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The Conceptualization of the Complex Network of East Sea Rim

KWON Se Eun 1

1경희대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper attempts to conceptualize regionality of East Sea Rim based on the notion of a complex relationship and its network. Modern philosophy demands more weight to be put on the notion of a relationship than the notion of substantiveness in such a study. Relational conceptualization is widely accepted in the discussion of region as an entity and perception. There is a multiplex of actors such as the state, market, civil society and locals that interact at global, regional, state and local levels. There is multiple stratification of the process of nationalization, regionalization, and localization. However, the perception on a region’s multi-layered relationship varies from the center of entity to its connectivity. As the notion of region has expanded from territory based idea of nation-state to network-oriented supranational concept, discourse on special aspect of region has also been justified. This paper argues that the such a new perspective that can explain this development in more comprehensive terms can be found in such theoretical terms as multi-layered and multi-dimensional regionality of East Sea Rim.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.