The Anti-American Century by Ivan Krastev & Alan L. McPherson

Author:Ivan Krastev & Alan L. McPherson [Krastev, Ivan & McPherson, Alan L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Political Science, International Relations, General, History & Theory, Public Policy
ISBN: 9789637326806
Google: -vkb7SvXkRoC
Publisher: Central European UP
Published: 2007-01-01T23:07:32.527132+00:00

But despite such overwhelmingly protectionist tendencies regarding foreign influence in Korea and the Philippines, support for globalization among Asian nations is highest in Korea and second highest among the forty-four nations in the Pew 2003 Global Attitudes survey. A whopping 84 percent of Koreans view the impact of globalization on their country favorably.21

Again, Koreans, who are highly homogeneous in terms of language, ethnicity, and cultural practices and are often described as highly ethno-nationalistic, rank among the lowest in opposition to immigration restrictions. In 2003, only 7 percent "completely agree [d]" that more restrictions should be placed on entry into their country. This contrasts with 46 percent of Americans who "completely agree [d]" with the statement, even though Americans live in one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse societies. It is important to remember the rapid social, economic, and political changes that Korea has been undergoing since the 1990s. For example, nearly overnight in the 1990s, South Korea became a labor-receiving country, with hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, documented and undocumented, coming from poorer countries, particularly China, Southeast and South Asia. Although some Koreans have exhibited xenophobic reactions to the foreigners, "the normative aspects of globalization—emphasis on human rights, democratization, pluralism and cross-culturalism—have helped fuel the MWMs [Migrant Workers' Movements]" in Korea.22

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