2023, Vol.21, No.2

Civil Society and NGO 2024 KCI Impact Factor : 0.84

pISSN : 1599-8568
https://journal.kci.go.kr/civil&NGO

This study aims to explore the possibilities and challenges for seeking innovation in community development and educational changes through an in-depth analysis of how Korean Non-governmental Development Organization’s(NGDO) strike a balance. By employing the revised framework of the 'Strategic Planning Flow of NGDO', based on Alan Fowler’s non-governmental development organizations' sustainability, partnership, and resourcing strategy, this research found the following results; (1) first, the NGDOs put efforts in ‘striking a balance’ through facilitated or negotiated conflicting priorities. NGDO in this case study has shown numerous strategic efforts on achieving harmony between development priorities at the global, national, and regional level and internal priorities within the organization. (2) second, the NGDOs can expand the significance of ‘localization strategy’ in various ways including developing multilingual and multiethnic educational contents and emphasizing the ownership of local staff, so that it takes a role as facilitator and field-based implementor (3) on the other hand, third, the NGDO was challenged to narrow the gap between the value-oriented change aspirations in their projects’ vision and goals that could be drawn from the field implementation. In the long term, the study recommends to strengthen the clarity of theories of change pathways and change management as the NGDO’s strategy. Under the given the strong government driven development policy and project system in Korea, this change may start from going beyond government-NGDOs partnership toward establishing and including stronger local partnerships with thematic, field operation and technical/methodological expertise in the current Korean CSO-Government partnership system.

This article explores how a political philosopher who looks at crises of community through the lens of 'disgust', an emotion that is deeply involved in inequality in our society, but has not been adequately captured, should use his or her imagination. To do so, we reconstruct Nussbaum's (Martha C) concept of 'disgust', which has been used to value and apply 'emotions' in all areas of law, politics, philosophy, literature, and ethics. Specifically, it introduces how emotions intervene in social justice in the rational public sphere. Through Nussbaum's narrative insight into disgust, this study ultimately reconstructs disgust and discusses the political and philosophical implications of disgust as an irrational emotion that makes empathy and coexistence impossible. Finally, I propose the importance of 'emotion education' as an educational alternative.

This paper explores the intricate relationship between the climate crisis and classical liberalism, specifically through the lens of John Rawls' political philosophy. In the context of the climate crisis, we assess the applicability of Rawls' principles, with a particular focus on the so-called 'circumstances of justice.' Rawls' philosophy is not without its limitations, primarily due to its normative nature and anthropocentric perspective. Furthermore, the climate crisis doesn't neatly fit into what Rawls defines as 'the circumstances of justice'—the conditions from which principles of justice are derived. To address these challenges, we propose a post-human liberalism, a framework that broadens the concept of 'human' to include all members of the ecosystem. This approach advocates for global democracy and international cooperation, placing a strong emphasis on the fundamental principle of coexistence. In conclusion, this paper underscores the pressing need for posthuman liberalism in the face of the climate crisis. Such a philosophy would redefine the relationship between humans and nature, adopting a holistic ecosystem perspective and promoting the crucial value of coexistence as we strive to address this critical global challenge.