Lee Young-hoon

Lee Young-hoon (이영훈, 李榮薰, born 1951 in Daegu, South Korea), Lee Yong-hoon, Rhee Yong-hoon, or Yi Yŏnghun is a former professor of economics at Seoul National University and the president of the Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research (낙성대경제연구소).[1]

For other people named Lee Yeong-hun, see Lee Yeong-hun (disambiguation).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Young-hoon
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Yeong-hun
McCune–ReischauerRi Yŏng-hun

He is a member and co-representative of the Textbook Forum of the New Right Party.[2][3] He is known for undertaking new positivistic research on the Economy of Joseon.[4]

Career

Lee, who graduated from the Department of Economics at Seoul University and earned a Doctor of Economics degree, held positions as an associate professor of economics at Hanshin University and a professor at Sungkyunkwan University. In recognition of his achievements, he was awarded the Kyung-Ahm Prize in 2013.[5]

Lee challenged the prevailing belief in Korea regarding the mistreatment of Korea during Japanese colonial rule and development. He put forth the argument that the number of comfort women, who are regarded as sex slaves in South Korea, as well as forced laborers, has been exaggerated in Korean textbooks.[6][7][8] His doubts about the forcible transportation of comfort women by the Governor-General of Korea led to criticism from within South Korea.[9]

Works
  • Rhee, Young Hoon (2004). 수량경제사로 다시 본 조선후기 [A Cliometric Review of Late Chosŏn History]. Seoul National University Press. ISBN 9788952105417.
  • Rhee, Young Hoon (2007). 대한민국 이야기'해방전후사의 재인식' 강의 [Story of Republic of Korea, Lectures on "Re-acknowledging before and after the liberation"] (in Korean). 기파랑 [Giparang]. ISBN 978-8991965607.
  • Lee, Young-hoon; et al. (July 2019). 반일 종족주의 : 대한민국 위기의 근원 [Anti-Japan Tribalism: the root of the Korean crisis]. 미래사 (Milaesa).
  • Lee, Young-hoon; et al. (May 2020). 반일 종족주의와의 투쟁 [The struggle against anti-Japan Tribalism]. 미래사 (Milaesa).

See also

References
  1. "대한민국 이야기'해방전후사의 재인식' 강의" [Story of Republic of Korea, Lectures on "Re-acknowledging before and after the liberation"] (in Korean). Daum.
  2. "A Textbook Alternative to the Historical Leftist View". DailyNK. 27 March 2008.
  3. "뉴라이트 연쇄 인터뷰 (10) 李榮薰 낙성대경제연구소장" [New Right chain interviews (10) Lee Young-hoon Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research] (in Korean). August 2006.
  4. "The Fall of the Joseon Dynasty Began with Its Economy". Dong-A Ilbo. September 18, 2004.
  5. "9th Kyung-Ahm Prize Laureates (2013)". Kyung-Ahm Education & Culture Foundation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. "[Editorial] Professor Lee Young-hoon's Academic Courage Should Be Given Credit". The Dong-A Ilbo. April 28, 2005.
  7. "Why Korean Professor Believes Comfort Women Were Not Sex Slaves | JAPAN Forward". 23 November 2017.
  8. http://nadesiko-action.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Comfort-Women-Not-Sex-Slaves_FINAL_annex.pdf
  9. 加藤達也 Tatsuya Katou 朴槿恵大統領との500日戦争を終えて [Finishing 500 days war against President Park Geun-hye] in Seiron March 2016 (in Japanese).産経新聞社 [Sankei Shimbun Sya]. p.127


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