Korea's Immigration Policy : Nationality Act Law Revisions and The Attainment of Korean Citizenship for Foreigners
- 주제(키워드) Korea , Nationality , Citizenship , Foreign residents
- 발행기관 고려대학교 국제대학원
- 지도교수 김은기
- 발행년도 2014
- 학위수여년월 2014. 2
- 학위구분 석사
- 학과 국제대학원 국제학과
- 세부전공 International Peace and Security
- 원문페이지 82 p
- 실제URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/korea/000000049240
- 본문언어 영어
- 제출원본 000045790292
초록/요약
Under South Korea’s Nationality Act Law, Korean nationality may be acquired through “birth, acknowledgement, naturalization, reinstatement of nationality, etc.,” for all persons who meet certain conditions. Under the recent introduction of multicultural initiatives, which promote the integration of foreign residents the Korean government has revised it’s Nationality Act Law. Together with the Ministry of Justice’s Social Integration Program, the Korean government is addressing an important issue on how to better assimilate its rising foreign resident population into Korean society. This recent shift in revising the Nationality Act Law is significant because it acknowledges South Korea’s growing awareness that it has become a preferred choice state for immigrants looking to start a new life. However, due to innate prejudiced views from both the top-down and bottom-up divisions in the Korean government, an open and closed-door policy approach has taken place, limiting foreign residents accessibility toward attaining Korean citizenship. Reviewing South Korea’s Nationality Act Law and immigration policies, this study will address why ethnic and nationalist preferences exist within the Korean government’s Immigration Policy, and its negative effects on present multicultural initiatives and the process of citizenship attainment for foreign residents in South Korea.
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Introduction 1
1.1Background. 1
1.1.1 History of Immigrants in Korea . 4
1.2 Direction of Study. 6
1.2.1 Research Questions. 6
1.3 Significance of Study. 7
1.3.1 Hypothesis . 8
1.4 Acquisition of Nationality. 9
1.5 The First Basic Plan for Immigration Policy (2008-2012). 11
1.6 The Second Basic Plan for Immigration Policy (2013-2017). 15
Literature Review 17
2.1 Multiculturalism in Korea. 17
2.2 Korea Immigration and Integration Program . 18
2.3 Preference for Co-Ethnic Groups in Korean Immigration Policy. 21
Methodology 23
3.1 Structure of Study. 23
3.1.1 Social Constructionism Theory. 24
3.1.2 Multiculturalism Discourse Theory. 26
3.1.3 Theoretical Framework of Study. 28
Origins of Korean National Identity 30
4.1 Korean National Identity . 30
Korean Citizenship Attainment 35
5.1 Koreas Nationality Act Law. 35
5.1.1 Nationality Law Revisions. 37
5.2 Pre-requisites Toward Citizenship. 39
5.2.1 The Point System. 40
Conclusion 42
6.1 Findings. 42
6.2 Discussion. 44
6.2.1 Koreas Multicultural Initiatives. 45
6.2.2 Future Directions on Foreign Resident Inclusion. 46
6.3 Limits of Study. 47
6.4 Significance of Study. 48
Bibliography. 51
Appendix. 56
Act on Treatment of Foreign Residents in Korea. 58
Nationality Act Law. 64
