Rinsdorf, Lars; Werner, Petra; Lee, Hwa-Haeng:
Envisioning Unity: The Media Discourse in South Korea and Germany on National Unity. A Longitudinal Study on Emerging Transnational Public Spheres
In: Global Media Journal: German Edition, Vol. 13 (2023), No. 1, pp. 1 - 21
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Title:
Envisioning Unity: The Media Discourse in South Korea and Germany on National Unity. A Longitudinal Study on Emerging Transnational Public Spheres
Author:
Rinsdorf, LarsTH Köln
DHSB-ID
THK0002624
ORCID
0000-0002-1037-1126ORCID iD
SCOPUS
57310758900
Other
person connected with TH Köln
;Werner, PetraTH Köln
DHSB-ID
THK0001450
SCOPUS
57221286975
Other
person connected with TH Köln
;Lee, Hwa-Haeng
Year of publication:
2023
„Publication Channel“:
OA Gold
DOI
10.22032/dbt.57911
WWW URL:
https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00057911
Language of text:
English
Appears in
Global Media Journal: German Edition
Title (alternative):
Global media journal : GMJ : German Edition
Place of publication:
Erfurt
Publisher:
Universität
„Publication Channel“:
OA Gold
in:
Vol. 13 (2023), No. 1, pp. 1 - 21
Language of text:
German
Language of text:
English
Type of resource:
Text
Access Rights:
open access
Peer Reviewed:
Peer Reviewed
Practice Partner:
No
Category:
Research
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Not part of statistic
Keyword, Topic:
Transnational public sphere ; framing ; legacy media ; national unity ; comparison Germany/Korea
Type of resource:
Text
Access Rights:
open access
Peer Reviewed:
Peer Reviewed
Practice Partner:
No
Category:
Research
Part of statistic:
Part of statistic

Abstract in English:

Using the example of the discourse on national unity in Germany and South Korea, this article examines the formation of transnational public spheres along long-wave political issues. It explores to what extent a similar political challenge of two states is conducive to the formation of a transnational public sphere. The findings of a qualitative analysis of frames in the reporting of South Korean and West German leading media on the process of German unification from 1989 to 1991 as well as the initiatives of South Korean President Moon Jae-In for peace and unification on the Korean peninsula in 2018 and 2019 are discussed. The study reveals indications for the emergence of a trans-national public sphere with regard to all important indicators. However, this appears to be fragile and strongly driven by the fall of the Berlin Wall as a key event with global impact.