• Strategy21
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• 통권30호
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• pp.63-98
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• 2012

Northeast Asia has a multi-layered security structure within which major economic and military powers both confront one another and cooperate at the same time. Major regional powers maintain mutually cooperative activities in the economic sphere while competing one another in order to secure a dominant position in the politico-military arena. The multifarious threats, posed by the North Korea's nuclear development, territorial disputes, and maritime demarcation line issues demonstrate that Northeast Asia suffers more from military conflicts and strifes than any other region in the world. Specifically, major maritime security threats include North Korea's nuclear proliferation and missile launching problems as well as military provocations nearby the Northern Limit Line(NLL) as witnessed in the Cheonan naval ship and Yeonpyong incidents. The ROK Navy has been supplementing its firm military readiness posture in consideration of North Korea's threats on the NLL. It has performed superb roles in defending the nation and establishing the Navy advanced and best picked. It also has been conducive to defend the nation from external military threats and invasion, secure the sea lanes of communications, and establish regional stability and world peace. In order to effectively cope with the strategic environment and future warfares, the ROK Navy needs to shift its military structure to one that is more information and technology intensive. In addition, it should consolidate the ROK-US alliance and extend military cooperative measures with neighboring countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Evolved steadily for the last 60 years, the ROK-US alliance format has contributed to peace and security on the Korean peninsula and in the Northeast Asian region. In conclusion, this manuscript contends that the ROK Navy should strive for the establishment of the following: (1) Construction of Jeju Naval Base; (2) Strategic Navy Equipped with War Deterrence Capabilities; (3) Korean-type of System of Systems; (4) Structure, Budget and Human Resources of the Naval Forces Similar to the Advanced Countries; and (5) Strategic Maritime Alliance and Alignment System as well as Domestic Governance Network for the Naval Families.

• 한일민족문제연구
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• 제33호
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• pp.67-111
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• 2017

This article aims to shed light on the wartime labor mobilization of prisoners on a large scale in/across colonial Korea and beyond during the late wartime period. More specifically, this article reveals the logic and mode of mobilization, and sorts out nationwide mobilization cases in colonial Korea. To this end, this article draws on documents and magazines published by the criminal administration of the Japanese Government-General of Korea, as well as the memoirs of prisoners and prison staff including prison administrators and prison chaplains. With the onset of the wartime system, the labor work in prisons centered on the production of military supplies. In 1943, the labor mobilization began to organize the National Protection Corps and dispatch them to remote workplaces. For example, at the requests of the military, prisoners were selected and sent to Hainan Island, while others were sent to military factories and mining fields in the northern part of the country. The authorities specified and adjusted the criteria for imprisonment based on education, physical strength, and other physical and mental conditions. Unconverted ideological offenders were excluded from the mobilization, and instead put under separate control. In preparation for mobilization, the prisoners trained in military drills, received Japanese language education, and underwent assimilation as imperial subjects through the preaching in prison. In order to induce prisoners to volunteer, a legislation system based on the shortening of the prison terms, including the parole system, was also promoted under the wartime system. As a result, prisoners were forced to work harder and faster even under the lowest of wages, poor food and poor housing conditions, and they also filled vacancies in managerial positions by serving as supervisory assistants. The reward system for them, however, did not function properly towards the end of the war, and the number of escapes and infectious outbreaks, as well as mortality rates rapidly increased under the harsh conditions.

• Strategy21
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• 통권41호
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• pp.5-29
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• 2017

The Mahan's seapower theory has been the basis of US Navy to date as it can enjoy the supremacy status in all of the seas of the world. His theory is very straightforward. A nation can be a great country in the world just through the use of maritime commerce that could be protected by a strong and powerful navy. Mahan's theory on seapower was substantiated in the Spanish-American War with respect to how important the naval power is. The best thing to make US a great nation was to make sure that flow of international trade is smooth, and the unhindered trade could be made possible only by the destruction of enemy's fleet that may obstruct the SLOCs. That's why Mahan insisted that a strong navy was needed and a decisive battle by the navy's fleet at sea should be encouraged as a way of ensuring the safety of the SLOCs. The newly-arrived Trump administration seems to be in line with the Mahan's theory seapower in its policy on naval forces structure. It is expected that US will continue to support the Pivot to Asia policy that has been adopted by the previous administration through an increase in its naval fleet forces. The number of US navy ships will be 355 in 2030, rendering it much more powerful navy than before. The catch phrase "3rd Fleet Forward" proposed by the president Trump indicates that two carrier strike groups will be present in the Asia Pacific region, being able to make the confrontation between US and China more tense than before. The presence of the US naval forces in the area may function as some sort of pressure against China that Trump insisted had been responsible for the closure of 60,000 factories and the loss of 3,000,000 jobs in the United States.

