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DESCRIPTION:In the late nineteenth century\, liberal internationalism emerg
 ed as a dominant current in international political thought in Britain and
  the United States. This idea eventually spread globally\, and this curren
 t reached Korea\, which had been largely unfamiliar with the liberal tradi
 tion. Korean Gaehwa (Enlightenment) intellectuals encountered liberal inte
 rnationalism through Western books translated into Chinese and through sch
 ools founded by American missionaries. Advocating an international order g
 rounded in law and justice rather than military force\, liberal internatio
 nalism offered Koreans a new vision at a time when the country faced imper
 ialist aggression and the threat of national extinction.\nKorean Gaehwa in
 tellectuals adopted liberal internationalism as a key framework for unders
 tanding international politics in their modern newspapers\, The Independen
 t (Tongnip Sinmun) and Cheguk Sinmun (Imperial Post). They further adapted
  liberal internationalism to Korean circumstances and used it to propose a
 lternatives for overcoming the international crisis surrounding Korea. Kor
 eans sought to receive this global idea—liberal internationalism—inter
 pret it\, and respond in an independent manner. Among them was a young Syn
 gman Rhee\, who would later become the first president of Korea. However\,
  their trust in liberal internationalism began to collapse in 1905\, when 
 the international community offered no support as Japan turned Korea into 
 a protectorate.\nThis presentation illustrates\, through the case of Korea
 ’s initial reception of liberal internationalism\, how global ideas are 
 received\, adapted\, and eventually lead to disillusionment in a non-Weste
 rn context. It also offers a historical metaphor for understanding the eme
 rgence of today’s age of post-globalisation.
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LOCATION:Room 201 (Seats 42)
SUMMARY:Korea’s Liberal Internationalism in the Late Nineteenth Century: 
 Global Connections and Disillusionment - Jung Jong-won
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/AJZDVB/
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