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@article{ART002417558},
author={KWON SANG CHEOL},
title={The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers},
journal={Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers},
issn={2287-4739},
year={2018},
volume={7},
number={3},
pages={415-433},
doi={10.25202/JAKG.7.3.11}

TY - JOUR
AU - KWON SANG CHEOL
TI - The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers
JO - Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers
PY - 2018
VL - 7
IS - 3
PB - Association of Korean Geographers
SP - 415
EP - 433
SN - 2287-4739
AB - International volunteering has been increased to the regions in the developing countries mostly by young participants. It began during the 1950s with students from the developed countries who volunteered for developing the newly independent countries and became popular with governmental supports. Since the 1980s, private and NGO led voluntourism became prevalent in the form of commodified volunteering under the neoliberal circumstances. The individual experience and career seeking goals pay little consideration to the foreign partners and destinations. Rather participants expose attitudes to be neocolonial disparaging the poor conditions of developing regions. The youth international volunteering has advantages being able to have close contacts and cross-cultural exchanges with local partners. Perceptional and attitudinal change from compassion to global justice is prerequisite to establish reciprocal relationship leading to trust and intangible outcomes beneficial both to the participants and partners. The outcomes would be enhanced by accumulating the local understanding and knowledge of developing countries and the mutual benefits keep the relationship sustainable.
KW - International volunteering;Development cooperation;Voluntourism;Neoliberalism;Neo-colonialism;Reciprocity;Local understanding
DO - 10.25202/JAKG.7.3.11
ER -

KWON SANG CHEOL. (2018). The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers. Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers, 7(3), 415-433.

KWON SANG CHEOL. 2018, "The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers", Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers, vol.7, no.3 pp.415-433. Available from: doi:10.25202/JAKG.7.3.11

KWON SANG CHEOL "The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers" Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers 7.3 pp.415-433 (2018) : 415.

KWON SANG CHEOL. The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers. 2018; 7(3), 415-433. Available from: doi:10.25202/JAKG.7.3.11

KWON SANG CHEOL. "The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers" Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers 7, no.3 (2018) : 415-433.doi: 10.25202/JAKG.7.3.11

KWON SANG CHEOL. The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers. Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers, 7(3), 415-433. doi: 10.25202/JAKG.7.3.11

KWON SANG CHEOL. The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers. Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers. 2018; 7(3) 415-433. doi: 10.25202/JAKG.7.3.11

KWON SANG CHEOL. The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers. 2018; 7(3), 415-433. Available from: doi:10.25202/JAKG.7.3.11

KWON SANG CHEOL. "The Challenges of International Volunteering between Voluntourism and Development Volunteers" Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers 7, no.3 (2018) : 415-433.doi: 10.25202/JAKG.7.3.11