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영어

Recently South Korea has experienced a number of catastrophic disasters. These ever-increasing disaster threats reflect not only a lack of government disaster capacity but also it reveals the vulnerability of certain groups of the South Korean populations whose demographic or socioeconomic characteristics may place them at greater risk of harm before, during, and after a disaster. These groups are often called ‘disaster vulnerable groups’. The total number of foreign residents in South Korea has reached over 1.5 million and is rapidly increasing. However, due to the language barrier and socio-cultural unfamiliarity, these foreigners are also regarded as a disaster vulnerable group, yet, the Korean disaster and safety policies and considerations for foreign immigrant families and migrant workers have just begun to be developed. As a result, they seem to be by and large excluded from the disaster and safety information provision and other disaster prevention education and training activities altogether. The purpose of this study is to explore what kind of disaster and safety information these foreign settlers would require and in which ways and channels they prefer to access it. It then further explores to what extent they are willing to participate in education and training for disaster prevention and safety prevention activities often organized and initiated by the central and local governments. For these purposes, this study adopts an intensive interview method. Based upon the findings, the study identifies the key problems and policy issues according to four themes. These findings can be used as basic resources to inform future government disaster and safety policies for foreign immigrant families and migrant workers. Additionally, it contributes to the nascent academic literature of migrant populations and disaster management.

한국어

국내 거주 외국인의 수는 2014년 현재 이미 150만 명을 넘어섰다. 국내 거주 외국인의 정착 및 생활환경 개선을 위한 각종 정책이 시행되고 있지만, 국내 거주 외국인 대상 재난안전에 관련된 연구는 거의 없다. 본 논문은 국내 거주 외국인을 대상으로 심층인터뷰를 실시하여, 한국에서 거주하는 동안 겪었던 재난 경험, 재난 및 안전사고 대비를 위해 필요한 정보유형, 그리고 관련 정보를 제공받고자 하는 방식에 대해 심층인터뷰를 실시하였다. 이를 위해 우선 선행연구를 참조하여 국내 거주 외국인의 범위를 설정하고, 면접 대상자를 선정하여 심층인터뷰 방법을 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 이후 수집된 자료를 토대로 네 가지 영역에 걸쳐 핵심주제를 도출하고, 관련된 이슈와 쟁점을 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 국내 거주 외국인 대상 재난안전정보 정책 및 콘텐츠 개발, 그리고 서비스 제공방안 마련에 도움이 될 뿐만 아니라 해당 분야 후속연구를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이라 기대한다.