• Strategy21
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• 통권43호
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• pp.57-88
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• 2018

Security situations are fundamentally and rapidly changing on the Korean Peninsula. Above all, as North Korea(NK) is heightening its nuclear and missile capabilities, Republic of Korea(ROK) is facing an existential threat. At the same time, as China's economic, diplomatic and military power is quickly rising, the balance of power is shifting and strategic competition between the Unite States(US) and China is accelerating in the Asia-Pacific region. Under the pressure of development of these situations, ROK seems to face allegedly the most serious crisis in its national security since the end of the Korean War. In the current grim geopolitical situation, maritime security may become the most difficult security challenge for ROK in the years to come. The purpose of this paper is to compare major changes in maritime security affairs of the ROK during last twenty years from 1998 until now(2018). 1998 was when this journal 『Strategy 21』 was published for the first time by the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy. Then, this paper tries to identify challenges and risks with which this country has to deal for its survival and prosperity, and to propose some recommendations for the government, the Navy, and the Coast Guard as they are responsible for the maritime security of the country. The recommendations of this paper are as follows: strengthen ROK-US alliance and expand security cooperation with regional powers in support of the maintenance of the current security order in the region; building-up of maritime security capacity in preparation for crisis on the maritime domain with the navy targeting to acquire 'a non-nuclear, balance-of-terror capability, to improve interoperability with the Coast Guard based on 'a national fleet,' and to actively pursue innovation in naval science and technology. Finally, this paper proposes that naval capability the country needs in another twenty years depends on how effectively and rigorously the navy put its utmost efforts towards building 'a strongest navy' today.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.14-19
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• 1997

Koreans have emphasized education as the primary means to reconstruct our country means to reconstruct our country after two catastrophic events-the Japanese occupation and the Korean War(1950-1953). A Strong belief- in education coupled with sheer deter-mination spurred the period of industrial and eeonomic development that started in the early 1970-'s. The "can-do" attitude of the general public was matched and aided by small S & T communities. Scientists and engineers provided the neeessary expertise to manufacture goods and process the many raw materials imported from overseas. After nearly three decades of reconst-ructing our completely devastated country, Korea has become a modern, cosmo-politan, fast-paced and dynamic country. In order to further increaser our manufac- turing capabilities and double the per-capita income by the beginning of the 21st century, we must improve productivitiy and encourage creatitivity in all sectors of our country. The S & T community's efforts in research and development. education, and interna-tional cooperation will be invaluable in determining our direction and reaching these goals. The general public is eager to peacefully unite our foreign powers since 1945. Toward that end. members of the S & T community are willing to coope-rate with our north Korean counterparts in all areas of S & T with the exception of defense related endeavors. Establi-shing scientific ties with north Korea will result in mutual economic benefit and greater regional stability in East Asia. In particular. scientists and manu-facturers in each province are eager to initiate cordial and professional relation-ships with north Korea in the hopes of securing these benefits. The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies(KOFST) has played an important role both in developing S & T policies, and in gostering the frowty of S & T societies. A non-governmental umbrella organization composed of over 251 professional societies, KOFST facili-tates the transfer of research outcomes and technology from research institutions to the various industries. KOFST also seeks to increase cooperation between the countries of the Pacific Rim. As evidence of that, we have pursued joint research and industrial ventures with China. Established projects include those on environmental conditions in the Yellow Sea, and improvement of aircraft manufacturing, telecommunica-tion equipment, and agricultural produ-cts. Increased cooperation between the Pacific Rim countries, particularly in S & T, would foster social and economic development for the region as a whole.

