Browsing by Subject "South Korea"
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Analog Optimism: Voice, Digitalized Life, and the Aural Labor of Becoming in South Korea
(2023)This dissertation examines how un(der)employed South Korean young adults maintain optimism in their pursuit of a “good life” that itself is contingent on regular employment. Based on fieldwork about everyday economic insecurity ... -
Economic Voting and Regionalism in South Korea: A Statistical Analysis of the 2007 Presidential Election
(2011)Although economic voting is a common phenomenon in most democracies, voters in young democracies do not necessarily vote based on the economy because at the early stage of democratization, the salience of political issues, ... -
Moving Outside of the Hermit Kingdom: Policies & Programs that Aid North Korean Adolescent Refugees in South Korean Alternative High Schools
(2013-05-13)Currently, there are over 20,000 North Korean refugees in South Korea with at least 2,000 entering each year. North Koreans hope to experience freedom and comfort in their new home but tend to find only poverty ... -
Political Party Development in South Korea: focusing on the 2017 presidential election
(2018-12)This study analyzes the extent to which the media and the public spurred changes in South Korean political parties following the impeachment of Park Geun-Hye. By analyzing the five parties in the subsequent 2017 presidential ... -
The Status and Perspective of Energy Cooperation in Northeast Asia
(2011)The principle purpose of this study is to explore the significance of the concept of multilateral energy cooperation in the Northeast Asia.Northeast Asia is a region with increasing importance in terms of the world energy ... -
Visualizing the Fractured Nation: Narratives of (Un)belonging in 21st-century Indian and South Korean Media
(2020)This thesis examines popular Indian and South Korean film and television media which depicts the nation in the context of postcolonial division. Specifically, it looks closely at portrayals of anti-colonial struggle and ...
