EAN: 9789811040221

CHALLENGES OF MODERNIZATION AND GOVERNANCE IN S...

Focusing on the sinking of the Sewol  a commercial ferry which capsized off the South Korean
coast in April 2014  this book considers key issues of disaster  governance  civil society and
the ideational transformation of human agents and their empowerment. Providing a lens through
which to re-examine South Korean institutions  laws and practices  the volume examines the
impact of the Sewol incident and what it reveals about the fault lines of South Korean society
and governance. It addresses the repercussions of South Korea's turn to a liberal democracy and
neoliberal economy and reflects on the multilayered implications of the disaster in respect to
the potential human costs of the country's state-driven development policy and high stress
modernisation. The book also highlights the relevance of the Korean experience for other
societies on a similar developmental trajectories and facing similar challenges.

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