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Cet article analyse la formation et l'évolution des nationalismes propres à la Corée du Sud et à la Corée du Nord, nations issues d'un même peuple. Sous le « système de division » imposé, la Corée du Sud a connu, jusqu'aux années 1990, une confrontation entre nationalisme étatique et nationalisme populaire anti-régime. Cependant, depuis la démocratisation de la Corée du Sud, l'influence de ces deux nationalismes s'est significativement affaiblie. Malgré les divergences apparentes entre ces derniers, il est possible de conclure que le principe même de la cause nationale – autodétermination et unification – demeure le ciment des relations intercoréennes.

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For the last decade, South Korea – a nation that has called itself danil minjok, a phrase that means ethnically homogenous and racially distinctive – has been transitioning from a homogenous country to a multicultural one. This article focuses on the depiction of 'the ethnic female other' in Korean media, more specifically on that of marriage migrants from Southeast Asia. It analyses two Korean media texts, the film Punch (Lee, 2011) and the television programme Love in Asia (2005–15), specifically around scenes depicting food: marriage migrants preparing food, cooking food, eating food, sharing food, etc. How does food function as sociocultural practices in the exploration of migration and the formation of identities for female marriage migrants? This article argues that Korean film and television articulates a rather limited multicultural discourse as part of its national identity, most notably in the depiction of marriage migrants as mothers who are required to actively produce and consume Korean food. In doing so, the article demonstrates that while media depictions of marriage migrants provide a window onto the transitional process of questioning what a 'Korean' family is, it currently remains very limited and ambivalent.

Abstract: The end of the cold war opened up new opportunities for the United Nations, through international peacekeeping, to exercise greater responsibility for the maintenance of international security. Thus, the UN has been increasing its demands on member-states to provide economic and humanitarian resources as well as dispatch troops for peacekeeping operations (PKO). Japan's interest in PKO actually dates from its UN membership in 1956. This interest has evolved into an aspiration to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council. The Gulf War provided Japan with an impetus and momentum to break out of its psychological cocoon and constitutional restraints, and dispatch its troops overseas for the first time since the Second World War. This decision was the result of a painful and time-consuming process because of the complications posed by policy divergencies, the constitutional barrier, and issues of public support. However, for Japan, the decision has now become the foundation of efforts to realize a cherished dream—to ascend to permanent membership on the Security Council. This article begins by sketching the history of Japan's involvement in UN PKO. The constitutionality of the International Peace Cooperation Law (or "PKO Law") is analyzed. Domestic and external factors affecting Japan's participation in PKO are examined next. Finally, the article explores Japan's contributions to PKO in order to consider the nature and direction of its future involvement in international peacekeeping.