Aspects of Disaster Migration Discourse from the Perspective of CUMDA-Mobility

Disaster migration discourse has a long history, as confirmed in the Mencius. Disasters have occurred regardless of the era, and responses to them have important meaning in political and social aspects. Today, as can be seen in the theory of ‘Poly-crises’ by Morin and Kern, Disaster quickly spread through the boundaries of modern nation-states, and rather act as a factor that strengthens national boundaries. Based on these points, this study examined the aspects of migration and discourse related to disaster-related migration in order to explore the direction of future responses to disaster-related migration and suggest a change in perception of migration. Since the historical discourse of disaster occurrence and migration experience was a disaster response discourse that emphasized political stability, it was found that there was a limitation that disaster victims could not help but be called the other. Since the modern era, the ‘diaspora discourse’ has been the main topic of disaster migration discourse, but it has been found to have limitations in that it does not fully reflect the current crisis situation that is changing in various ways. In contrast, the newly emerging CUMDA-Mobility discourse analyzes that various factors in modern society are interacting to deepen multiple crises, and argues that ‘movement’ of paradigms, perceptions, existence, and practices is necessary. Although the CUMDA-Mobility discourse is not the final chapter of disaster migration discourse, the most important thing in disaster migration discourse is that it should not become a way of calling out the other.