This paper examines evolution, scopes, issues, and the tasks of the
Overseas Koreans Studies outcomes in Korea during the last 60 years.
It analyses the main topics for the various groups (i.e. scholars,
research institutes, universities, research societies, NGOs, forums)
during the four different periods(First, 1948~1965. Second, 1965~1980.
Third, 1981~1997. Fourth, 1998~2008). it also considers how the
research groups utilize various approaches to secure legal status, to
affirm ROK‘s political legitimacy, to maintain Korean ethnic identity,
and to educate Korean culture and language on Korean residents
abroad.
It reveals the six controversial issues in the Overseas Koreans
Community, that is standardize official name, participation and
opinion receptiveness, establishment of full responsibility
organization, target and priority of financial support, approve voting
rights for Korean national reside abroad, Dual nationality for foreign
nationality Koreans.
In conclusion, this paper indicates that Overseas Koreans Studies
will be increasingly play a pivotal role in the decision-making of
Korean government's Overseas Koreans Policy. Thus, researchers have
to focus on the past-present-future trends of Overseas Koreans in the
world, publish white papers annually, compile encyclopedia articles,
make bibliographical introductions, and construct archives. Therefore,
they will be enabled Overseas Koreans Studies to progress into a
higher level.
This paper examines evolution, scopes, issues, and the tasks of the
Overseas Koreans Studies outcomes in Korea during the last 60 years.
It analyses the main topics for the various groups (i.e. scholars,
research institutes, universities, research societies, NGOs, forums)
during the four different periods(First, 1948~1965. Second, 1965~1980.
Third, 1981~1997. Fourth, 1998~2008). it also considers how the
research groups utilize various approaches to secure legal status, to
affirm ROK‘s political legitimacy, to maintain Korean ethnic identity,
and to educate Korean culture and language on Korean residents
abroad.
It reveals the six controversial issues in the Overseas Koreans
Community, that is standardize official name, participation and
opinion receptiveness, establishment of full responsibility
organization, target and priority of financial support, approve voting
rights for Korean national reside abroad, Dual nationality for foreign
nationality Koreans.
In conclusion, this paper indicates that Overseas Koreans Studies
will be increasingly play a pivotal role in the decision-making of
Korean government's Overseas Koreans Policy. Thus, researchers have
to focus on the past-present-future trends of Overseas Koreans in the
world, publish white papers annually, compile encyclopedia articles,
make bibliographical introductions, and construct archives. Therefore,
they will be enabled Overseas Koreans Studies to progress into a
higher level.