Asian Tradition and Cosmopolitan Politics

Dialogue with Kim Dae-jung
Herausgeber: Sang-Jin, Han

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection examines the significance of Kim Dae-jung's political thought on democracy, human rights, and peace, focusing on Kim's combination of a cosmopolitan vision and an Asian identity. This volume includes writings and speeches by Kim as well as numerous contributions by others.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781498567954
• ISBN-10: 1498567959
• Artikelnr.: 57751873

Autorenporträt

Han Sang-Jin is professor emeritus at Seoul National University and distinguished visiting professor at Peking University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: A View from the Far Abroad, John Dunn
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Who is Kim Dae-jung? From Asian Value Debate to
Cosmopolitanism, Han Sang-Jin
Part I: Two Presidents on Peace in East Asia
Chapter 1: East Asia in the Twenty-First Century, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 2: Forging the Future through Competition and Cooperation, Kim
Dae-jung
Chapter 3: New Threats to Peace Today, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 4: Why Do We Need a Civilized Dialogue?, Richard von Weizsäcker
Chapter 5: Japan, East Asia, and Global Peace, Richard von Weizsäcker
Chapter 6: Toward the Age of Pacific Civilization, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 7: A Dialogue with Two Presidents, Kim Dae-jung, Richard von
Weizsäcker, and Han Sang-Jin
Part II: Why Do I Believe in Global Democracy?
Chapter 8: Why Do I Believe in Global Democracy?, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 9: Democracy is Our Destiny: The Message of the 1960 Student
Revolution, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 10: Popular Sovereignty: My Encounter with Gwangju 1980, Kim
Dae-jung
Chapter 11: Five Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 12: Democracy Will Eventually Win in Burma, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 13: The Sunshine Policy and Peace, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 14: Dawning Era of "Universal Globalism," Kim Dae-jung
Part III: Asian Traditions and Cosmopolitan Politics: Dialogue with Seoul
National University Students
Chapter 15: Democracy in Asia and Human Rights, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 16: Kim Dae-jung and Lee Kwan Yew: How to Interpret the Polemics?,
Choe Soo-Young
Chapter 17: Confucian Traditions and Democracy: Are They Compatible?, Kim
Tae Hoon
Chapter 18: Kim Dae-jung's Interpretation of Asian Democratic Traditions: A
Critical Appraisal, Ryu Seung-Hyeong
Chapter 19: Buddhist Traditions and Kim Dae-jung's Democratic Theory, Chang
Won-Seok
Chapter 20: Democracy and Factional Conflict: Kim Dae-jung's Interpretation
of Korean History, Baek Jeong-Hun
Chapter 21: Is Information Society a Blessing? An Assessment of Kim
Dae-jung's View, Kim Yeon
Chapter 22: Human Beings and Environment: Kim Dae-jung's View on the Unity
of Nature and Man, Kim Hyun-Soo
Chapter 23: The Tidelands Policy and Kim Dae-jung's Notion of Global
Democracy, Rhew Hosahng
Chapter 24: Cyberspace and Human Rights, Kim Joohyung and Park Joon-Yeon
Part IV: Cosmopolitan Vision with Asian Identity
Chapter 25: Confucian Pathway to Cosmopolitan Democracy: Reconstruction of
Loyalty and Filial Piety, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 26: What is Good Governance in the Twenty-First Century?, Kim
Dae-jung
Chapter 27: Cosmopolitan Dialogue for American Leadership: Dialogue with
Harvard Students, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 28: World Peace through IT Revolution, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 29: Eurasian Iron Silk Road: A New Vision, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 30: Toward Human Welfare and Happiness, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 31: My View of Christian Way of Life: Divine Question and Human
Suffering, Kim Dae-jung
Part V: Last Words for the Sunshine Policy
Chapter 32: Messages to the Leaders and the People, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 33: The Lessons from the Inter-Korean Relation in Current Crisis,
Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 34: The Current Nuclear Issues and Rediscovering China as Peace
Builder, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 35: Be a Conscience in Action!, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 36: The Last Interviews, Kim Dae-jung
Chapter 37: Rethinking the Sunshine Policy: President Kim Dae-jung and His
Vision of Peace and Unification in Korea, Moon Chung-in
Part VI: Conclusion
Chapter 38: Reflection on the Last Year of President Kim Dae-jung's Life: A
New Communicative Ethics for Peace in the Twenty-First Century, Han
Sang-Jin