Challenges of Modernization and Governance in South Korea : The Sinking of the Sewol and Its Causes

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-examin...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Suh, Jae-Jung (Editor), Kim, Mikyoung (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects
Social sciences.
Sustainable development.
Development economics.
Environmental sociology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9789811040238
DOI10.1007/978-981-10-4023-8
Physical DescriptionXVII, 227 p. 5 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Sinking the Sewol, Drowning Korea? Compressed Modernization and Compounded Risks
  • The Sewol Disaster: Predictable Consequences of Neoliberal Deregulation
  • Institutionalized Irresponsibility: Understanding the Sewol Disaster from the Perspective of the Addictive Organization Theory
  • National Crisis and Democratic Consolidation in South Korea
  • Capturing Collusion: The Industry and the Government in Ferry Safety Regulation
  • "Stay Still": Sewol, a Tale of Fatal Censorship, Fatal Paternalism
  • Disciplining High School Students and Molding Their Subjectivity in South Korea: a Shift in Disciplinary Paradigm
  • Foreign to Disaster or New Point of Solidarity? A Vietnamese Victim Family in the Sewol Aftermaths
  • From Passive Citizens to Resistant Subjects: The Sewol Families Stand Up to the State
  • Epilogue: The Wreck of the Sewol.

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