Son, S.A. orcid.org/0000-0002-3045-7939 (2021) South Korean national identity and inter-Korean relations since 1945. In: Lim, S. and Alsford, N.J.P., (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Contemporary South Korea. Routledge , pp. 241-257. ISBN 9780367458201
Abstract
This chapter explores the development of South Korean national identity in relation to North Korea between 1945 and the present day. It draws on constructivist international relations theory to understand the dynamic processes leading to the formation of national identity as part of the nation-building effort. The chapter discusses the events, people and institutions that shaped South Korea’s identity formation through key phases of its short history. It demonstrates the conflicting nature of identification with North Korea as both ‘self’ and ‘other’, and argues that the perpetual ‘othering’ of North Korea over time has rendered the prospects for inter-Korean reunification and re-defining a united Korean identity increasingly uncertain.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s). This is an author-produced version of a book chapter subsequently published in Routledge Handbook of Contemporary South Korea. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of East Asian Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2022 16:30 |
Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2023 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.4324/9781003026150-15 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:193660 |