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How does an institutionalized permanent truth commission influence the social discourse? The unspeakable truth of the April 3 Events had long been buried under South Korea’s authoritarian regimes, but the state’s democratization brought momentum for a new socio-political environment. This paper provides empirical findings of the truth commission’s contribution to promoting an open discussion of the April 3 Events in society by capturing the overall discourse transformation of the events through content analysis of newspapers, dated between 1997 and 2020 at the national and local level. It argues that the long-term transitional justice process, mainly led by the Truth Commission, was effective in promoting the open discussion of diverse aspects of the April 3 Events, a previously unspeakable topic to the speakable. However, the social discourses eventually developed into distinctive patterns at each level: the local level demonstrated a narrow approach and institutionalized aspect of transitional justice, taking up 88 percent of the entire newspaper coverage, while the national level displayed a broader approach.

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Abstract
Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. Research Methodology
1. Case Selection
2. Content Analysis
3. Newspapers at Local and National Levels
4. Analysis Period
5. Framework and Indicators
Ⅲ. Analysis: Towards Speakable Truth
1. Promoting Discourse on the 4.3 Events
2. Keyword Analysis of Local and National Media Headlines
Ⅳ. Conclusion
Appendix.

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저자

• Nagyeong Kang [ Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University ]
• Dabin Lim [ Dept. of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University ]

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• 간행물명

  평화학연구 [THE JOURNAL OF PEACE STUDIES]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1738-2580

• 수록기간

  2004~2024

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 340 DDC 320