Korea Południowa w poszukiwaniu nowej tożsamości – między tradycją a technologiczną transformacją
South Korea in Search of a New Identity – Between Tradition and Technological Transformation

Author(s): Grażyna Strnad, Mateusz Łabuz
Subject(s): Social Informatics, Sociology of Politics, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: South Korea; contemporary socio-political identity; traditional values; digitalization; technological transformation
Summary/Abstract: The authors analyse the process of shaping South Korea’s socio-political contemporary identity, taking into account the tensions between its Confucian heritage and the dynamic technological transformation of recent decades. They point out that economic success and digital development, which have elevated the country to the role of a global leader in innovation, have not been accompanied by a redefinition of social relations. Attention is also paid to growing social and political polarization, misogynism, the erosion of trust in institutions and the media, and the crisis of deliberative democracy. The aim of this article is therefore to highlight socio-political problems and identity dilemmas in the context of South Korea’s technological development and digital transformation. The conclusions indicate that South Korea is in a phase of searching for a new identity, in which digital innovations are becoming both a source of national pride and soft power, as well as a factor exacerbating existing social conflicts and contradictions.

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