South Korea’s Engagement with Africa: A History of the Relationship in Multiple Aspects (Africa's Global Engagement: Perspectives from Emerging Countries)

This book represents the first scholarly attempt to summarize and analyze how Korea’s relationship with Africa has been shaped in policy and non-policy aspects. It shows how far it has come and where it goes. The book recognizes that Korea-Africa relations, though relatively new, break ground by acknowledging the importance of a diligent endeavor to carry out post-colonial development, and have continued to grow as we find promising progress and opportunities in the mutual cooperation between the two. This book is all-inclusive, covering Korea’s academic, economic, diplomatic, and civil engagements with Africa. It investigates untold aspects of Korea-Africa relations. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Introduction (Yongkyu Chang)....Pages 1-6 Reflections on South Korean African Studies (Yongkyu Chang)....Pages 7-31 South Korean Social Science Research on Africa (Dong Ju Choi, Soojin Han, Sooho Lee)....Pages 33-70 Issues Raised on Korea’s Official Development Assistance to Africa: Future Perspective (Jin-sang Lee)....Pages 71-102 Korea–Ethiopia Relations Since the Korean War (Eun Kyung Kim, Mark W. DeLancey)....Pages 103-131 Dynamics of Korea-Africa Cultural Engagements (Suweon Kim)....Pages 133-158 South Korea’s Civil Engagement with Africa (Sookhee Yuk)....Pages 159-191 Back Matter ....Pages 193-196