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“South Korea’s Comprehensive Security System and Disasters: The Sewol Ferry Tragedy”


Category: Journal Articles APPRA - Asia-Pacific Research Network on Ageing


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Park, S-M. (2017) “South Korea’s Comprehensive Security System and Disasters: The Sewol Ferry Tragedy”, Korean Journal of Converging Humanities 5(1): 7-30.


The purpose of this paper is to discuss the need for redesigning the Korean national security system by analysing the Sewol Ferry tragedy, focusing on the concept of comprehensive security. The historic Sewol Ferry tragedy that occurred on 16 April, 2014 confirmed the fact that we should fundamentally revise Korea’s capitalistic model for a developmental state and establish a social system to enhance the social quality of South Korea. Unlike most ministries of the Park Geun-hye’s administration that reacted in a disorderly manner, The Ministry of National Defence agilely responded to the Sewol Ferry tragedy. Nevertheless, it could not save everyone on board. This suggests that the Korean national security system should be reformed towards promoting the civil-military relations based on the concept of comprehensive security.

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