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K orean– C hinese Migrant Workers and the Politics of K orean Nationalism
Author(s) -
Lee Byoungha,
Choi Jun Young,
Seo Jungmin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pacific focus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.172
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1976-5118
pISSN - 1225-4657
DOI - 10.1111/pafo.12036
Subject(s) - nationalism , citizenship , polity , political science , ethnic group , state (computer science) , politics , dilemma , law , philosophy , epistemology , algorithm , computer science
Why has K orean migration policy been ethnicized? This research mainly aims to explain ethnic preference in K orea's immigration policy through the lens of K orean nationalism. The influx of ethnic K oreans in C hina (or Joseonjok ) since the early 1990s has created a new dilemma for the S outh K orean government, which has long claimed to be the only legitimate polity of the K orean nation. The discrepancy between the legal citizenship and ethnicity of the K orean– C hinese workers in K orean society has forced the K orean state to redefine both legal and discursive national boundaries. This study analyzes the bifurcation of the K orean state discourses regarding K orean– C hinese workers in K orean society.