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: Paperback / softback
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 to this volume approach these topics from three primary perspectives: overseas aid, cross-border contacts, and the interplay of identities in the media landscape. These themes collectively represent an interdisciplinary tapestry 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 across 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 interactions with the world, this book provides a rich and multifaceted perspective on the country's development, challenges, and opportunities. It serves as a valuable resource for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the complex dynamics of global society and South Korea's role within it.

Weight: 364g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032293363