JiMin Nam
As a queer (she/her) and autistic scholar/human being, I pursue unconventional ways of thinking, methods, and theory formation when conducting research. Yet, I also believe in engaged and accessible research that (I hope) can contribute to the erosion of elitism within academia so that anyone can confidently reflect upon any social issues "academically."
Themes: feminism, queer theory, cis-heterosexism, neoliberalism, capitalism, (feminist) political economy, legacies of empires, migration and feminist hope, transnationalism and gender, globalization and gender, social justice, social movement, decolonization, intersectionality, critical race theory, and disability studies.
Regions: South Korea; South Korea and the Global; Norway; EU, Germany, and Croatia.
I am most confident in (critical) Korean studies. I am a native Korean speaker and fluent in English. However, I have been honing my intermediate level of Mandarin Chinese and Spanish speaking skills, hoping also to learn more about Chinese feminist movements, the Chinese (queer) feminist diaspora, and chicana feminisms. I am also interested in the (queer) feminisms of the Middle East, particularly those of Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
I am preparing a PhD project that posits South Korea and the Global through various themes, including feminist resistance, political economy, legacies of empires, transnationalism, and migration.
Supervisors: Elisabeth Schober
Themes: feminism, queer theory, cis-heterosexism, neoliberalism, capitalism, (feminist) political economy, legacies of empires, migration and feminist hope, transnationalism and gender, globalization and gender, social justice, social movement, decolonization, intersectionality, critical race theory, and disability studies.
Regions: South Korea; South Korea and the Global; Norway; EU, Germany, and Croatia.
I am most confident in (critical) Korean studies. I am a native Korean speaker and fluent in English. However, I have been honing my intermediate level of Mandarin Chinese and Spanish speaking skills, hoping also to learn more about Chinese feminist movements, the Chinese (queer) feminist diaspora, and chicana feminisms. I am also interested in the (queer) feminisms of the Middle East, particularly those of Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
I am preparing a PhD project that posits South Korea and the Global through various themes, including feminist resistance, political economy, legacies of empires, transnationalism, and migration.
Supervisors: Elisabeth Schober
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Selected Papers by JiMin Nam
EU enlargement is once again becoming a priority for European decisionmakers and is seen as an effective foreign policy tool in challenging geopolitical times. It is, however, crucial for European leaders to understand EU accession as a complex process that can also have negative consequences for economically weaker countries, perpetuating or deepening socio-economic inequalities with the EU and in its neighbourhood in view of increased labour migration. This policy brief aims to analyse this phenomenon in light of two particular issues: the application of visa liberalisation policies under EU accession negotiations; and the negative effects of high levels of migration from the semi-periphery to the core of the EU induced by access to the free movement of people.
To do so, this policy brief first makes use of existing literature on EU enlargement and labour migration into the EU, followed by a focus on the case of Croatia, the most recent EU member state, and its labour migration flows to Germany. Through the case considered, it is possible to see that emigration rates increased as EU accession progressed, contributing to multi-layer challenges, which impacted on Croatia’s demographics and ability to provide social and welfare services. Moreover, it demonstrates that accession to the EU did not move Croatia up in the economic hierarchy, maintaining the structural inequalities between countries at the EU’s core and those in its semi-periphery.
This policy brief puts forward policy recommendations to be implemented at three levels: the EU; the origin country; and the destination country. At the EU level, EU bodies must ensure the full implementation of and abidance by the European Pillar of Social Rights, both in the transformation of recommendations into binding regulations and in its enlargement policy and accession negotiations. With regards to origin countries, the EU must turn its focus to developing strong and resilient labour markets through increased funding before opening the EU’s labour market to migrants from said countries, while ensuring that key sectors (such as healthcare and education) are not susceptible to shortages or brain drain. Lastly, the EU should work with destination countries to tackle the purchasing of migrant labour on the grey/black market, while promoting circular migration and the integration of migrants to empower them and assure full knowledge of labour and social rights.
인용 형식: 남지민, “우리는 상관없다는 믿음: 어느 젊은 인류학자의 호소.” 브런치스토리(brunch story). 2024년 9월 7일. URL: https://brunch.co.kr/@piyoueunanthro/2.
Citation: Nam, JiMin. “우리는 상관없다는 믿음: 어느 젊은 인류학자의 호소. (Trans by the author: A feeble Myth that We are Irrelevant: A Desperate Appeal from a Young Anthropologist.)”, brunch story. September 7, 2024. https://brunch.co.kr/@piyoueunanthro/2.
