Capturing Collusion: The Industry and the Government in Ferry Safety Regulation
We explore through process tracing what caused the dismal safety regulatory failures in the Sewol ferry disaster. We find that regulatory capture was largely responsible for the Sewol tragedy. Both obsolete regulation, such as entry regulation that contin
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Edited by Jae-Jung Suh and Mikyoung Kim
Challenges of Modernization and Governance in South Korea
Jae-Jung Suh · Mikyoung Kim Editors
Challenges of Modernization and Governance in South Korea The Sinking of the Sewol and Its Causes
Editors Jae-Jung Suh Department of Politics and International Studies International Christian University Tokyo, Japan
Mikyoung Kim Chair, Human Rights Research Committee International Political Science Association (IPSA) Quebec, Canada
ISBN 978-981-10-4022-1 ISBN 978-981-10-4023-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-4023-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017936034 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: clipartdotcom Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
We dedicate this book to the memory of the Sewol victims and the resilience of their families
Acknowledgements
I was in Korea for sabbatical leave when the Sewol sank. It was a surreal experience. I was one of the millions of people who were fixated on the TV screen watching the ferry sinking. The media was live broadcasting the multiple deaths and we were the helpless collective witnessing the live burial. The high-school students who were supposed to be enjoying their school fieldtrip to Jeju Island were instead drowning under the water right before our eyes. The whole thing about it was absolutely, totally, and unequivocally wrong. I kept on running into the same sight of the people fixated on the TV screen in the neighborhood restaurants, coffee shops, buses, and trains. I could not escape from their blank eyes and pale faces no matter where I went. And
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