40 issues to pay attention to in 2022
‘Hard/Soft Power’ grouped into two topics
Propose tasks for a leap into advanced countries
World leaders pose for a group photo at the 26th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) held in Glasgow, England, on the 1st of last month (local time). President Moon Jae-in and the heads of 130 countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany and France, sought a new order to respond to climate change here. Glasgow=AP
“What we need now is not a hasty prediction. For the future of Korean society and furthermore, it is a matter of selecting a topic that we should consider first, and presenting it so that it can be debated fiercely in the public forum.”
“Korea Kang Yang-goo, the knowledge curator who woven the ‘Discussion 2022’, said this. He pointed out that the various trend books and forecast books that are poured into bookstores every year follow only the trends at the time, and emphasized that this book is different from them.
The book ‘Korean Issues 2022’, in which a large number of experts in each field, including professors, journalists, researchers, and members of the National Assembly, participated in What needs to be changed for this purpose is grouped into two major topics: ‘hard power’ and ‘soft power’. In Hard Power, the current situation of our country, which is divided, confronted, and conflicted both inside and outside the country, was divided into politics, economy, and diplomacy, and highlighted major issues in each field. Soft Power contains various controversies under major themes such as inequality, climate crisis, and happiness.
Written by Jinwon Chae and others/Edited by Kang Yang-gu, etc./Book by Book/Won KRW
Leaping to a developed country
With a pile of unresolved issues at home and abroad, the 20th What should Korea do to become a developed country ahead of the presidential election? The authors of this book first urged politicians and voters that a new government to be born in an era of polarization should achieve national unity. From the point of view of deliberative democracy, the first and most important task is to discuss the policy tasks that the next government should focus on and to reach a national consensus. After the Moon Jae-in administration took office, it was always a major task, but judicial reform and media reform, which remained at a standstill, were also pointed out. Second, the current economic problems such as employment, economic growth, and inequality alleviation that our society is experiencing are carefully analyzed and tasks are summarized. In relation to the reason why the central bank needs independence, how to solve the ever-present problem of rising house prices, the problems of monopoly and power abuse that are occurring as the platform business grows, the extension of the retirement age and youth unemployment issues that have been discussed in the face of an aging society, and the explosive increase in basic income Issues that have been repeated for decades, such as considerations and the urban regeneration system as a way to revive the local economy, as well as issues that have recently received attention are comprehensively covered.
In the third field of diplomacy, peace was a key theme. Among neighboring countries such as the United States and China, as well as North Korea and Japan, which are in conflict, South Korea is in the most difficult geopolitical position, and five authors each argued for what kind of diplomacy should be pursued among them. In particular, he said that Korea’s cultural influence has hit the world thanks to the performances of K-pop and K-content, and that we should be proud of its status, but demanded that Korea’s diplomacy take the lead in solving international problems rather than being confined to the Korean Peninsula.
For a better society we are making together
Part 2 ‘Soft Power’ is an agenda that members of our society should be interested in for a better society to be created together. can be checked Among them, inequality was selected as the top priority on the agenda. Inequality is a word that penetrates the current problem of our society, and it is an issue that has received the greatest attention from the public over the past year as a problem of asset inequality represented by real estate. The authors pointed out the root cause of wealth inequality and things to consider regarding its solution, as well as the zeal for education, which is unusual in our society as much as real estate, and the growing inequality of education behind it. Also, to resolve the inequality caused by internalized meritocracy in Koreans and alternatives to overcome them, the reality of the crisis of local extinction and the gap in cultural enjoyment in the provinces. proposals for the Here, the controversy over the ‘women’s conscription system’ and gender equality, the long neglected anti-discrimination law, workers who are not protected from the blind spots of labor laws such as courier and migrant workers, and the current migrant policy made by non-migrants for non-migrants
The climate crisis, a global topic, is also classified as a core agenda. done. The climate crisis is a problem that has been emphasized in the media for several years in our society, and everyone is increasingly feeling the seriousness of the issue due to the abnormal climate every year. In order to prepare an environmental policy to respond to the climate crisis, the authors of the book summarized the meaning of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report and identified the problems and points of complementation of the energy transition policy in progress by the Korean government. In detail, detailed analysis and prospects related to power grid change, and transition to a sustainable city will be discussed. In addition, articles reminding us of the need to prepare for food shortages due to climate change, confirming the issues of ecological economy exposed in the competition for presidential promises, and proposing new economic agents and institutions.
First, I explained why global pandemic management and reinforcement of public health care systems are needed in a society living with viruses. Regarding childcare, he urged that the current low birth rate be changed fundamentally and that the quality of care should be considered first in childcare policies. Articles related to the digital culture accelerated by ‘Untact’ follow. It examines the problems of excess and addiction that digital culture owes, and also summarizes the main points and tasks related to cultural phenomena that have shaken the world recently, such as ‘Metaverse’ and ‘Korean Wave’.Note: This article have been indexed to our site. We do not claim legitimacy, ownership or copyright of any of the content above. To see the article at original source Click Here