Antropress is a student journal of anthropology at the University of Oslo, Social Anthropology department.
Citation: Nam, JiMin. "Micro-kill, micro-murder, and micro-resurrection from the field," Antropress, 2022. In print.
This article will examine how these two protests, 'Courage to be Uncomfortable' and 'BWave,' have radically challenged South Korean President Moon's current regime and its fake identity as a 'feminist government' by analyzing each protest's tactics and measuring each protest's success, after explaining the context and background of each protest. I hope this article can contribute to the literature that positively evaluates radical feminist movements occurring in South Korea in a balanced view. It can also serve as a counter to the constant social stigma and criticism imposed on radical feminist movements due to its "radical" label and use of strong language, without fully grasping the deep anger of South Korean women toward the extremely patriarchal, male-centered, and rape-cultured homosocial society. I also hope this paper can function as a record of the radical tactics these protests fearlessly utilized.
Selected Presentations by JiMin Nam
Op-eds by JiMin Nam
Interview by JiMin Nam
EU enlargement is once again becoming a priority for European decisionmakers and is seen as an effective foreign policy tool in challenging geopolitical times. It is, however, crucial for European leaders to understand EU accession as a complex process that can also have negative consequences for economically weaker countries, perpetuating or deepening socio-economic inequalities with the EU and in its neighbourhood in view of increased labour migration. This policy brief aims to analyse this phenomenon in light of two particular issues: the application of visa liberalisation policies under EU accession negotiations; and the negative effects of high levels of migration from the semi-periphery to the core of the EU induced by access to the free movement of people.
To do so, this policy brief first makes use of existing literature on EU enlargement and labour migration into the EU, followed by a focus on the case of Croatia, the most recent EU member state, and its labour migration flows to Germany. Through the case considered, it is possible to see that emigration rates increased as EU accession progressed, contributing to multi-layer challenges, which impacted on Croatia’s demographics and ability to provide social and welfare services. Moreover, it demonstrates that accession to the EU did not move Croatia up in the economic hierarchy, maintaining the structural inequalities between countries at the EU’s core and those in its semi-periphery.
This policy brief puts forward policy recommendations to be implemented at three levels: the EU; the origin country; and the destination country. At the EU level, EU bodies must ensure the full implementation of and abidance by the European Pillar of Social Rights, both in the transformation of recommendations into binding regulations and in its enlargement policy and accession negotiations. With regards to origin countries, the EU must turn its focus to developing strong and resilient labour markets through increased funding before opening the EU’s labour market to migrants from said countries, while ensuring that key sectors (such as healthcare and education) are not susceptible to shortages or brain drain. Lastly, the EU should work with destination countries to tackle the purchasing of migrant labour on the grey/black market, while promoting circular migration and the integration of migrants to empower them and assure full knowledge of labour and social rights.
인용 형식: 남지민, “우리는 상관없다는 믿음: 어느 젊은 인류학자의 호소.” 브런치스토리(brunch story). 2024년 9월 7일. URL: https://brunch.co.kr/@piyoueunanthro/2.
Citation: Nam, JiMin. “우리는 상관없다는 믿음: 어느 젊은 인류학자의 호소. (Trans by the author: A feeble Myth that We are Irrelevant: A Desperate Appeal from a Young Anthropologist.)”, brunch story. September 7, 2024. https://brunch.co.kr/@piyoueunanthro/2.
Antropress is a student journal of anthropology at the University of Oslo, Social Anthropology department.
Citation: Nam, JiMin. "Micro-kill, micro-murder, and micro-resurrection from the field," Antropress, 2022. In print.
This article will examine how these two protests, 'Courage to be Uncomfortable' and 'BWave,' have radically challenged South Korean President Moon's current regime and its fake identity as a 'feminist government' by analyzing each protest's tactics and measuring each protest's success, after explaining the context and background of each protest. I hope this article can contribute to the literature that positively evaluates radical feminist movements occurring in South Korea in a balanced view. It can also serve as a counter to the constant social stigma and criticism imposed on radical feminist movements due to its "radical" label and use of strong language, without fully grasping the deep anger of South Korean women toward the extremely patriarchal, male-centered, and rape-cultured homosocial society. I also hope this paper can function as a record of the radical tactics these protests fearlessly utilized.