust enhances institutional quality. Despite accumulated research on the topic, comparative studies examining whether such a relationship holds across different regions are rare. Consequently, in this study, we focus on the heterogeneous effect of trust on the protection of property rights worldwide. According to our research, in Western democracies, owing to relatively effective legal systems, trust facilitates cooperation among citizens in utilizing public means to collectively secure properties. In contrast, in other parts of the world, owing to less effective legal systems, citizens with high levels of trust, who presumably have access to many social resources, utilize private means such as informal networks, for protecting property rights. Our empirical analysis of time-series cross-sectional data, and individual-level survey data yields evidence supporting the aforementioned assertion. Moreover, we⋯

Author : Park, Hong Kyu, Jo, Gye-Won Publication : 日本思想 Publisher : Korean Association For Japanese Thought Volume : no.41 Date : December, 2021 Abstract: The purpose of this study is to find one of the causes of the delay or reversal of the historical reconciliation between Korea and Japan in the limit of the viewpoint of ‘responsible reconciliation’ and to provide a philosophical foundation for ‘Korea-Japan historical reconciliation 3.0’ in terms of ‘inclusive reconciliation’. Responsible reconciliation through ‘politics of apology and forgiveness’ is based on political responsibility that sees reconciliation as a process that continues in political space. However, reconciliation based on ‘politics of apology and forgiveness’ in Korea-Japan relations has resulted in reducing the political space and blocking the reconciliation process by focusing on legal responsibility, not political responsibility. This article argues that it is time to restore the reconciliation process through ‘politics of embrace’ and move on to a deeper relationship through the healing of⋯

Author : Ji Il Kim Publication : STRATEGIC STUDIES Publisher : Korea Research Institute for Strategy Volume : 28(3) Date : November, 2021 Abstract: Why did the United States, which had restricted South Korea’s missile development for 42 years, agree to terminate the South Korea-U.S. Missile Guidelines? What kind of national psychology was at work? The purpose of this study is to analyze the political psychology across countries revealed in the missile mechanism by taking the missile agreement of the ROK-US alliance as an example. Missiles can be used as a proxy that can reveal the psychology of a country in International Relations. A missile is an object that induces a ‘fear of threat’ in an adversary and an object that induces a ‘fear of entrapment’ in an ally. In a nutshell, for Washington the ‘fear of threat’ of a North Korean nuclear missile attack on the the continental U.S. is greater than the ‘fear⋯

Author : Han Il Chang, Woo Chang Kang Publication : The Social Science Journal Publisher : Taylor & Francis Date : November, 2021 Abstract: To verify whether a common superordinate identity promotes intergroup social capital, we analyze survey data from three cross-sectional surveys conducted in South Korea one week before, two days after, and six months after the 2018 North Korea–United States summit in Singapore. A comparison of responses from the first and second surveys reveals that the summit positively changed South Korean natives’ altruism toward and trust in North Korean refugees by encouraging a sense of co-ethnicity among the natives. From an additional analysis of data from the third survey, we further find that the positive effects of the summit persisted even after six months.   원문링크

Author : Sung Eun Kim & Krzysztof J. Pelc Publication : Comparative Political Studies Publisher : Sage Publications Volume : 54(13) Date : November, 2021 Abstract: The United States’ Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program seeks to help workers transition away from jobs lost to import competition. By contrast, trade remedies like antidumping seek to directly reduce the effect of competition at the border. Though they have very different economic effects, we show that trade adjustment and protectionism act as substitutes. Using the first geo-coded measure of US trade protectionist demands, we show that controlling for trade shocks, counties with a history of successful TAA petitions see fewer calls for trade protection. This effect holds when we confine our analysis to the steel industry, a heavy user of antidumping duties. And though they are both means of addressing import exposure, the two policy options have distinct political effects: in particular, successful TAA petitions carry⋯