2020, Vol.4, No.2

Gender Gap in Political Orientations and Issue Evaluations : The Case of the 7th Local Election

Joohyun Kang | 2020, 4(2) | pp.5~40 | number of Cited : 1

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The 12·12 Coup d'état of the New Military Faction in Korea and the U.S. Government's 'Wait-and-See' Policy in 1979

Shin Hyun-ick , Oh Young-dahl | 2020, 4(2) | pp.41~80 | number of Cited : 0

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Right after the coup took place in Seoul on Dec. 12, 1979, the Carter administration of the United States was alleged to maintain a policy of "non-intervention," contrary to the American public opinion, for fear of possible resistance from the chauvinistic Korean military and of a possible second Iranization of the Korean people. In this context, nobody was certain whether the United States was ready to pay the cost for its attempt to turn the tables here or whether the political leaders in Washington found it worthwhile to pay attention to the power struggle within the Korean military. This assumption leads naturally to the conclusion that the U.S. leaders apparently did not want to intervene in the political upheaval in Korea to such an extent as to further affect the reality. Satisfied with the status quo, the United States’ leadership seemed to have recognized the new Korean military leadership as the de facto power holders. It is evident that Washington took a "wait-and-see" approach to carefully watch the new military group in Korea, regarding it as a highly organized powerful group with the ability to take care of state affairs on its own, as a pro-Washington organization, and as a group with potential to safeguard and protect security and economic interests of the United States in Northeast Asia. Washington's decision to adopt a "non-intervention" policy, or a careful "wait-and-see" approach, turned out to be decisively conducive to the new military group in Korea putting an end to the upheaval without remarkable resistance and pulling off a successful coup in the end. Washington's "wait-and-see" approach resulted in supporting the stronger side in a situation where the new military leadership had no rival to compete with. Besides, it also seems that Washington sought to achieve the "largest effect with the minimum cost" based on the logic of "jumping on the bandwagon by rooting for the top dog." As it turned out, the United States toed the line for security and stability not to cause trouble by intervening in the upheaval in Korea.

Chile’s Electoral Reform and Election Results 2017

Lim Su Jin | 2020, 4(2) | pp.81~112 | number of Cited : 1

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The Study on the Fairness of University Admission Systems

RIM YANG | 2020, 4(2) | pp.113~138 | number of Cited : 11

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A Study on the Employment Policy Plan based on Social Job Mismatch and Gender Wage Gap : Case of Women with Career Breaks in Daejeon

Kim, Hyeong-Geun , Youngeon Yim , KIM, ILTAE | 2020, 4(2) | pp.139~160 | number of Cited : 3

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A Study on Building Social Networks in Old Age : Focused on Cases in Japan

Jung Geun Ha | 2020, 4(2) | pp.161~186 | number of Cited : 2

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A Comparative Study on the Scope of the Use of Dormant Deposits between Korea and Japan : Focusing on the SDGs Perspective

Nemoto Masatsugu , Chung, Tae-il | 2020, 4(2) | pp.187~210 | number of Cited : 0

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Direction of Arms Control for WMD on the Korean Peninsula : Focusing on the Theory and Case Analysis, CBMs

Park, Jaewan | 2020, 4(2) | pp.211~234 | number of Cited : 1

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A Study on Critical Geographical Consideration of 'One belt, one road' : Overcoming Territoriality by Actors-Network Theory(ANT)’s Perspective

Kim Seyoon | 2020, 4(2) | pp.235~260 | number of Cited : 3

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Analysis on “the Reports of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women” : Focused on the Employment-Welfare Articles of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Periodic Reports

Lee, Chul soo | 2020, 4(2) | pp.261~308 | number of Cited : 2

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This study aims to analyze and evaluate the employment welfare articles of the DPRK's combined second, third and fourth periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which was submitted by North Korea to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on April 16, 2016. The main subjects of this analysis are the employment-related articles in ① North Korea's combined second, third, and fourth periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, ② the Committee's list of issues, ③ North Korea's replies to the list of issues, and ④ the Committee's concluding observations. The study adopted qualitative research method to analyze the aforementioned documents. The findings of the study are as follows: First, with regard to legislation and employment support, North Korea received the largest number of comments and a number of recommendations from the Committee. Second, in terms of employment (rates), the DPRK was recommended by the Committee to ensure women's access to managerial positions. Third, as for wages and allowances, the Committee pointed out the absence of statistics on equal labor and equal pay for men and women, and recommended North Korea to review related laws and policies and to make statistics on equal pay regularly available. Fourth, in terms of labor protection, North Korea raised an issue of forced labor of North Korean women in the Committee's additional replies. However, the Committee did not make a direct recommendation on protecting the labor rights of female workers. Fifth, as for social security, the Committee recommended North Korea to guarantee the equal retirement age and equal pension benefits for men and women. However, since the issue of guaranteeing the retirement age had been already addressed, it was not a matter that the Committee could make a final recommendation on. Sixth, with regard to upbringing of children and maintaining the family unit, the committee made comments on these issues in the section of Stereotypes, rather than making a direct recommendation on them in the concluding observations. These issues are overlapped with North Korea's awareness and institutions sectors in the same manner as the issues of legislation and employment support that the Committee made detailed comments about.

The Importance of Emotional Expression in College Learning : A Quantitative Assessment of Emotional Intelligence in First Year Students in a Korean University

Jared McKee , Jiin Kang | 2020, 4(2) | pp.309~334 | number of Cited : 0

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Emotional intelligence (EQ) is a topic that has become important for modern psychology. Having been researched in professional and school environments, it is an issue that addresses the whole person and informs the overall success of people in school. The topic has become an important concern for Korean educational research, as evidenced by several recent studies on emotional intelligence in the workplace and on the university campus. To build on studies in this topic in educational research and provide a new insight on emotional intelligence in Korea, a study was conducted at a Korean university. In 2019, a simple quantitative test with sections based on five different aspects of emotional intelligence, emotional perception, emotional regulation, empathy, emotional expression, and emotional utilization, with 47 multiple choice questions was administered to 101 freshmen university students from a Korean university. The EQ test was based on a 1996 test first developed by Seoul National University for elementary and middle school students and was adapted for university students. The results of this simple quantitative test showed differences between gender and major among the various university students. Furthermore, the males were shown to have a higher level of emotional intelligence than females. Additionally, compared to the 1996 study that tested elementary and middle school students, freshmen university students from this sample of 101 were shown to have a very similar level of emotional intelligence to the elementary students who had been tested in 1996. However, they demonstrated a higher level of emotional regulation and a lower level of emotional expression. The findings of this test have important implications for the field of education in Korea, as they reveal a need to implement educational practices that will encourage and support students and enable them to have a positive and meaningful experience in school and boost their emotional learning.

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