• 한국항만학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.93-110
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• 1992

The most change in this century is supposed to be declination of ideology, and block of world economy. Addition to down full of cold war atmosphere around Northeast Asia, not only economic and social mood in this region is dramatically changed, but also it gave birth to the block of Northeast economy that accerlated new hub of world economy. According to dramatic change of economic surroundings the dynamic potential of growth in this region will be guided to enlarge inter-regional trade and increase volume of trade, thus suggests to grow steadily transportation. cargos in this region will have to arrange the system of delivery and inner transportation, accessary facilities, inter-regional harbors if North America and EC has connected easily. As have accerlated GATT and UR represented multilateralism and regionalism, it has regulated to increase trades of region due to relief of the trade barrier through specific areas has agreed with separately. The flow of regionalism of world economy has appeared to realize EC and NAFTA centered U.S.A, and also has presented to free trade region or one-size market agreement in Asia as APEC, EAEG in Malaysia, and etc. In defense to this block and internationalism of world economy, Pusan has to come forward to the hub of Northeast others has proposed a project to dominate the Northeast, Economy Association Agreement as Far East comprehensive development project in USSR, Hunchun development project in NK, and East Sea development project in PRC, Niigate regional development in Japan, Duman River development project in NK, and East Sea development project in Korea. As this exercise has proceed, Pusan also have arranged development strategy definitely and prepared provisions systematically. Engaging to participate center of delivery system is meant to be completed complex functions, namely the transfer storage processing & assembly function of international commodity. Pusan has ability to be terminal point of TSR. it had been connected to EC as the biggest economy block and TKR as complex transportation root to Far East, it would be the center of inground and seabase delivery terminal to Rotterdom as the biggest container pier and major piers to North-East and South East Asia. In order to provide a Role of 21 century's internationalization, Pusan has appealed to participate in management information research and development connected to Pohang-Ulsan-Changwon-Masan, and has utilized efficiently the resources such as man, material, money and information.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제41권
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• pp.7-32
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• 2015

이 글은 오키나와와 제주가 갖는 특수한 역사와 문학에 대한 관심에서 출발하였다. 그 가운데에서도 아시아 태평양 전쟁말기에 벌어진 오키나와 전투와 1948년 전쟁에 준하는 무차별적 폭력사태가 있었던 제주 4.3사건은 국가권력의 변방에 위치한 두 섬의 비극을 단적으로 보여주는 매우 상징적인 사례에 해당한다. 본 논문에서는 두 사태의 비극을 정면에서 다룬 기념비적인 작품 오시로 다쓰히로의 "신의 섬"과 현기영의 "순이 삼촌"을 비교 분석하여 오키나와 전투와 4.3을 둘러싼 기억투쟁의 차이와 그것이 내포하는 의미를 문제 삼고자 하였다. 이를 통해 두 소설이 '집단자결'과 '집단학살'이라는 금기의 기억에 주목하고 폭로한 점에서 매우 유사한 양상을 보이지만, 기억투쟁의 향방(비전)을 제시하는 방식은 각각 다르게 나타나고 있음을 지적하였다. 이후의 작품에서 현기영은 국가폭력 사태에 분노하고 고발하는 데에서 한 발 더 나아가 용서와 화해라는 예정된 수순을 밟아간 반면, 오시로의 경우 본토에 반응하는 형태로 변화해 가는 모습을 보이게 되는 것은 그러한 예증이다.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.365-379
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• 2023

Purpose - Our previous study (Chang & Lee, 2023) presented observations on the recent changes in the year-on-year (YoY) Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the Republic of Korea (ROK) after the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this article is to present an integrated analysis and interpretation of the recent changes in CPI and the Aggregate Import Price Index (IPI) by incorporating recent data, specifically data from September 2022 to December 2022. Design/methodology/approach - This study collected CPI (YoY) data in the ROK from January 2019 to December 2022 using e-National Indicator System provided by the ROK. Statistical analysis was employed to analyze the data. Findings - First, we confirm the extended results of the existing study by Chang and Lee (2023). Second, we demonstrate that the Aggregate IPI in ROK increased significantly in 2022 compared to 2021. We then provide an integrated interpretation on the significant increase in CPI and aggregate IPI in ROK, which complements Chang and Lee (2023) that limits their discussion to YoY CPI. Moreover, we show that the IPI of the semiconductor in ROK decreased significantly in 2022 compared to 2021. Research implications or Originality - Our results provide important insights into the recent changes in the CPI in the ROK. The results suggest that these changes can be partially attributed to various factors, such as the global supply chain disruptions resulting from the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the prolonged war between Russia and Ukraine, the side effect of quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve, heat waves and droughts caused by climate change in ROK, a surge in demand following a gradual daily recovery, US-China trade conflict, etc. Our study shows statistically comprehensive results compared to the studies that limit their discussion to YoY average growth rate.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.73-94
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• 2009

