Bruckmann, Lisa Jiyeon (2025) Implications of Structural Injustice Theory in Relation to Responsibility for and Impact on, Reparations in the Korean ‘Comfort Women’ Case. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
In this dissertation, I develop a normative argument for contemporary actors’ responsibilities in the Korean ‘comfort women’ case, rooted in the understanding that present structures are a continuation of historical structures that enabled these injustices. Building on Catherine Lu’s work, I argue that this case should be analyzed through a dual lens of traditional interactional injustice and Iris Marion Young’s structural injustice. While the traditional interactional model presupposes an identifiable perpetrator causing harm directly through their intentional actions, the structural injustice approach acknowledges those injustices that arise from the accumulation of individuals’ actions that are mostly well within rules and norms. Drawing on Young’s social connection model of responsibility and Alasia Nuti’s conceptualization of de temporalizing injustice, responsibilities for contemporary actors can be identified. To discharge these responsibilities, classical reparations, such as sincere state apologies and financial compensation, should be supplemented with collective action. Drawing on successful Korean examples, such as the 2024 protests, I propose focusing on forming a common identity in collective action as well as a sense of urgency. This proved successful in the past and could be used to aim action toward the Korean government, as a powerful actor, to demand institutional changes, for instance in rape law.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | McKeown, M.C. |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2025 11:02 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jul 2025 11:02 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/613 |
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