Sexual Violence as a Regional Governance Issue

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

When I visited Thailand two years ago, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by the exotic beauty of the country with its splendid Palaces, the National Museum and magnificent Buddhist Temples. However, this image came crashing down, when I visited the traditional street in the evening market. This made m realize that in reality, it was not different than my country. I could hear the noisy music coming from the open bar doors, while young women and men were beckoning visitory to come in. I could not move as I watched the happenings with sheer helplessness. There were many young girls, may be teen-agers or older, almost naked, dancing to the music. Their faces looked expressionless and their eyes bad a vacant look as if they were robots.
Soon several images flashed through my mind, the women in the 'Miari Texas', a brothel in Korea. This is a place where many young girls and young women dressed like brides with heavy make-up wait for customers. I also recalled the image of women, who went to Japan to work as sex workers from 1970's, and the image of the Filipino and Russian women who sell their, songs, dances and sexuality in Korean bars.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• What is governance?
• What is regional governance?
• Sexual violence as a regional governance issue.
• How to make sexual violence as a regional governance issue