Paik Ki-wan’s ideas on national minjung revolution and their significance

This paper aims to explore Paik Ki-wan’s ideas on national minjung revolution and their significance in the history of Korean social activism. First, the interrelationship between minjung and (ethno)nation as well as historical and political contexts need a thorough investigation in order to get to...

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Published in:Inter-Asia cultural studies 2021-09, Vol.22 (3), p.393-409
Main Authors: Jung-hwan, Cheon, Translated by Chanmi Ko
Format: Article
Language:chi ; eng
Subjects:
Activism
Activists
Capitalism
Centrism
Empowerment
Labor movements
Locality
Nationalism
Revolutions
Social movements
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Summary:This paper aims to explore Paik Ki-wan’s ideas on national minjung revolution and their significance in the history of Korean social activism. First, the interrelationship between minjung and (ethno)nation as well as historical and political contexts need a thorough investigation in order to get to the core of Paik’s ideas. He argues that the contradiction of Korean capitalism can be detected from a perspective of minjung only, and hence adheres to the national unification movement based on minjung-centrism. Paik’s view and ideas also help to get a picture of the current contradictions of the Korean peninsula as a whole and to make an appropriate response to the crux of the problem. Notably, unlike his comparable thinker-activists of nationalism focused on minjung-centrism, Paik Ki-wan proposes ideas on national minjung revolution which is practical and coherent throughout his life. Accordingly, he can continuously join the labor movement and the social movement of the progressive parties of the 1980s–1990s i
ISSN:1464-9373
1469-8447
DOI:10.1080/14649373.2021.1962088