M Seo
Biographic Data
| ID | 17462 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Seo |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | Seo |
| SIGNATURE | SEO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4677-498X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
De-globalization and resident perceptions of tourism policy acceptance: A comparative analysis of South Korea and Japan
This study examines how perceived de-globalization (PD) shapes residents’ foreign visitor-friendly policy acceptance (FPA) in South Korea and Japan. Drawing on social exchange theory, the perceived benefits (PB) and perceived costs (PC) of tourism were examined as mediators. By contrast, collaborative governance trust (CGT) served as a moderator, buffering the negative impacts of PD. Two control variables – cultural openness and foreign tourist c…
Social Dimensions of Religion in the Age of De-Globalisation: A Framework for Future Research
De-globalisation is reshaping the conditions under which religion is governed, mobilised, and contested. This article proposes a framework for analysing religion in this emerging conjuncture. It interprets de-globalisation not as the erosion of transnational connectivity, but as a politically driven re-bordering of global flows; that is, the selective reassertion of state sovereignty, national prioritisation, and domestic jurisdiction in domains …
Towards a harmonious welcome: Mobilising collectivist values for Muslim-friendly policy in South Korea
Law-abiding citizens in the age of social distancing: Religion and Covid-19 in South Korea
COVID-19 made social distancing a necessity in the contemporary world, which helped the states establish a justification not only to frame good citizenship but also to define the “anti-social” behaviors of the faithful. South Korea provides a compelling example that demonstrates how the religious are required to be law-abiding citizens in the age of social distancing. This study examines the media’s influence in framing public discourse on pandem…
Constructing Muslim womanhood in Indonesia: Hijab and the governmentality of religious organizations
Islamophobia without Islam: Islamising the refugee issue in South Korea
South Korea has never had a substantial population of ethnic Korean Muslims. Nevertheless, it has experienced significant growth in anti-Muslim racism in recent years. Considering that the literature on Islamophobia has largely focused on its evolution in Western countries, this study examines the rise of Islamophobia in South Korea, particularly after the arrival of Yemeni refugees in South Korea’s Jeju Island in 2018. With the media’s strong in…
Religious Conversion and Citizenship: The Rise of Limbo Between Secular and Islamic Citizenship in Malaysia
The nexus between religious conversion and citizenship remains understudied in the sociology of religion, partly because religious conversion is considered a divine personal experience, whereas citizenship is seen as a secular state matter. The practice of separating religious conversion and citizenship has made religious and secular citizenship appear as incongruous options. This separation enhances a popular understanding that religious citizen…
The Arab uprisings and Malaysia’s Islamist movements: Influence, impact and lessons
Unprecedented anti-government protests beginning in the early 2010s, popularly dubbed the Arab Spring, have had a profound impact on the political landscape in many countries across the Middle East
Between Stigma and Star: Women in Thai and Korean Literature
In a hierarchical society, literature provides a window on the way in which culture governs the social – and sometimes political – construction of women's fidelity. This article explores how fidelity is socially embodied, regenerated and even imagined in literature by analysing two literary epics, Khun Chang Khun Phaen from Thailand and Chun Hyang Jeon from Korea. In analysing the two works side by side, the study examines the interplay between w…
Museum in Transnationalism: The Moluccan History Museum in the Netherlands, 1987–2012
Dutch society witnessed a series of terrorist attacks by Moluccans in the 1970s. Amongst the subsequent solutions to appease the Moluccans in the Netherlands, it was agreed that a museum would be established. This was Moluks Historisch Museum (Moluccan History Museum) in Utrecht. This article focuses on the social construction of the past by analysing how the museum exhibited the history of the relations between the Moluccan community and Dutch s…
Falling in Love and Changing Gods: Inter-religious marriage and religious conversion in Java, Indonesia
Religious conversion is often regarded as a matter between God and the individual concerned, with little direct link to the state management of religion. This article argues that in Indonesia, the state has managed religion by making religious practices less focused on spirituality and more a matter of state administration. A special interest is given to the 1974 Marriage Law, the greatest motivation for religious conversion to Christianity from …
Missions without missionaries: The social dimension of church growth in Muslim Java, Indonesia
We live in a world where religion is not confined to the private sphere and where faith-based acts, from Qur'an burning to terrorist activities, affront not only believers but also non-believers. Indonesia, where moderate Islam has long enjoyed its compatibility with other religions, has recently emerged as a hot spot of Muslim–Christian violence. In order to examine the social face of faith in ‘unfavourable’ circumstances, this article analyses …
The White Cross in Muslim Java: Muslim–Christian Politics in the Javanese City of Salatiga
The interplay of religion and politics has been a consistent theme within the literature of political radicalism and religious violence in the contemporary Muslim world. Indonesia, which has long paraded its multi-layered history of religions, recently emerged as one of the main sites of Muslim–Christian violence. The religious volatility that has characterized Indonesia over the past decade has, however, left variations in vitality between faith…
Defining 'religious' in Indonesia: Toward neither an Islamic nor a secular state
Every state manages religion in one way or another, and religious violence often justifies state intervention to control how a religion should be presented, preached and, most importantly, limited. This paper examines the state management of religion in Indonesia with focus on state regulations promulgated during the New Order period. The Indonesian state has managed religion by making religious practices less focused on spirituality but more a m…
Defining 'religious' in Indonesia: Toward neither an Islamic nor a secular state
Every state manages religion in one way or another, and religious violence often justifies state intervention to control how a religion should be presented, preached and, most importantly, limited. This paper examines the state management of religion in Indonesia with focus on state regulations promulgated during the New Order period. The Indonesian state has managed religion by making religious practices less focused on spirituality but more a m…
