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How Could a Scientist Become a National Celebrity? Nationalism and Hwang Woo-Suk Scandal (2008)

East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
Volume: 2
Pages: 27--45
Publication date: 2008
Language: English

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Science and politics Biotechnology Scientific misconduct; fraud in science Scientists Nationalism Technology and economics National identity 20th century, late North Korea

In Korea, scientific excellence has been perceived as one of the key elements of modern nation-building. Moreover, from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, the government represented biotechnology as the future engine of the economy. Hwang succeeded in representing himself as the hero of Korean science by appropriating the public eagerness for scientific achievement. However, he relied on nationalist rhetoric too often against criticisms, which eventually made a considerable part of the public turn skeptical about his integrity. Although various forms of techno-nationalism are still pervasive in Korea, Hwang's scandal has given a valuable chance for reflection on the relationship of science and nationalism. Keywords Hwang Woo-Suk - Scientific misconduct - Nationalism - Techno-nationalism - Science and nation-building

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