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The state and opposition in Brazil and South Korea, 1970-1990Yoon, Sungsuk. January 1994 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Utah, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [297]-320).
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The role of exchange rate policy and external competitiveness in the growth and adjustment of the Korean economyBae, Changhyo. January 1996 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 157-162).
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A rebellion in the Korean medicine community : an ethnography of healthcare politics in contemporary South KoreaNa, Seonsam January 2015 (has links)
This thesis explores South Korean healthcare politics based on a series of inter-generational conflicts that occurred in a medical community in 2012. The conflicts broke out among 'doctors of Korean medicine', a medical profession unique to Korea practicing a form of medicine of East Asian origin that has recently undergone significant 'bio-medicalization'. Doctors of Korean medicine have the same status as doctors of Western medicine in the country's mainstream healthcare system, although the purview of their practice is legally demarcated. Government policies aimed at the industrialization of pharmaceuticals and the promotion of health among Korea's elderly population were the source of the conflicts that escalated into a group of junior doctors leading to what could be considered a 'rebellion' against the community leaders. The thesis investigates first the socioeconomic and political backgrounds of the conflict. It proposes that elements of intra- and inter-professional politics and the aftermath of the country's re-democratization, economic shock and demographic transition were all important factors. Second, it explores the nature of the rebellion itself by focusing on the emergence of a set of norms and values and on the 'ritual-like' interactions observed during the event. The analysis reveals that during the conflicts the actors referenced certain values and ideologies underpinning their everyday lives and, in doing so, were effectively engaged in the strengthening, rather than the weakening, of existing social structures. This thesis contributes to the study of Korean medicine by revealing the features of its integration into the country's healthcare system and the effects of its bio-medicalization. By describing the process by which new online-based agents of a social movement emerged, it also contributes to the study of hyper-connectivity in Korean society. Finally, the ethnography contributes to the anthropological study of East Asian medicine by illustrating the importance of institutional factors such as politics and the economy in capturing the modes of its contemporary presence.
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A comparison of Wesley's eighteenth century revival and the Korean revival movement - in the view of the revival and social reformOh, Jong Teack 11 May 2005 (has links)
This dissertation offers a comparison of Wesley's eighteenth century Revival and the Korean revival movement in the view of the revival and social reform. Wesley's revival movement is evaluated as not only the restoration of religious circles but pan-national revival movement based on Bible. He favoured the total reformation of society, which was against of the spirit of the Bible at that time. One of the most representative things was the antislavery movement. Also, what made him outstanding in the history of church was his organization ability for the converted. The so-called meeting of united religious society, class, selected society and band made by him become one of the things most representative of contemporary Methodism. In the case of the Korean Church, The Great Revival of 1907 was the landmark of Christian history in Korea. With this epoch-making event in the lead, the continuous waves of revival have been produced in Korea until now. However, the Korean revival movement began in various cultural areas of Buddhism, Confucianism and shamanism. It was also accomplished in, a short time. Therefore, it was faced diverse problems. In comparison with Wesley's revival, the Korean Church lacked a consistent concern for the larger community in which they live. She must be concerned about the deeper needs of society. For the sake of this concern, she must succeed in beating the following two things: the 'Individual church First' and 'Dualism.' The former is the worst enemy not to display to her ability in the Korean society to the full. The latter separating the spiritual from the secular, also played an important role in not taking her prophetic responsibility to warn the state of its injustice. However, the positive utilization of the laity as ministerial partners is a key factor in terms of renewals of the Korean Church in the second century of mission. / Dissertation (MA (Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Church History and Church Policy / unrestricted
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Discipleship teaching : the example of Jesus and its relevance to the Korean Church todayIm, Seog-Soon January 1991 (has links)
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Female Employment and Fertility Change in South KoreaMa, Li January 2014 (has links)
