1740년(영조 16) 이후 영조의 정치 운영 = King Yeongjo's administration in the latter half of his reign

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

King Yeongjo is generally known to have concentrated upon the so-called Wanron-Tangpyeong/緩論蕩平 policy based upon the concept of Jojae Bohab/ 調劑保合, Yet that principle was not applied to every situations at every times during the entirety of King Yeongjo's reign. During the latter half period of his reign, King Yeongjo denied the Euiri/의리 concept, at least the version suggested and strongly supported by party politics, and instead reinforced the leadership and authority of the king.
For that task, King Yeongjo prepared relevant ideologies and also a new political structure. In essence, he argued the public nature of the Euiri concept, and intended to place it under the King's own authority. This pushed(or forced) the Euiri concepts which were previously upheld by the Scholar- officials, who employed devices like the so-called Samun Shibi/斯文是非, into the realm of ptivate discussions, and led to the eventual weakening of the scholar-officials' position inside the government, Such scholar-officials were replaced by the Saeshin/世臣 officials and the general public as the King's political partner, and also the government's aim in general policies.
King Yeongjo's handling of the political arena', which he showed during the latter half period of his reign, reminds us of the actions of the 15th century Chosun kings, and especially King Saejong. But there is also a definitive difference, King Yeongjo was aiming for a political model which was very similar to that of the dynasty's early years, but the political model he was aiming for was also based on a society functioning upon the activities and authorities of the scholar-officials. In essence, he was trying to establish a new model, merging this two distinct kinds of form together. His goal was to sublate the models inherited by the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, and the result was the Tangpyeong policy which was indeed the terminal state of politics that the Chosun Confucian politics could ever reach.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 머리말
• 1. 군주권의 위상 강화
• 1) 왕위 계승의 정통성 강조
• 2) 사대부 의리의 부정과 군부일체론(君父一體論)
• 2. 세신(世臣)ㆍ민에 대한 강조와 국가 제도의 정비
• 1) 세신과의 협력과 위민의 강조
• 2) 기강 수립과 국가 제도 정비
• 맺음말