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The Korea Argentina Center team believes in the need to coordinate existing resources as a means of strengthening interchanges, develop new areas of common interest and, above all, create a new look into Asia from a Latin American perspective. With these objectives, this Newsletter was conceived, to disseminate productions of the various centres and universities in the region working on Korean Studies and East Asia.
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Analysis and Opinion |
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Risk society and reflexive modernization in Korea
By Han, Sang-Jin
Korean politics were recently shocked by the peaceful marches that took place nation wide against the import of U.S. beef. The citizens ability to peacefully demonstrate against what they considered a risk, owes much to the communication revolution via the Internet news and mobile phones. View + info |
South Korea: A overview of the rush to free trade
By José Luis León-Manríquez
Fearing that South Korea may became a kind of "international orphan" if it did not sign as many FTAs as their neighbours, both entrepreneurs and bureaucrats of the country began to look for potential partners, in order to establish these trade agreements.
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Cultural narratives and historical conflicts: about perceptions of Dokdo.
By Carolina Mera
The issues of security and stability in Northeast Asia also have to consider situations such as the disputes over the Dokdo islands, which could cause unexpected disturbances in the present context.
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China after the 2008 Beijing Olympics: the party must go on
By Mara Lisa Arizaga
The image promoted by the Chinese State of a harmonious and stable China, which was number one concern of the Communist Party towards the Olympic Games of 2008, has its setback in the much feared possibility of a control and stability loss.
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