We Want More Democracy / 우리는 더 많은 민주주의를 &#5

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Eserin adi : Demokrasi Isteriz (We Want More Democracy ) 우리는 더 많은 민주주의를 원한다
Yazar : Yu Si-Ju 유시주



Bu eserde otuza yakin kisinin yasami-hayat hikayesi anlatilmistir.
Konu esasen okuyucuya kurgulanmadan;isçilerin-halkin yasamini-haksizlik ve hakliliklarini anlatarak demokrasiyi anlamalari için nesnel bir tavirla anlatilir.Amaç tamamen halki bilinçlendirmektir bu ndenle asla öznel bir anlatima dayandirilmamistir.


English



The first volume in the Searching for Hope in Our Era Project series (total 13 vols. planned) planned by the Hope Institute, a civilian think tank, this work is noteworthy for its methodology of oral interviews. Oral interview research designates an approach where the stories of those with experiences related to the research topic are recorded, transcribed, and analyzed to arrive at a new understanding. Because it is qualitative research through in-depth interview, however, this method differs from simple interviews. Indeed, to address the topic of democracy, this book was based on stories told by 30 ordinary citizens of diverse occupations from newspaper reporters to migrant workers. Consequently, these citizens’ stories form the backbone of this work and the authors merely help readers to understand democracy objectively, as it is experienced in everyday life, refraining from including subjective interpretations and evaluations.

According to these citizens, Korean society has achieved considerable political and procedural democracy. These interviewees first point out that Korea is a society that guarantees the freedom of expression because criticism is possible and such criticism rapidly spreads through media such as the Internet. They also remarked that they were not happy with the present even though the minimal procedural democracy they had envisioned when they had “cried out for democracy in the 1980’s” had already been achieved because they felt that, for diverse voices to be heard and accepted on the path to “even more democracy,” Korean democracy was still lacking.

The greatest deficiency, of course, lies in the degree of democratization in the economy. The respondents stated that a sense of deprivation and uncertainty about the future due to bipolarization remained despite procedural democratization. Because it is difficult to establish appropriate economic desire and everyone endlessly agonizes over the economic situation out of vague fear, issues such as human rights and political reform always end up being postponed. In fact, actual democratization is remote even in labor movement. The remaining task is a reality where it is difficult to convince people that transcending “my immediate interest” contributes to “our long-term interest.”

Admittedly, the voices of citizens included in this volume reflect more concern than hope regarding democracy. Nevertheless, it is not difficult to find seeds of hope in the interviews. Moreover, these citizens exemplify a new image of citizenship where they not only criticize and resist urgent problems in daily life but also communicate with one another and participate in civic action. Democratic values in Korean society undoubtedly will be regenerated through them.

Name of Object : Demokrasi Isteriz (We Want More Democracy ) 우리는 더 많은 민주주의를 원한다
Author: Yu Si-Ju 유시주


Kaynak * Source

[ben-goz]

Meltem güzel bir eseri bizimle paylastin. Bu isçilerin hayat öyküleri her zaman , her yerde konu olmustur.

[seda_korea]

Güzel bir kitaba benziyor. Tesekkürler.

[elif35.5]

30 kisinin yasamini anlatan bir eser. Basarili bir tanitim. Tesekkürler.

[joo yoon]

Sag ol kardesim.