“…South Korea, it has been routinely argued, is a classic contemporary example of a democratic polity that maintains a strong sense of attachment to ethnic (national) identity and sentiments (e.g., Shin, 2005, 2006a, 2006b, 2007; Shin and Chang, 2004; Shin et al ., 1999; Park, 2006). This was exhibited, for example, by the Korean government's and public's response to the Virginia Tech massacre (Shin, 2007).…”