A large amount of literature has addressed the relationship between women’s employment and fertility in the Western context. We have less relevant knowledge about the context of East Asia. This thesis addresses this situation by providing insight into how women’s employment is interrelated with their fertility in South Korea. I investigate women’s life-course transitions to motherhood, labor force return after childbearing, and second childbearing, respectively. Data used for my analyses come from the Korea Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS). My studies show that the traditional practice of leaving the labor market at an early stage of family life has gradually been replaced by a pattern of staying at work until and during pregnancy. Among wage earners, women with stable employment positions are more likely than others to become a mother. Further, women with a good labor market standing are more likely to return to the labor force immediately after childbirth without any career interruption. Still, a considerable number of women shift to homemaking after childbirth. The outbreak of the Asian financial crisis in 1997 pushed mothers to hold tighter to the labor market than before. Labor force participation after first birth depresses women’s likelihood of having a second child. These studies suggest that a good labor market standing facilitates both motherhood entry and job continuity after childbirth in South Korea. However, the considerable number of women that shift to homemaking during motherhood and the depressed second birth rates of mothers in the labor force reveal that Korean women still face hardships when trying to combine work and family responsibilities. / <p>At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 2: Manuscript. Paper 3: Manuscript.</p>
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A study on the sustainable infrastructure of the Songdo City Project : from the viewpoint of the metabolic flow perspectiveBaek, Insoo 04 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the 21st century, cities play a vital role in social, economic and environmental
changes. They are the largest places of human settlement and it is expected that
more than 80 percent of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050 (UNEP,
2012). At the same time, as the role of cities significantly increases, it also
contributes to negative outcomes on the planet. In particular, the current cities’
demand for materials and energy consumption accounts for almost 80 percent of the
world’s consumption and it leads to serious environmental problems. The main
problems are climate change, biodiversity loss, desertification, and ecosystem
degradation.
In response to these urban issues, sustainable cities have emerged as an alternative
way of urban life. Since cities consume a massive amount of energy, an efficient
resource management system has to be established for the sustainable urban future.
In addition, finding ways to reconcile economic growth, social well-being and the
sustainable use of resources is imperative in urban sustainability. Since people’s
lifestyle and their material footprint are dependent on the urban design, construction
and operation of urban infrastructures, ways to make an urban infrastructural system
more sustainable will contribute to the transition towards sustainable cities.
In this study, the thesis applies Material Flow Analysis (MFA) to one of the
sustainable cities, Songdo, South Korea. Before delving into the analysis, it explores
the overview of the New Songdo City (NSC) project and describes its sustainable
urban infrastructures. Then it examines the material flow of inputs and outputs of the
city in order to reveal their sustainability and suggests a guideline for the realisation
of sustainable cities. Quantitative and qualitative methodologies are used to assess
and compare the material and energy flow trends for this city.
The results indicate that the general material consumption in Songdo is higher than
the average in South Korea. It reflects the high-income households’ consumption
patterns in Songdo. In addition, one could see that the sustainable networks have
merely contributed to the overall consumption. The findings from this study can be
used to formulate sustainable development policies and strategies in terms of
increasing the efficiency of resource and energy use in urban areas. Furthermore,
this research is expected to provide a platform for realisation of sustainable cities by highlighting the important role of urban infrastructures and their material resource
flow. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In die 21ste eeu speel stede 'n belangrike rol in die sosiale, ekonomiese en
omgewingskwessies veranderinge. Stede is die grootste vorm van menslike
nedersetting en daar word verwag dat meer as 80 persent van die wêreld se
bevolking in stede sal woon teen 2050 (UNEP, 2012). Op dieselfde tyd, namate die
rol van stede aansienlik verhoog, dra dit ook by tot negatiewe uitkomste op die
planeet. Veral huidige stede se vraag na materiaal en energie reken vir byna 80
persent van die wêreld se verbruik, en dit lei tot ernstige omgewingsprobleme. Die
grootste probleme is klimaatsverandering, biodiversiteit verlies, verwoestyning en die
agteruitgang van ekostelsels.
In reaksie op hierdie stedelike kwessies het volhoubare stede na vore gekom as 'n
alternatiewe vorm van stadsbewoning. Aangesien stede 'n massiewe hoeveelheid
energie gebruik, moet 'n doeltreffende hulpbronbestuur stelsel vasgestel word.
