협력과 연대로서의 지방분권운동- 대구.경북지역을 중심으로 -

Abstract

At the very beginning of the 21st century, the discourse of ‘Decentralization’ and ‘Regional Innovation’ has been sprouted up rapidly in Korea. it linked up with the ‘The Decentralization Movement for Sustainable Korea’ which has started from Daegu & Kyungpook area in the mid-1990's. The course of its movement has traced back to「Taegu Institute of Social Studies(TISS)」which has played an important role for providing an alternative development plan in the Korean society since 1990's. The TISS as a scientifical movement body has chosen strategic transformation from resistance to solidarity, from split to unity, from subordination to co-living, and has developed ‘the unity movement’ putting conservation and progress together, and then tried to integrate local civil societies for cooperating between regional government and citizens of the region, and for co-living between the center and the region. This kind of strategy the TISS has chosen was different than any other former progressive social movement which devoted its all energy to the struggle. Up to now, The Decentralization Movement of Daegu & Kyungpook area was mainly driven by some scholars who take the lead for the movement, and regional government bureaucracy and regional press, and its movement has spreaded out for demanding ‘Decentralization’ and ‘Regional Development’ against the central government. Consequently, there is no agreement or consent for the regional residents who could propel the movement actually. Naturally, There is a matter of concern that the decentralization movement in which regional conservative groups would participate could only strengthen the power of regional government and landed gentry.