[Articles]
The Quarterly Changbi 209, Fall 2025
Abstract
In the “Articles” section, four articles connect the realities of the Korean Peninsula with global concerns by examining various issues. The seventh piece of the “Searching for K-Discourse” series illuminates the thought of independence activist and founder of the Principle of Three Equalities, Jo So-ang. Understanding this principle as a creative synthesis of indigenous Korean philosophy with the tasks of modern democracy and nation-building, Baik Young Seo discusses it within the intellectual lineage of a transformative middle way. While critically examining current issues raised by the theories of the double project of modernity and a transformative middle way in the context of climate activism and systemic transformation, Kim Hyun-woo surveys a diversity of post-growth discourses. He stresses the need for narrative approaches that reflect the reality of climate collapse from various perspectives and that propose alternatives across multiple discursive paths. Marking the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, Baek Ji-woon revisits the legacy of its discourses and thoughts. The article recalls the declaration’s principles of non-alignment, self-determination, and peaceful coexistence, urging a renewed perspective that can help regions maintain independence today while posing new questions of the contemporary global order. Park Jaewoo offers a rich contextual reading of Yu Hong-june’s My Exploration of Cultural Heritage series within East Asian cultural history. He highlights the practical significance of connecting traditional cultural virtues with changing contemporary life and underscores the role of culture in the era of division.