Korean Studies in Identity Politics and Public Diplomacy

<KR>
정체성과 공공외교를 통해 살펴보는 현대 한국

인하대학교 국제관계연구소 K학술확산연구센터는 글로벌 독자들이 한국학에 보다 쉽게 접근할 수 있도록 Korean Studies in Identity Politics and Public Diplomacy 라는 제목의 영문 교과서를 발간했다.

K학술확산연구센터는 ‘정체성의 정치와 공공외교의 한국학’을 핵심 주제로 사회과학으로서의 한국학을 정립해 왔으며, 매년 관련 주제로 10개의 온라인 강의를 제작해 K-MOOC를 통해 전 세계에 보급하고 있다. 이번 교과서는 해당 강의 콘텐츠를 바탕으로 구성되었다.

이 책은 한국의 정치적·문화적·사회적 정체성이 어떻게 형성되고 변화해 왔는지를 종합적으로 조망한다. 전통적인 분석 틀과 비전통적 접근 방식을 유기적으로 결합함으로써, 한국 사회의 변화를 입체적으로 이해할 수 있도록 설계되었다. 각 단원은 기존 정치 이론과 세계 속 한국의 역할을 새롭게 해석하는 관점을 균형 있게 제시한다.

이러한 구성은 독자들이 한국이 글로벌 무대에서 어떠한 방식으로 독자적 위치를 구축해 왔는지를 이해하는 데 도움을 준다. 특히 한국 정치, 국제관계, 공공외교의 교차 지점을 중심으로, 이들 요소가 어떻게 결합되어 국경을 넘어서는 영향력을 형성하는지를 체계적으로 분석한다. 이를 통해 한국이 정체성과 외교, 문화 교류를 둘러싼 글로벌 논의에 어떻게 기여하고 있는지를 살펴볼 수 있다.

본 교과서는 사회과학적 관점에서 한국을 분석하는 학제간 접근 방식을 채택했다. 정치학, 국제관계학, 사회학, 문화연구 등 다양한 학문의 통찰을 통합해 한국의 발전 과정과 세계 속 역할을 다각도로 조명한다. 이러한 시도는 한국학과 사회과학 간의 연구 간극을 좁히는 동시에, 기존 학술 논의에 새로운 분석 틀을 제시한다는 점에서 의미가 있다.

이 책은 한국에 관심 있는 독자라면 전공이나 배경지식과 관계없이 쉽게 접근할 수 있도록 기획되었다. 복잡한 정치·사회·문화적 이슈를 이해하기 쉬운 방식으로 풀어냈으며, 영문으로 집필되어 글로벌 독자층을 폭넓게 고려했다. 또한 각 단원 첫머리에 관련 온라인 강의로 연결되는 QR 코드를 수록해, 영상 콘텐츠와 연계한 학습이 가능하도록 했다.

K학술확산연구센터는 이번 교과서 발간을 통해 전 세계 독자들이 사회과학으로서의 현대 한국학, 나아가 글로벌 한국학의 새로운 가능성을 보다 입체적으로 이해할 수 있기를 기대하고 있다.


<ENG>
Modern Korea Examines Its Identity and Public Diplomacy

Inha University's K Center for Research on International Relations published an English textbook titled Korean Studies in Identity Politics and Public Diplomacy to make it easier for global readers to access Korean studies.

The K-Academic Proliferation Research Center has established Korean Studies as a social science under the core theme of "Korean Studies in Politics of Identity and Public Diplomacy," and produces 10 online lectures on related topics every year and distributes them to all over the world through K-MOOC. This textbook is based on the contents of the lecture.

This book comprehensively looks at how Korea's political, cultural, and social identity has been formed and changed. It is designed to understand the changes in Korean society in three dimensions by organically combining the traditional analysis framework and the non-traditional approach. Each unit presents a balanced view of existing political theory and a new interpretation of Korea's role in the world.

This composition helps readers understand how Korea has established its own position on the global stage. In particular, it systematically analyzes how these elements combine to form influence across borders, focusing on the intersection of Korean politics, international relations, and public diplomacy. Through this, we can examine how Korea is contributing to global discussions surrounding identity, diplomacy, and cultural exchange.

This textbook adopts an interdisciplinary approach to analyze Korea from a social science perspective. It illuminates Korea's development process and role in the world from various angles by integrating insights from various disciplines such as political science, international relations, sociology, and cultural research. This attempt is meaningful in that it narrows the research gap between Korean studies and social sciences, and at the same time presents a new analysis framework for existing academic discussions.

This book is designed so that readers who are interested in Korea can easily access it regardless of their major or background knowledge. Complex political, social, and cultural issues were solved in an easy-to-understand way, and it was written in English, so that the global readership was widely considered. In addition, a QR code that connects to related online lectures is included at the beginning of each unit so that learning in connection with video content is possible.

The K Academic Proliferation Research Center hopes that through the publication of the textbook, readers around the world will be able to understand the new possibilities of modern Korean studies as a social science and further global Korean studies in three dimensions.


<FR>
La Corée moderne examine son identité et sa diplomatie ouverte

Le K Center for Research on International Relations de l'Université d'Inha a publié un manuel d'anglais intitulé Korean Studies in Identity Politics and Public Diplomatie afin de faciliter l'accès des lecteurs mondiaux aux études coréennes.