Daarbenewens, is dit noodsaaklik om maniere te vind om ekonomiese groei te
integreer met sosiale welsyn en die volhoubare gebruik van hulpbronne. Aangesien
mense se lewenstyl en hul impak op die omgewing afhanklik is van die stedelike
infrastruktuur, sal maniere om hierdie infrastruktuurstelsel meer volhoubaar te maak
bydra tot die oorgang na volhoubare stede.
In hierde studie word, stedelike materiaalvloeiontleding toegepas op een van die
volhoubare stede, Songdo, Suid-Korea. Voor die analise, sal 'n oorsig van die nuwe
Songdo stad projek en die stad se volhoubare infrastruktuur gegee word. Dan word
die vloei van materiaal in-en uitgange van die stad ondersoek om hul volhoubaarheid
te illustreer, en stel dit 'n riglyn voor vir die verwesenliking van volhoubare stede.
Kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe metodologie word gebruik om die materiaal en energie
vloei tendense vir hierdie stad te bepaal en vergelyk.
Die resultate dui daarop dat die algemene materiaal verbruik in Songdo hoër is as
die gemiddelde in Korea. Dit weerspieël die hoë-inkomste huishoudings se
verbruikspatrone in Songdo. Daarbenewens kan 'n mens sien dat die volhoubare
netwerke slegs bygedra het tot die algehele verbruik. Die bevindinge van hierdie
studie kan gebruik word om die volhoubare ontwikkeling van beleid en strategieë te
formuleer in terme van die verhoging van die doeltreffendheid van die hulpbron-en
energie gebruik in stedelike gebiede. Verder word verwag dat hierdie navorsing 'n platvorm in terme van die realisering van volhoubare stede sal voorsien deur die
belangrike rol van stedelike infrastruktuur, en die materiaal hulpbron vloei te
beklemtoon.
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International sporting events, nationalism and sport diplomacyCho, Hyunjoo January 2013 (has links)
Scholarship concerning relations between North and South Korea has focused on the political and economic areas of relations between the two Koreas, and the unification issue has been mainly considered a work of government conducted in the formal political domain. However, this thesis examines the Olympics and international sporting events as major sources and vehicles of discourse reflecting but also shaping relations between North and South Korea. The thesis, adopting a Critical Realist ontology, applies a constructivist theory of International Relations to establish how the framework of North and South Korean sports relations contributes to, and at times drive, political relations. The study adopts Critical Discourse Analysis as method, and the analysis protocols employed were established by adapting frames of reference from the work of Fairclough (2005) and Jäger and Meyer (2009). In terms of the sources employed the North Korean newspaper Roh-Dong, which is subject to state control we take to represent the view of the North Korean regime. This was selected as a resource to illustrate how the North Korean government sought to construct a particular discourse concerning national identity, political position and sport. South Korean newspapers Dong-A and Hankyoreh were chosen to identify two relatively different (relatively right and left in Korean terms) political views evident in the South Korean context and their constructions around these issues. In addition, the summaries of North and South Sports Talks published by the South Korean government provide a source of data reflecting South Korean governmental interests. From 1978 to 2007, the changes in the international context from Cold War to post-Cold War and the domestic political changes in particular in South Korea, framed each decade s North and South Korean sports relations. The shared notion of national identity and of nationhood, reflected in the primordial nationalism evident in both North and South Koreans view of themselves (and of one another) as drawn from the same bio-cultural stock, is a factors shaping the actions of governments and other stakeholders. This ideology of shared heritage goes some way to explain why despite regularly occurring political tensions, there was a recurring appeal to common identity which manifest itself in sporting activity in for example the consideration of building unified teams in major competitions, or marching together at Olympic opening ceremonies. Thus the role of sport in developing relations between North and South Korea is one which is more than simply a reflection of the state of diplomatic relations, but is actually a significant shaper of such relations. Sport diplomacy, though a form of soft diplomacy, is in this case a key factor to be incorporated with the explanation of developing political relations.
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A comparative study of political leadership in Japan and South KoreaLi, Wan-hay., 李允熹. January 1999 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Asian Studies / Master / Master of Arts
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Sovereignty, state and security after the Asian financial crisis: the cases of Indonesia and South KoreaHogan, Mary Vivianne. January 2004 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Politics and Public Administration / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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