The general aspects for the future warfare shows that the concept of firepower and maneuver centric warfare has been replacing with that of information and knowledge centric warfare. Thus, some developed countries are now trying to establish the information systems to perform intelligent warfare and innovate defense operations. The C4I(Command, Control, Communication, Computers and Intelligence for the Warrior) systems make it possible to do modern and systematic war operations. The basic idea of this study is to investigate how TAM(Technology Acceptance Model) can explain the acceptance behavior in military organizations. Because TAM is inadequate in explaining the acceptance processes forcomplex technologies and strict organizations, a revised research model based upon TAM was developed in order to assess the usage of the C4I system. The purpose of this study is to investigate factors affecting the usage of C4I in the Korean Army. The research model, based upon TAM, was extended through a belief construct such as self-efficacy as one of mediating variables. The self-efficacy has been used as a mediating variable for technology acceptance, and the variable was included in the research model. The external variables were selected on the basis of previous research. The external variables can be classified into following: 1) technological, 2) organizational, and 3) environmental factors on the basis of TOE(Technology-Organization-Environment) framework. The technological factor includes the information quality and the task-technology fitness. The organizational factor includes the influence of senior colleagues. The environmental factor includes the education/train data. The external variables are considered very important for explaining the behavior patterns of information technology or systems. A structured questionnaire was developed and administrated to those who were using the C4I system. Total 329 data were used for statistical data analyses. A confirmatory factor analysis and structured equation model were used as main statistical methods. Model fitness Indexes for measurement and structured models were verified before all 18 hypotheses were tested. This study shows that the perceived usefulness and the self-efficacy played their roles more than the perceived ease of use did in TAM. In military organizations, the perceived usefulness showed its mediating effects between external variables and dependent variable, but the perceived ease of use did not. These results imply that the perceived usefulness can explain the acceptance processes better than the perceived ease of use in the army. The self-efficacy was also used as one of the three mediating variables, and showed its mediating effects in explaining the acceptance processes. Such results also show that the self-efficacy can be selected as one possible belief construct in TAM. The perceived usefulness was influenced by such factors as senior colleagues, the information quality, and the task-technology fitness. The self-efficacy was affected by education/train and task-technology fitness. The actual usage of C4I was influenced not by the perceived ease of use but by the perceived usefulness and selfefficacy. This study suggests the followings: (1) An extended TAM can be applied to such strict organizations as the army; (2) Three mediation variables are included in the research model and tested at real situations; and (3) Several other implications are discussed.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.5-20
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• 1997

