• Author: Seung-Hee Oh
• Publication Date: March / 2023
• Publisher: SNUPRESS

Casting new light on Korea, China, and Japan from the perspective of the ‘struggle for recognition’

Until now, the philosophical and conceptual discussion of recognition has been done around cases of Western society. However, East Asian cases offer a lot to be explained through the concept of recognition. This monograph reconstructs the concept of recognition, which has been used mostly to describe Western cases, and analyzes the relations among Korea, China, and Japan. Looking at East Asia through the ‘struggle for recognition’ can offer new interpretations of important issues for post-war East Asia, the priorities of each East Asian country, and what has become veiled as others were highlighted. Also, this will allow a fundamental understanding of contemporary conflicts in Korea-China-Japan relations and deepen the discussion for improvement and reconciliation.

Author

Seung-Hee Oh

Seung-Hee Oh is an HK Research Professor at the Institute for Japanese Studies, SNU. She studied political science and East Asian studies at Ewha Womans University and received her Ph.D. in political science there. She served as a visiting researcher at Keio University in Japan, and National Chengchi University in Taiwan. Her major research interests are in Japanese diplomatic policy, China-Japan relations, and East Asian international relations. She worked as a research professor at Korea University Global Institute for Japanese Studies and as a research fellow at East Asia Institute and has taught Japanese Politics, Regional Studies, and International Relations at Catholic University, Korea University, and Ewha Womans University. Major publications include 70 Years of Post-War Japan and China (co-authored), “Struggle for Recognition over Historical Issues”, “Diplomatic Strategies of Korea-Japan and China-Japan Normalization”, and “Analyzing the Cultural Factors of Young Koreans’ Perception toward Japan”.