Inter-Korean cultural heritage exchange and cooperation are politically strongly influenced by relations between government authorities. Therefore, in order to stably and continuously promote inter-Korean cultural heritage exchange and cooperation, it...
Inter-Korean cultural heritage exchange and cooperation are politically strongly influenced by relations between government authorities. Therefore, in order to stably and continuously promote inter-Korean cultural heritage exchange and cooperation, it is appropriate for the civil society, which can be less affected by the relationship between government authorities, to become the main body.
South Korea and North Korea regard the other region as territory, and the effect of the law is supposed to extend to the other region. South Korea and North Korea maintain conflicting laws and systems such as ownership of cultural heritage and preservation and management systems. For this reason, it is not appropriate for government authorities to lead inter-Korean cultural heritage exchange and cooperation. In order to solve this problem, it is currently most appropriate for the civil society, which has played a role as the main body in most projects, to become the main body.
Even so, it is neither possible nor appropriate for the civil society to promote inter-Korean cultural heritage exchange and cooperation alone. Inter-Korean cultural heritage exchange and cooperation are areas that government authorities can control, but there is also a need to provide financial and administrative support rather than just control. It is necessary for the government authorities to play an active role in preserving and managing the cultural heritage of the common people by establishing a comprehensive plan with a long-term perspective.
Therefore, it is most effective and efficient to establish and promote governance in which the civil society play a role as the main body and government agencies cooperate.