2차대전 이후에 미국, 유럽, 일본의 사례와 냉전 종식 후의 동구권 국가의 사례 등을 볼 때, 전쟁과 가난에 의하여 화장품 소비는 억제되며, 평화와 번영의 시기에는 그 소비가 증대된다. 그 외에도 화장품시장의 성장은 아시아권 국가에서 볼 수 있는 것처럼 경제성장, 대중매체의 발달에 의해서, 혹은, 중국본토에서 볼 수 있는 경제제도의 변화 및 정치 흐름에 의한 것일 수도 있다. 앞에서 본 전쟁, 경제, 정치흐름, 대중매체 등의 요소 이 외에도 생활방식, 종교, 윤리, 가치관 등도 화장품 시장의 성장에 영향을 줄 수 있다. 화장품은 사회의 산물이다. 사회와 그 구성원의 needs가 변하면 그에 따라 화장품도 내용물, 포장, 배송, marketing concepts, 소구사항 등도 변하게 된다. 많은 점에서 화장품은 우리사회의 거울이며, 사회변화를 반영한다. 1970년대 초반까지 미국에서의 화장품은 주로 백인 영성을 위하여 개발되었다. 그러나 60년대의 시민권운동 이후, 70, 80 년대에는 미국의 흑인 여성을 위한 제품(색조화장)시장이 급성장하였으며, 안전성이 제대로 검토되지 않은 원료의 사용으로 부작용이 증가하였다. 이에 따라 FEA 규제에 의하여 70년대부터는 제품에 사용원료를 명기하게 되었다. 기존 원료의 안전성이 다시 검토되었으며 안전성이 확인되지 않은 많은 원료, 특히 기존에 사용되던 많은 색소의 사용이 제한되었다. 결과적으로 안전을 중시하는 "hypoallergenic" 화장품이 유행하였고, 원료의 사용에서도 기능성 있는 복잡한 이름의 원료보다는 소비자에게 쉽게 인식되는 이름의 원료를 선택하게 되었다. 유럽에서도 신원료명기법이 제정되어 신제품 개발을 위한 개발자의 원료선택에영향을 미치게 되었다. 그러나 원료의 명기에 따라 경쟁사의 제품복제가 매우 쉬워졌다. 환경오염도 마찬가지로 화장품 흐름에 영향을 미친다. 예를 들어 성층권의 오존층이 얇아지면서 suncare 제품의 소비가 늘었다. Hair spray제품에 있어서는 propellant로 사용되는 CFC가 오존층 파괴의 주범임이 밝혀지고 나서는 propellant를 다른 것으로 대체한 제품들이 많이 나왔으나 예전에 hair spray가 끌었던 만큼의 인기는 회복할 수 없었다. 이외에도 천연화장품원료의 증가. 비 동물시험법의 개발, 포장의 간소화 등은 시대의 변화를 반영하는 것 들이다. 한편 70년대에 고조에 달했던 아무런 효과도 없는 화장품에 대한 비판에 대해서 80년대에는 효능 위주의 제품이 미국을 휩쓸었으며, FDA에 의하여 이에 제동이 걸렸다. 그러나 고기능성 화장품에 대한 소비자의 요구는 끊이질 않았다. 이때에 유명한 원료로는 AHA가 있으며 이를 사용한 화장품이 의약품이냐 화장품이냐 하는 논쟁이 있었다. 이와 같이 의약품과 화장품의 구분을 명확히 할 필요성이 제기되었으며, 기능성 화장품은 미국에서는 OTC, 일본에서는 quasi-drug 라고 구분하였다. Cosmeceuticals는 cosmetics와 pharmaceuticals의 합성어이며, 90년대 미국에서 관심을 끌었고, 세계적인 관심사가 되었다. 과거에 식품업계에서 nutraceuticals라는 단어가 사용되었으나 FDA에 의하여 의약품으로 분류될 위험성으로 인하여 이 단어를 전면으로 사용하진 않았으며, 무기물과 비타민을 사용한 경우에는 nutra-cosmeceuticals라는 단어를 사용할 수도 있었으나 이 또한 FDA와의 문제가 생길 소지가 있어 사용이 자제되었다. 법적규제에도 불구하고, 소비자의 요구와 새로운 기술에 의하여 계속 개발되고 있으며, 수많은 아시아의 소비자의 욕구를 충족시키기위한 새로운 종류의 cosmeceuticals가 21세기의 문턱에서 범람하고 있다. 아시아권의 화장품시장은 성장을 계속하고 있으며, cosmeticals중에서도 미백 제품이 가장 중요한 종류이다. 백인여성은 갈색의 피부를 갖길 원하는 반면 일본, 중국, 한국의 여성들은 하얀 피부를 갖고자 한다. 단순히 안료를 사용하는 방법이 아닌 피부자체가 하얗게 되길 바라는 것이다. 미국에서는 OTC로 구분된 hydeoquinone이 일본과 한국에서는 사용이 금지되고 있으며, 안전하고 새로운 미백원료의 개발을 위한 탐색이 계속되고 있다. 즉 미국과 유럽의 화장품 회사는 피부를 검게 하기 위하여 melanogenesis를 활성화시키는 방법을 찾고 있으며, 이와 반대로 아시아권의 화장품회사는 melanin합성을 억제하기 위한 방법을 찾고 있다. 각기 다른 소비자의 취향을 만족시키기 위해서 21세기의 화장품 과학자는 상당히 바쁠 것임에 틀림이 없다.임에 틀림이 없다.