Developmental citizenship, symbolic landscapes, and transformation in China and South Korea

ABSTRACT

Despite glaring differences between South Korean and Chinese societies, South Korea offers an instructive reference point when thinking about developmental citizenship in China. Experiences of mobilization, albeit distinct in each country, inform the sorts of symbols that bring people together for resistance against or compliance with authority. The concept of developmental citizenship, besides drawing attention to these symbolic repertoires, also provides an alternative vocabulary for discussion of political and social transformation in these societies.

KEYWORDS:

• Developmental citizenship
• East Asia
• mobilization

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Erik Mobrand

Erik Mobrand is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University.