[Feature] The March 1st Movement, the Candlelight Revolution, and the “Truth Procedures” / Lee Nam Ju
The Quarterly Changbi 183, Spring 2019
Abstract
Finding the inner connection between the March 1st Movement and the Candlelight Revolution in their common concern for a “democratic republic,” based on popular sovereignty, Lee Nam Ju argues persuasively that the slogan “democratic republic” that emerged during the candlelight demonstrations indicates a new political possibility, rather than signifying the movement’s backwardness. Also, while analyzing the process from the March 1st Movement to the Candlelight Revolution in reference to Alain Badiou’s concept of “truth procedures,” Lee argues that the significance of this process can be fully explained only by understanding it in terms of Korea’s double project of modernity. In conclusion, Lee argues that we need to build a Korean peninsula system, based on a South-North confederation, in order to ensure the progress of the Candlelight Revolution.