『한국독립운동사연구』 50집 간행(1987~2015)의 성과와 연구사적 의의

Abstract

In May, 2015, the Institute of Korean Independence Movement Studies of Independence Hall of Korea issued the 50th volume of its Journal of Korean Independence Movement Studies after 28 years since the first volume in August, 1987 when the Institute was established. Total 214 researchers home and abroad published 550 papers(610 when 60 appendixes are included) in the Journal whose annual number of pages was 23,908 and whose annual number of issues published was 54,450. The tendency of papers published in the Journal was the research history of modern and contemporary history of Korea itself. The research topics went through the order of figures, Japanese invasion and history of Japanese colonial ruling policies, and independence movement groups. The papers on those topics accounted 40.8% of the entire papers published in the Journal, which clearly shows the research trends of the academia. There was also a consistent research trend in the topics of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, ownership of Dokdo, and independence movements in foreign countries. An emerging trend of topics includes the issue of Japanese history textbooks and the nationalism and historical awareness of Korea. A developmental pattern was especially observed in the rapid activation of researches on the history and materials of independence movements in Korea. It was shameful, however, that there was a swift decline in the researches on March 1 Movement(3·1運動) and also Uibyeong(義兵) and Wijeongcheoksa Movement(衛正斥邪運動), two of the major topics in the history of independence movements. It is no exaggeration to say that Journal of Korean Independence Movement Studies has emerged as one of the three major journals on the researches on the modern and contemporary history of Korea along with the other two published by two prominent societies on the subject in the course of its 28-year-old history. It is, however, tasked with reinforcing its status as a collection of dissertations issued by the Institute of Korean Independence Movement Studies differentiated from other general societies of similar nature and evolving into a journal recognized for its authority and public confidence to lead the academic circles. It is thus needed to make mid and long term plans and organize the Journal in a more diverse and consistent fashion.