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Characteristics of the Korean democratization movement and tasks to commemorate and inherit

  • Korea and Global Affairs
  • Abbr : KGA
  • 2021, 5(6), pp.239-268
  • DOI : 10.22718/kga.2021.5.6.009
  • Publisher : Korea Institute of Politics and Society
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : November 13, 2021
  • Accepted : December 6, 2021
  • Published : December 29, 2021

Youngje Lee 1

1민주화운동기념사업회 한국민주주의연구소

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ABSTRACT

This study, based on the characteristics of the Korean democratization movement, examines the concept of the democratization movement, the achievements, limitations, and characteristics of legal and institutional commemoration, and suggests tasks for the commemorative project. The Korean democratization movement is characterized by persistence and broadness, sacrifice and dedication, publicity and solidarity, citizen participation and support, and formation of a culture of resistance. In order to commemorate the democratization movement and inherit the spirit, it is necessary to establish a concept reflecting the characteristics of the democratization movement. The legal approach to the democratization movement was fruitful in that it formed the foundation for commemoration and inherit. On the other hand, it is facing limitations in that it focuses on damage and excludes various democratization movement events. It will be possible to activate the commemorative project within the consensus of the people by continuously making the democratization movement present and connecting it with the future by recording the perpetrators, universalizing the values of democratization, and preparing the principles and standards of the commemorative project for the democratization movement.

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