Le K-Academic Proliferation Research Center a établi Korean Studies comme une science sociale sous le thème central de "Korean Studies in Politics of Identity and Public Diplomatie" et produit 10 conférences en ligne sur des sujets connexes chaque année et les distribue au monde entier par l'intermédiaire du K-MOOC. Ce manuel est basé sur le contenu de la conférence.

Ce livre examine en détail comment l'identité politique, culturelle et sociale de la Corée a été formée et modifiée. Il vise à comprendre les changements dans la société coréenne en trois dimensions en combinant le cadre d'analyse traditionnel et l'approche non traditionnelle. Chaque unité présente une vision équilibrée de la théorie politique existante et une nouvelle interprétation du rôle de la Corée dans le monde.

Cette composition aide les lecteurs à comprendre comment la Corée a établi sa propre position sur la scène mondiale. En particulier, il analyse systématiquement comment ces éléments se combinent pour exercer une influence au-delà des frontières, en mettant l'accent sur l'intersection de la politique coréenne, des relations internationales et de la diplomatie publique. Par ce biais, nous pouvons examiner comment la Corée contribue aux discussions mondiales sur l'identité, la diplomatie et les échanges culturels.

Ce manuel adopte une approche interdisciplinaire pour analyser la Corée du point de vue des sciences sociales. Il éclaire le processus de développement et le rôle de la Corée dans le monde sous différents angles en intégrant les connaissances de diverses disciplines telles que les sciences politiques, les relations internationales, la sociologie et la recherche culturelle. Cette tentative est significative en ce sens qu'elle réduit l'écart de recherche entre les études coréennes et les sciences sociales, tout en présentant un nouveau cadre d'analyse pour les discussions universitaires existantes.

Ce livre est conçu de façon à ce que les lecteurs qui s'intéressent à la Corée puissent y accéder facilement indépendamment de leurs connaissances principales ou de leurs antécédents. Les questions politiques, sociales et culturelles complexes ont été résolues d'une manière facile à comprendre, et elles ont été rédigées en anglais, de sorte que le lectorat mondial a été largement pris en compte. De plus, un QR code qui se connecte à des conférences en ligne connexes est inclus au début de chaque unité afin que l'apprentissage en lien avec le contenu vidéo soit possible.

Le K Academic Proliferation Research Center espère qu'en publiant ce manuel, les lecteurs du monde entier pourront comprendre les nouvelles possibilités des études coréennes modernes en tant que sciences sociales et d'autres études coréennes mondiales en trois dimensions.


목차

Preface _Jeanyoung Lee

Introduction: Exploring Modern Korea through Identity and Public Diplomacy

1. Foundations of Modern Korean Politics

- Political Thought in Early Modern Korea: Growth of Reformist Political Thought under the Governance of Neo-Confucian Ideology _Jungho Kim

- Modern Korean Politics and Diplomacy: Chaos and Search for New Opportunities _Jungho Kim

- Parliamentary Politics in South Korea _Junyoung Choi

- Electoral Politics in South Korea _Junyoung Choi

- Korea’s Democratization and Democracy _Sangtu Ko

- Politics and Industrialization in Korea _Seongyong Park

2. Korea’s Relations with Neighboring Countries

- The Impact of Comfort Women and Forced Laborers on Korea-Japan Relations _Seokwon Song

- Korea’s Cultural Diplomacy and the Korean wave (Hallyu) in China _Youngduk Jang

- China in Korea, Korea in China _Youngduk Jang

- Politics and Society of North Korea _Sanghee Park

- Korean Unification and International Society _Sangtu Ko

3. Korea’s Emerging Role in Global Affairs

- Korea and International Relations _Euikon Kim

- Korea and Public Diplomay _Jeanyoung Lee

- Citizenship and Nationhood in Korea _Chulwoo Lee

- Korea’s Practice on Refugee Protection: Focusing on Refugee Act and Relevant Court Cases _Seryon Lee, Seokwoo Lee, Angela Semee Kim

- Korea and International Development Cooperation _Suweon Kim

- Korean cinema: a view from Russia _Rimma Tangalycheva

4. Identity, Multiculturalism, and Social Change in Korea

- Korean Society and Identity _Seongjin Kim

- International Migration and the Evolution of Korean Society _Hyekyung Lee

- Korean-Chinese Residing in Korea _Jeanyoung Lee

- Formation and development of the CIS-Korean society in Korea _Dongki Sung

- Reading Korean Culture through Korean Dance I: From the Origin to K-POP _Mina Yang

- Reading Korean Culture through Korean Dance II: The Globalization of Korean Dance _Mina Yang

5. Global Koreans: Cultural Narratives and Community Formation

- Korea and Overseas Koreans _Jeanyoung Lee

- Understanding Koreans in Japan _Seokwon Song

- Understanding Korean Americans: Historical Context, Present Dynamics, and Toward a Global Korean Diaspora _Claire Seungeun Lee

- Formation and development of the Korean society in the former Soviet Union _Dongki Sung

- Korean diaspora literature and identity _Haiying Li

- Korean Culture and Diaspora Representation Through Food and Tradition _Changzoo Song