It is very difficult, if not impossible, fully to describe or highlight the art scene of any period, let alone the current period, in such a short paper, even for a small area such as the Republic of Korea (hereafter Korea). The aim of this paper is rather to provide a snapshot of the Korean…
In recent media discourse in the Republic of Korea (Korea hereafter), new technology has been frequently equated with the loss of local identity in favour of an individualised mode of communication. In media representation, young people in particular tend to be described as moving rapidly out of a family-oriented social framework, assumed to be essential…
The past ten years have seen a myriad of internet technologies and types of communication emerge. The fast growth of internet culture among younger people and its association with newer life patterns are reflected in a greater divergence in internet research and wider areas for social research. However, this has also created a challenge for…
At Christmas 2003, the Tagesspiegel, a Berlin newspaper, reported that KCC Europe (www.kcc-europe.de), a company set up by a former bank manager, Jan Holtermann, would construct internet access for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). KCC stands for Korean Computer Centre. The director of the Korean company is the son of Kim Jong Il.…
Both Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have a long and successful history of industrial policy based on a catch-up strategy in economic development. This article will explore how this pattern has influenced reforms in telecommunications since the 1980s, how it is reflected in current visions for the future of the information and communications…
Asians are surfing Hanryu—the ‘Korean Wave’ Asia is awash in a wave of popular culture products gushing out of the Republic of Korea (ROK). Youth in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan, as well as Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia, are agog at the sights and sounds of performers and groups such…