Problem Society

Problem Society is an essential introduction to the many facets of divided societies. It examines the complexities of how and why ancient grievances and new conflicts coexist with unprecedented connectivity and develops students' understanding of the lived experience of people in an ever-shifting global landscape.

Niki J.P. Alsford is Professor of Anthropology and Human Geography and Director of Asia Pacific Institutes at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. He is a Research Associate at the Centre of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and an Associate Member of the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford, UK. In 2023, he was selected as the prestigious Ewha Global Fellow at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea. Fatimaah J. Menefee is a PhD candidate at the International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. Before academia, she worked in the applied public health field for the Municipality of Anchorage Health Department in the United States.

1 Introduction 2 Reconciling the Global, National, and Local 3 The Problem of the Individual 4 The Problem of Resolution 5 The Problem of Conflict 6 The Problem of Compromised Governance 7 The Problem of Peacekeeping 8 The Problem of Truth 9 The Problem of Surveillance 10 Reviewing the Situation