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The Making of a Social Movement

Citizen Journalism in South Korea

Heidelberg University, Germany, thomas.kern{at}soziologie.uni-heidelberg.de

Sang-hui Nam

Heidelberg University, Germany, namsangh{at}gmx.net

This article investigates the emergence of innovations in the social movement sector by exploring citizen journalism in South Korea. The findings show that the innovation resulted from brokerage activities among journalists, labour and unification activists, and progressive intellectuals. Despite different cultural visions and interests, these groups succeeded in building coalitions and constituted a sociocultural milieu that promoted reciprocal learning by allowing actors to realize new ideas and to exchange experiences. The empirical part of the study is based on a social network analysis of social movement groups and alternative media organizations active in South Korea between 1995 and 2002.

Key Words: citizen journalism • democratization • innovation • social movement • South Korea

Current Sociology, Vol. 57, No. 5, 637-660 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0011392109337649


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