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DESCRIPTION:This study aims to compare the formation processes of modern ba
 sic administrative units in Korea\, Japan\, and some European countries. I
 t will also examine whether mutual influence emerged during this process. 
 The modern nation-state gains formidable power by incorporating grassroots
  human communities—such as villages or clans—into its bureaucratic adm
 inistrative system\, thereby achieving national integration. \nThis study 
 first compares the formation processes of modern basic administrative syst
 ems in Korea and Japan. From the late 19th century onward\, Japan exerted 
 significant influence on the institutionalization of basic administrative 
 units during Korea's modern state formation period (late 19th century to 1
 945). However\, this ultimately did not result in Japanization. Today\, th
 e administrative units of Korea and Japan (Korea's city(市)/county(郡) a
 nd Japan's city(市)/town(町)/village(村)) differ greatly in scale and p
 roportionality. This stems from the fact that the traditional basic commun
 ities and social organizational structures of the two countries were vastl
 y different.\n \nMeanwhile\, Japan's system was established during the Mei
 ji Grand Consolidation period (1868–1889) following the Meiji Restoratio
 n. This process heavily referenced Western models like Germany's\, and eve
 n today\, European and Japanese systems share some similarities. Viewed th
 is way\, European systems influenced Japan\, and Japanese systems influenc
 ed Korea\; nevertheless\, each nation significantly developed its own uniq
 ue system independently.\n \nComparative studies of this institutional for
 mation history and its mutual influence relationships vividly illustrate t
 he contradictory nature of the modern nation-state. The modern nation-stat
 e undergoes a contradictory process: it civilly subjugates and unifies reg
 ional organizations while simultaneously allowing specific regional charac
 teristics to continue developing. Moreover\, these national differences in
  particularity have become a major factor in the diversity of world histor
 y since the modern era.
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LOCATION:Room 302 (Seats 48)
SUMMARY:The Formation Process of Basic Administrative Units During the Form
 ation of Modern States in Korea\, Japan\, and Europe: An Examination of Co
 mparative and Mutual Influence Relationships - 백광열 Baek Kwang Ryeol
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/B9KRMT/
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