The role of Confucianism in South Korea's emergency management system.

Publisher: Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7702072 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1467-7717 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03613666 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Disasters Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Oxford : Blackwell
Original Publication: Oxford, Elmsford, N. Y., Pergamon Press.

Confucianism* ; Disaster Planning*; Humans ; Republic of Korea

Numerous Western researchers have examined the influence of Confucianism on development in Asia, but almost no South Korean researchers have studied the topic in regard to emergency management in their own country. This study begins by considering Confucianism as a social culture. Next, it goes on to evaluate its role in South Korea's emergency management system, contributing, ultimately, to efficiencies in emergency management. Drawing on a literature review and a case study, the paper assesses the double- and single-faced approaches, using four major Confucian components: destiny; family; ritual; and relation. The double-faced approach includes the positive and negative aspects of emergency management, whereas the single-faced approach incorporates only its positive aspects. This paper provides, for the first time, a systematic analysis of the relationship between Confucianism and emergency management in South Korea. Its key finding is that the double-faced approach needs to be transformed into a single-faced approach through active facilitation of behavioural change.
(© 2018 The Author(s). Disasters © Overseas Development Institute, 2018.)

Keywords: Confucius; behavioural change; destiny; disaster management; family; relation; ritual; social culture

Date Created: 20180327 Date Completed: 20181004 Latest Revision: 20181004

20240105

10.1111/disa.12283

29578637