한국의 다문화 사회화에 따른 자생적 테러발생 가능성과 대응방안

Abstract

Today’s Korean society is rapidly becoming a multicultural society with lots of foreign residents, including migrant workers, international marriage migrant women, and foreign tourists; the number has risen since the 1990s, a new trend shifting from a single-race nation. However, there are minimal measures and preparation for embracing the multicultural society and cultural diversity. As Korea still has unfriendly attitude towards foreigners, it is likely to cause cultural conflicts among foreigners. If such conflicts accumulate with no clear measures, it can lead to riots and indigenous terrorism by disgruntled foreigners in Korea. Thus, this study explored the actual cases of indigenous terrorism and response measures in Western countries with the following perspective: Korea should raise the awareness of indigenous terrorism and its possibility n Korea. As preventative measures, the following should be carried out: blocking any invasion from terrorist organizations and indigenous terrorists; embracing the multicultural society with an open mindset. Also, the public and private sectors should collaborate to identify and prevent the causes of multicultural conflicts systematically. As for the government, it should address indigenous terrorism with a long-term approach and re-establish its concept. Finally, the Terrorism Prevention Act, which is pending in the National Assembly, should be enacted as soon as possible.