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The Issue of Mind Integration in the Unification of Divided Systems: A Case Study Focused on Germany and the Two Koreas
Die Problematik des geistigen Zusammenschlusses bei der Vereinigung von geteilten Systemen: Eine Fallstudie mit dem Fokus auf Deutschland und den zwei Koreas
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Abstract In this article, we introduce the HSR Forum on mind integration by exploring how the future integration process on the Korean Peninsula will come about, focusing on the East German regime’s transition process. We conceptualize “mind” as a concept that is made up of emotions, sentiments, the will and... view more
In this article, we introduce the HSR Forum on mind integration by exploring how the future integration process on the Korean Peninsula will come about, focusing on the East German regime’s transition process. We conceptualize “mind” as a concept that is made up of emotions, sentiments, the will and the senses thus the mind system is the foundation that makes up the dispositions and behaviors of people from both North and South Korea. This article argues for the importance of questioning the general stereotypes that frame integration such as the unification of political systems, as well as provides an alternative approach by thickening the discussion on the social/cultural integration. On this basis, we distinguish four contextual dimensions: first, to identify the intractable conflicts on the Korean Peninsula with incongruity of national and political identities; second, to analyze the attitudes of South Koreans toward inter-Korean integration; third, to understand the differences in perception between South Korean migrants in Germany and South Koreans; and finally, to investigate North Korean defectors’ view on the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).... view less
Keywords
German Democratic Republic (GDR); social integration; South Korea; Federal Republic of Germany; North Korea; reunification; political system; political identity; cultural integration; national identity
Classification
Macrosociology, Analysis of Whole Societies
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
mind-heart
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 253-268
Journal
Historical Social Research, 44 (2019) 4
Issue topic
Social Integration or Mind Integration? An Alternative Approach for the Unification of Divided Systems
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.44.2019.4.253-268
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed