Korea and the Global Society

The book explores South Korea's engagement and exchanges with global society, focusing on development cooperation, migration, and the media. It analyzes South Korea's shift from aid recipient and migrant sender to aid provider and migrant host, and introduces and analyses interconnected and concurrent instances of reciprocity, convergence, tension, inclusion, or exclusion in navigating South Korea's interactional relations with global society.

Format: Hardback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 03 February 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into a wide array of fields and disciplines, exploring South Korea's intricate engagement and exchanges with global society. It focuses on key themes such as development cooperation, migration, and the media, shedding light on the country's evolving role in the international landscape.

At the heart of this book lies an in-depth analysis of South Korea's engagement and reciprocity in global society, stemming from its transition from a recipient of aid and a sender of migrants to a provider of aid and a host of migrants. The contributions approach these themes through three primary aspects: overseas aid, cross-border contacts, and the interplay of identities in the media landscape. These themes represent a diverse interdisciplinary spectrum of research, introducing and examining interconnected and simultaneous instances of reciprocity, convergence, tension, inclusion, or exclusion in navigating South Korea's complex interactions with global society.

Spanning across regions and countries including Africa, Asia, the United States, and Germany, this book offers valuable insights for students and researchers from a diverse range of disciplines. Sociology, gender studies, ethnic studies, media studies, International Relations (IR), and area studies, particularly Korean studies, will find this text particularly insightful.

By examining South Korea's multifaceted engagements and reciprocal relationships, this book provides a rich and multifaceted perspective on the country's role in the global community. It offers valuable insights into the complexities of development cooperation, migration patterns, and the media's influence on shaping international relations. This book will be a valuable resource for scholars, students, and policymakers seeking to understand the evolving dynamics of South Korea's engagement with the world.

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032293356