South Korea and the Politics of Ethnic Nationalism.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lim, Timothy C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korea (South)--Social conditions.

Korea (South).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2025.

Summary:

Though for decades South Korea was considered the quintessential homogeneous nation-state, the more recent influx of significant immigration has given rise to intensely debated questions about the nature of the country's national identity. Who is a "real" Korean? Who has a right to be a member of South Korean society? Which immigrants are acceptable? Who qualifies for citizenship? How should the diaspora be considered? And more fundamentally, how well does the concept of ethnic nationalism serve as an analytical concept for explaining and predicting the contours of identity, belongingness, and citizenship?The authors of South Korea and the Politics of Ethnic Nationalism engage with these debates, highlighting the factors and processes that complicate the many issues involved.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 South Korea and the Politics of Ethnic Nationalism

2 Globalization and Transborder Membership Politics

3 The Contingencies of Diasporic Membership

4 “We Are Not Foreigners”: Korean Chinese and Their Fight for Equality

5 “Not Korean Enough”: North Korean Defectors and Their Struggle for Identity

6 The Transformative Impact of Marriage Migration

7 The Paradox of Ethnic Nationalism and Transnational Militarism

8 War, Refugees, and the Construction of National Identity

9 The Politics of Racial Representation in the Popular Media

10 Who Is Korean?

References

The Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781962551779

1962551776

OCLC:

1511104626