생활문화와 문화 민주주의

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

“Democratization of culture” on cultural accessibility and “cultural democracy” on cultural excellence are the two main keywords which show South Korea’s cultural policy change. Establishment of laws emphasizing cultural accessibility has facilitated the civic participation in cultural sphere. This essay focuses on the mechanism of Sarangbang cultural club network in Seongnam city, one of the representative cultural democracy policy project.
Sarangbang cultural club network has become a prominent culture-into-life model through long democratic consensus and voluntary participation. Seongnam Cultural Foundation found citizen’s needs and reflected them in its policies. Clubs and citizens have created self-governing organizations such as the Planning Committee and the Organizing Committee to collect residents’ opinions. This macro-micro interaction was an important success factor in the Sarangbang cultural club network project.
Foundation’s autonomy is weakened, however, as the Sarangbang project got national recognition. As quantitative measurements are implemented to evaluate the project’s outcomes, Sarangbang’s active dynamics deteriorated. This study analyzed various problems regarding achievements of Seongnam Sarangbang culture club network project, hoping for revitalization of the culture-into-life policy.