한국의 졸부적 민족주의와 다문화주의

Translated title of the contribution: Nouveau-riche Nationalism and Multiculturalism in Korea

Gil-Soo Han, Su-Jung Kim (Translator)

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Abstract

The unprecedented economic success of South Korea since the 1990s has led in turn to a large increase in the number of immigrants and foreign workers in Korean industries. This book describes and explains the experiences of discrimination and racism that foreigners and ‘new’ Koreans have faced in a multicultural South Korea. It looks at how society has treated the foreigners and what their experiences have been given that common discourse about race in Korea surrounds issues of Korean heterogeneity and pure blood nationalism.

Starting with critiques of Korean scholarship and policy framework on multiculturalism, this book argues for the need to revisit the most fundamental aspect of multiculturalism: the host population’s ability to respect new comers rather than discriminate against them. The author employs a critical realist understanding of racism and attempts to identify long-lasting institutional factors which make Korean society less than welcoming ‘new’ or temporary Koreans. A large number of new reportages are identified and systematically analysed based on the principles of grounded theory method. The findings show that nouveau-riche nationalism and pure-blood nationalism are widely practised when Koreans deal with ‘foreigners’. As a newly industrialised and highly successful nation, Korean society is still in transition and treats foreigners according to economic standard of their countries of origin.

As one of the very first books in English about foreigners’ experiences of Korean nationalism, multiculturalism and discrimination, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of Sociology, Ethnic studies, Asian studies, Korean studies, Media studies and Cultural studies.
Translated title of the contributionNouveau-riche Nationalism and Multiculturalism in Korea
Original languageKorean
Place of PublicationSeoul Republic of Korea
PublisherHaenam Publishing Co.
Number of pages287
Edition1st
ISBN (Print)9788962381771
Publication statusPublished - 25 Apr 2023

Publication series

Name한국경제 학술총서 (Korea Economics Academic Series)
PublisherHaenam Publishing Co

Keywords

  • Multiculturalism
  • Ethnicity
  • Korean culture
  • Ethnic discrimination
  • Race and ethnicity
  • Cultural Studies

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