Sang-hui Nam
Nr. 168/169 (2023) Editorial 7–23 {:en}Transnational Dynamics: The Social Activism of Korean Immigrants and Their Descendants in GermanyBasch, Schiller, and Szanton-Blanc coined the term “transnationalism,” defining it as “the process by which immigrants forge and sustain multi-stranded social relations that link together their societies of origin and settlement” (1994, 6). Recent scholarly perspectives view transnational migration as occurring within dynamic social contexts continually reshaped by those who are simultaneously rooted in more … von by Dr. Jaok Kwonund and Sang-hui Nam
Nr. 168/169 (2023) Artikel Article 24–49 {:de}Arbeitsverhalten und Widerstand in den kollektiven Erzählungen südkoreanischer Bergarbeiter in WestdeutschlandThis article examines the working behavior and resistance of South Korean miners sent to West Germany in the 1960s and 1970s as guest workers. Drawing on Alf Lüdtke’s scholarship (1989, 1993), the concept of „Eigen-Sinn“ is applied to illustrate the nature of these miners’ behavior, examining whether and in what contexts it is linked to …von by Sang-hui Nam
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Nr. 150/151 (2019) Artikel Article 52–71 {:de}Intermediäre Akteure hinter den Kulissen demokratischer Wahlen. Der Fall SüdkoreaThe aim of this study is to understand the effects of traditional and long-term group relations on elections in modern society. It focuses on intermediary actors who exert a great influence on the formation of political opinions in everyday life as well as in election campaigns. Based on the case of South Korea, the functions …von by Sang-hui Nam
Nr. 111 (2009) Artikel Article 12–34 {:de}Die Entstehung des „neuen“ demokratischen Medienaktivismus in Südkorea: Struktureller Kontext, Handlungsformen und AkteureThis article deals with the rise of new democratic media activism in South Korea in the 1990s and 2000s. The concept of democratic media activism refers to pro-democratic reform movements that advocate equal access to the mass media – in particular the Internet. While most studies in this field focus on the political consequences of …von by Thomas Kernund and Sang-hui Nam