Islamophobia without Islam: Islamising the refugee issue in South Korea
South Korea has never had a substantial population of ethnic Korean Muslims. Nevertheless, it has experienced significant growth in anti-Muslim racism in recent years. Considering that the literature on Islamophobia has largely focused on its evolution in Western countries, this study examines the rise of Islamophobia in South Korea, particularly after the arrival of Yemeni refugees in South Korea’s Jeju Island in 2018. With the media’s strong in…
Towards a harmonious welcome: Mobilising collectivist values for Muslim-friendly policy in South Korea
Defining 'religious' in Indonesia: Toward neither an Islamic nor a secular state
Every state manages religion in one way or another, and religious violence often justifies state intervention to control how a religion should be presented, preached and, most importantly, limited. This paper examines the state management of religion in Indonesia with focus on state regulations promulgated during the New Order period. The Indonesian state has managed religion by making religious practices less focused on spirituality but more a m…
Falling in Love and Changing Gods: Inter-religious marriage and religious conversion in Java, Indonesia
Religious conversion is often regarded as a matter between God and the individual concerned, with little direct link to the state management of religion. This article argues that in Indonesia, the state has managed religion by making religious practices less focused on spirituality and more a matter of state administration. A special interest is given to the 1974 Marriage Law, the greatest motivation for religious conversion to Christianity from …
Missions without missionaries: The social dimension of church growth in Muslim Java, Indonesia
We live in a world where religion is not confined to the private sphere and where faith-based acts, from Qur'an burning to terrorist activities, affront not only believers but also non-believers. Indonesia, where moderate Islam has long enjoyed its compatibility with other religions, has recently emerged as a hot spot of Muslim–Christian violence. In order to examine the social face of faith in ‘unfavourable’ circumstances, this article analyses …
The White Cross in Muslim Java: Muslim–Christian Politics in the Javanese City of Salatiga
The interplay of religion and politics has been a consistent theme within the literature of political radicalism and religious violence in the contemporary Muslim world. Indonesia, which has long paraded its multi-layered history of religions, recently emerged as one of the main sites of Muslim–Christian violence. The religious volatility that has characterized Indonesia over the past decade has, however, left variations in vitality between faith…
Museum in Transnationalism: The Moluccan History Museum in the Netherlands, 1987–2012
Dutch society witnessed a series of terrorist attacks by Moluccans in the 1970s. Amongst the subsequent solutions to appease the Moluccans in the Netherlands, it was agreed that a museum would be established. This was Moluks Historisch Museum (Moluccan History Museum) in Utrecht. This article focuses on the social construction of the past by analysing how the museum exhibited the history of the relations between the Moluccan community and Dutch s…
Between Stigma and Star: Women in Thai and Korean Literature
In a hierarchical society, literature provides a window on the way in which culture governs the social – and sometimes political – construction of women's fidelity. This article explores how fidelity is socially embodied, regenerated and even imagined in literature by analysing two literary epics, Khun Chang Khun Phaen from Thailand and Chun Hyang Jeon from Korea. In analysing the two works side by side, the study examines the interplay between w…
The Arab uprisings and Malaysia’s Islamist movements: Influence, impact and lessons
Unprecedented anti-government protests beginning in the early 2010s, popularly dubbed the Arab Spring, have had a profound impact on the political landscape in many countries across the Middle East
Islamophobia without Islam: Islamising the refugee issue in South Korea
South Korea has never had a substantial population of ethnic Korean Muslims. Nevertheless, it has experienced significant growth in anti-Muslim racism in recent years. Considering that the literature on Islamophobia has largely focused on its evolution in Western countries, this study examines the rise of Islamophobia in South Korea, particularly after the arrival of Yemeni refugees in South Korea’s Jeju Island in 2018. With the media’s strong in…
Religious Conversion and Citizenship: The Rise of Limbo Between Secular and Islamic Citizenship in Malaysia
The nexus between religious conversion and citizenship remains understudied in the sociology of religion, partly because religious conversion is considered a divine personal experience, whereas citizenship is seen as a secular state matter. The practice of separating religious conversion and citizenship has made religious and secular citizenship appear as incongruous options. This separation enhances a popular understanding that religious citizen…
Law-abiding citizens in the age of social distancing: Religion and Covid-19 in South Korea
COVID-19 made social distancing a necessity in the contemporary world, which helped the states establish a justification not only to frame good citizenship but also to define the “anti-social” behaviors of the faithful. South Korea provides a compelling example that demonstrates how the religious are required to be law-abiding citizens in the age of social distancing. This study examines the media’s influence in framing public discourse on pandem…
Constructing Muslim womanhood in Indonesia: Hijab and the governmentality of religious organizations
Towards a harmonious welcome: Mobilising collectivist values for Muslim-friendly policy in South Korea
De-globalization and resident perceptions of tourism policy acceptance: A comparative analysis of South Korea and Japan
This study examines how perceived de-globalization (PD) shapes residents’ foreign visitor-friendly policy acceptance (FPA) in South Korea and Japan. Drawing on social exchange theory, the perceived benefits (PB) and perceived costs (PC) of tourism were examined as mediators. By contrast, collaborative governance trust (CGT) served as a moderator, buffering the negative impacts of PD. Two control variables – cultural openness and foreign tourist c…
Social Dimensions of Religion in the Age of De-Globalisation: A Framework for Future Research
De-globalisation is reshaping the conditions under which religion is governed, mobilised, and contested. This article proposes a framework for analysing religion in this emerging conjuncture. It interprets de-globalisation not as the erosion of transnational connectivity, but as a politically driven re-bordering of global flows; that is, the selective reassertion of state sovereignty, national prioritisation, and domestic jurisdiction in domains …
Political science (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Law (9 works) · Asian Studies and History (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Islam (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)