Asian Tradition and Cosmopolitan Politics (eBook)

Han Sang-Jin is professor emeritus at Seoul National University and distinguished visiting professor at Peking University.

Foreword: A View from the Far Abroad, John DunnAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Who is Kim Dae-jung? From Asian Value Debate to Cosmopolitanism, Han Sang-JinPart I: Two Presidents on Peace in East AsiaChapter 1: East Asia in the Twenty-First Century, Kim Dae-jungChapter 2: Forging the Future through Competition and Cooperation, Kim Dae-jungChapter 3: New Threats to Peace Today, Kim Dae-jungChapter 4: Why Do We Need a Civilized Dialogue?, Richard von WeizsäckerChapter 5: Japan, East Asia, and Global Peace, Richard von WeizsäckerChapter 6: Toward the Age of Pacific Civilization, Kim Dae-jungChapter 7: A Dialogue with Two Presidents, Kim Dae-jung, Richard von Weizsäcker, and Han Sang-JinPart II: Why Do I Believe in Global Democracy?Chapter 8: Why Do I Believe in Global Democracy?, Kim Dae-jungChapter 9: Democracy is Our Destiny: The Message of the 1960 Student Revolution, Kim Dae-jungChapter 10: Popular Sovereignty: My Encounter with Gwangju 1980, Kim Dae-jungChapter 11: Five Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty, Kim Dae-jungChapter 12: Democracy Will Eventually Win in Burma, Kim Dae-jungChapter 13: The Sunshine Policy and Peace, Kim Dae-jungChapter 14: Dawning Era of “Universal Globalism,” Kim Dae-jungPart III: Asian Traditions and Cosmopolitan Politics: Dialogue with Seoul National University StudentsChapter 15: Democracy in Asia and Human Rights, Kim Dae-jungChapter 16: Kim Dae-jung and Lee Kwan Yew: How to Interpret the Polemics?, Choe Soo-YoungChapter 17: Confucian Traditions and Democracy: Are They Compatible?, Kim Tae HoonChapter 18: Kim Dae-jung’s Interpretation of Asian Democratic Traditions: A Critical Appraisal, Ryu Seung-HyeongChapter 19: Buddhist Traditions and Kim Dae-jung’s Democratic Theory, Chang Won-SeokChapter 20: Democracy and Factional Conflict: Kim Dae-jung’s Interpretation of Korean History, Baek Jeong-HunChapter 21: Is Information Society a Blessing? An Assessment of Kim Dae-jung’s View, Kim YeonChapter 22: Human Beings and Environment: Kim Dae-jung’s View on the Unity of Nature and Man, Kim Hyun-SooChapter 23: The Tidelands Policy and Kim Dae-jung’s Notion of Global Democracy, Rhew HosahngChapter 24: Cyberspace and Human Rights, Kim Joohyung and Park Joon-YeonPart IV: Cosmopolitan Vision with Asian IdentityChapter 25: Confucian Pathway to Cosmopolitan Democracy: Reconstruction of Loyalty and Filial Piety, Kim Dae-jungChapter 26: What is Good Governance in the Twenty-First Century?, Kim Dae-jungChapter 27: Cosmopolitan Dialogue for American Leadership: Dialogue with Harvard Students, Kim Dae-jungChapter 28: World Peace through IT Revolution, Kim Dae-jungChapter 29: Eurasian Iron Silk Road: A New Vision, Kim Dae-jungChapter 30: Toward Human Welfare and Happiness, Kim Dae-jungChapter 31: My View of Christian Way of Life: Divine Question and Human Suffering, Kim Dae-jungPart V: Last Words for the Sunshine PolicyChapter 32: Messages to the Leaders and the People, Kim Dae-jungChapter 33: The Lessons from the Inter-Korean Relation in Current Crisis, Kim Dae-jungChapter 34: The Current Nuclear Issues and Rediscovering China as Peace Builder, Kim Dae-jungChapter 35: Be a Conscience in Action!, Kim Dae-jungChapter 36: The Last Interviews, Kim Dae-jungChapter 37: Rethinking the Sunshine Policy: President Kim Dae-jung and His Vision of Peace and Unification in Korea, Moon Chung-inPart VI: ConclusionChapter 38: Reflection on the Last Year of President Kim Dae-jung’s Life: A New Communicative Ethics for Peace in the Twenty-First Century, Han Sang-Jin