[학술논문] An Archeological Approach to the Birth of the Gungmin in the Republic of Korea
...notions is also implemented herein from the standpoint of the political history of identity. In the case of the Republic of Korea, the people of Korea only became gungmin of the Republic of Korea after having gone through a process that saw them be identified as inmin of the Joseon dynasty, sinmin of the Daehan Empire, and sinmin and gungmin of the Japanese empire. The concept of minjok can be regarded...
[학술논문] Identity Politics in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
...People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was established amidst a propaganda-based competition with the South Korean government to prove the superiority of its chosen system to the Korean people. As the proletarian class, Communist Party, and Great Leader (suryeong) became the essential qualities that defined the inmin, the residents of North Korea were in essence degraded to the status of people (inmin)...
[학술논문] Subjects for Justice in the Divided Korea
...other words, it is a problem of choosing and siding with the faithful subjects. He divides subjects into five categories: faithful subjects,reactionary subjects, opponent subjects, the subaltern, and inmin subjects, of which the faithful subjects are the most genuine bearers of history. He suggests three major historical tasks that the faithful subjects carry out. They are the building of peace and reunification...