试论朝鲜半岛民族主义的特性及影响

历史已经证明,作为一种强大的思想和运动,民族主义具有神话般的建构和解构能力它不仅可以创建一个新的民族国家,而且还能冲破国家主权的控制,导致民族国家的解体或融合。朝鲜半岛民族主义之强烈是一个不争的事实。半个多世纪以来,朝鲜半岛南、北两国都宣称致力于朝鲜民族统一,但至今未果。本文力图通过探究朝鲜半岛民族主义所具有的三大特性——反抗性、分裂性和精英主义——来揭示朝鲜半岛民族主义在朝鲜民族分裂和统一进程中的矛盾角色。

Modern history has witnessed the mythical strength of nationalism - a powerful idea and movement - in constructing and de - constructing nation - states. It can not only create a new nation - state but also change the status quo of the established ones, being either disassembled into fragments or integrated into a fresh country. The prevalence of nationalism among the Korean has been widely recognized since the 20th century. The two halves on the Korean Peninsula have been trying to get reunited for several decades yet in vain. This article is to probe into the paradox role Korean nationalism has played in the process of national partition and reunification by revealing three characteristics of Korean nationalism ： resistance, separatism and elitism.