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『A Study regarding the Role of Regional Studies in Response to Regional Decline, and Cultural Policy Approach』

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『A Study regarding the Role of Regional Studies in Response to Regional Decline, and Cultural Policy Approach』



Writer: Lee Jihun, Director of the Center for Gyeonggi Studies



○ Title:

『A Study regarding the Role of Regional Studies in Response to Regional Decline, and Cultural Policy Approach』

○ Researchers: Youngsoon Noh, Sangyeol Lee

○ Research Institution: Korea Culture Tourism Institute

○ Publication Year: 2018


As urbanization has been getting stronger due to changes in economic & industrial structures, the development of technology & transportation, advances in information & communication, and changes in social structures, the decline of regions is proceeding. The regional decline in Korea is not something new, as it is a phenomenon that accompanies the urban development process, but recently, not only due to the rapid changes of economic and industrial structure but also the population structure, such as low birth rates and aging population, it has intensified. This regional decline appears nationwide, covering large cities, small and medium sized cities and rural areas, and the crisis of local regions has been accelerating as the declination of cities weakens the regional competitiveness that drives national development, and the declination of the rural areas accelerates population reduction and aging problems. In Gyeonggi-do province as well, some urban and rural areas are declining at the same time because the evils regional inequality have not been overcome.


This report examines the meaning of culture in the social and spatial changes of the region under threat of decline and extinction, and considers ‘Regional Studies’ as a way to overcome this crisis. The purpose of the research lies as ‘As part of the cultural policies to cope with the shrinking and extinction of the region, systematic recording and utilization of local history and culture; identifying the role and possibilities of local studies; and the direction and creation of projects, and the creation of relevant public policies, for the revitalization of local culture and the establishment of identity’. The content of the research includes ‘Solutions to overcome the Regional Crisis’, 'The Value and Approaches of Regional Studies in Response to the Regional Crisis', ‘Status and Constraints of Regional Studies in Korea’. Finally it suggests ‘Directions and Challenges of Regional Cultural Policy in conjunction with Local Studies’.


If "regionalism" needs to be understood as the value of regional development through autonomous thinking and site-oriented approaches to the area, a strategy that fits its purpose needs to be set up. I think this report will serve as a good reference for the role and direction of regional studies.


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