| Knowledge-Net for a Better World |
July 2020 |
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Waning Support for Ethnic Minorities in South Korea:
Change in Public Mind from Cultural to Materialistic Concerns
Rosa Minhyo Cho
Professor, Graduate School of Governance, Sungkyunkwan University |
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| "Changing Attitude towards Multiculturalism in South Korea and its implications for Democracy" |
Koreans’ attitude towards multiculturalism and immigration has changed over the last 15 years, reflecting a nuanced perspective in which people acknowledge both threats and opportunities associated with multiculturalism. In this issue briefing, Dr. Rosa Minhyo Cho presents findings from the South Korean Identity Survey (SKIS: 2005-2020) and points out that while Koreans exhibited a form of paternalism at the initial stage, this attitude has changed in recent years with problems linked to the presence of immigrants in society. As the Korean society is increasingly faced with the issue of shrinking and aging populations, Dr. Rosa Minhyo Cho argues that Koreans will eventually need to weigh up whether immigration is a viable option to such problems and that efforts need to be made to engage with constructive discourse on the social costs and benefits of multiculturalism in a way that includes ethnic minorities, which is essential to a healthy democracy.  |
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