O nacionalismo identitário: a construção da sociedade sul coreana dos anos 1953 a 2016

Abstract

This research has as main objective analyze how Japanese colonialism has influenced South Korean’s identity strengthening. Thereunto, the Constructivist Theory in International Relations was utilized as the main theoretical support starting from the construction of identity processes to comprehend how South Korean identity was created. So that this research objectives were reached, firstly, it was developed a theoretical elaboration of Constructivist’s concepts, therefore others important concepts as nationalism and identity. Following that, a construction referring to Korean history was carried out, studying since ancient history of the peninsula to the instauration of Japanese Rule. From that, context of Japanese imperialism was deepened so that the processes referring to culture and identity from this epoque was understandable and, finally, it was analyzed the creation of South Korean identity from Korean division post-War of Korea that culminates in the creation of Republic of Korea. Constructivist theory was utilized in every analyzed epoque because it was from its construction that the identity stablished an average behavioral for Korean, later South Korean, society was comprehended. From the hypothetical-deductive method, the hypothesis of a constructed South Korean identity was proved true e it was perceived that the creation and utilization of this identity is an important milestone to the relations of Republic of Korean, mainly those related to the politics of reapproximating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea