Left-Wing Parties and Local Immigrant Integration Policies: The Case of South Korea

• Published in: Korea observer Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 285 - 314
• Main Author: Jeong, Yeonkyung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul Institute of Korean Studies 22.06.2025; 한국학술연구원
• Subjects: Analysis; Asian cultural groups; Case studies; Cities; Community; Eastern Europe; Emigration and immigration; Emigration and immigration law; Foreign residents; Government; Immigrants; Immigration policy; Laws, regulations and rules; Left wing politics; Liberalism; Local government; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Policy sciences; Political activity; Political aspects; Political parties; Pragmatism; Residents; Right and left (Political science); Social integration; South Korea; Theory; United Kingdom; 정치외교학; South Korea; Eastern Europe; United Kingdom; United States > US; Europe

According to the national-level theories on the immigrant integration policy, immigrant integration is predominantly a concern for left-wing governments. This study tests whether this theory remains valid at the local level by focusing on South Korea's local immigrant integration law, the Ordin...