Consensual politics, justice, education and a competitive economy are the hall-marks of a happy nation. There is no country other than South Korea which has shown a meteoric advance along all of these goals over a period of just three decades, beginning with abject poverty in all four contexts.
We present our personal experiences on (a) the state of the social and political systems; (b) the rise of higher education and research. We hope to explain why other countries, the latest being Bahrain and Indonesia, look towards South Korea in order to emulate rapid development. The subjects will be described in the context of the sometimes tragic history of this divided nation.
This was a seminar given in the Darwin College Arts and Humanities Group, which meets on Tuesdays, lunch time. John is a Senior Lecturer in in Modern Japanese Studies, with a huge experience in Korea, both North and South. Harry is a Physical Metallurgist who spends significant time at POSTECH in Korea.
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