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

Abstract

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.

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“…Confucianism is one of the most in uential social cultures in Korea and has more in uence on the lifestyle of the people than any other religion (Ha, 2018). Confucianism teaches that human destiny can be improved by exercising moral principles (Ha, 2018). In particular, in the Confucian culture of Korea, regards morality as important enough to employ moral education as part of educational activities in o cial subjects or school environments (Han et al, 2018).…”

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“…Female doctors in South Korea accounted for 12.4% of the total in 1980, which allowed men to obtain leadership positions more easily in the medical community [1]. In addition, in the traditional Korean consciousness that emphasizes Confucianism, there is a perception that men, with male-centered thoughts, should assume representative positions [27]. There was a practice of reserving positions for men, resulting in relatively fewer opportunities for female doctors, such as leadership roles and mentoring.…”