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Heo, Uk. "Changing National Identity and the New Perception on National Security in South Korea" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 31, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p153398_index.html>

Heo, U. , 2006-08-31 "Changing National Identity and the New Perception on National Security in South Korea" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA Online <PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p153398_index.html

Publication Type: Proceeding Abstract: The election of President Roh Moo Hyun and South Korea�s response to the recent missile test by North Korea clearly indicate the changes in national identity and security perceptions in South Korea. The current discussion about the wartime operation control and the discord between the US and South Korea in dealing with North Korea is another good example of changes in South Korea�s national identity. To study the cause of the national identity change, we have analyzed the changes in both the domestic and international political environments. A number of factors seem to be responsible for the changes. First of all, president Kim Dae Jung�s �sunshine� policy and his nationalist approach led the public to believe that reunification is near and North Korea is no longer a military threat. Second, differences in war experiences between older and younger generations led to opposite responses to the Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun governments� policies towards the North and the US. Third, the end of the Cold war and the normalization of relations with China led to the end of the traditional perception of an alliance structure based on the Cold War mentality. This, in turn, increased the importance of the Chinese role in regional security issues at the expense of the US. Fourth and finally, South Korea wants to avoid another war on the peninsula at any cost. The US wants to make sure that nuclear material does not get out of the country since the material may end up in wrong hands. To this end, the US government is not ruling out any option including the use of force. In other words, there is a conflict of interest between the two countries.

Growing Pains: Explaining Recent Changes in South Korea?s Threat Perception of North Korea

Growing Pains: Explaining Recent Changes in South Korea?s Threat Perceptions of North Korea