The Politics Of Democratization In Korea

The Politics Of Democratization In Korea
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Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9780822972174
ISBN-13 : 0822972174
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Download or read book The Politics Of Democratization In Korea written by Sunhyuk Kim and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2000-11-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What role did civil society play in Korea's recent democratization? How does the Korean case compare with cases from other regions of the world? What is the current status of Korean democratic consolidation? What are the prospects for Korean democracy?In December 1997, for the first time in the history of South Korea (hereafter Korea), an opposition candidate was elected to the presidency. Korea became the first new democracy in Asia where a horizontal transfer of power occurred through the electoral process. Sunhyuk Kim's study of democratization in Korea argues that the momentum for political change in Korea has consistently emanated from oppositional civil society rather than from the state. He develops a civil society paradigm and utilizes Korea's three authoritarian breakdowns (only two of which resulted in democratic transitions) to illustrate the past and present influences of Korean civil society groups on authoritarian breakdowns, democratic transitions, and post-transition democratic consolidations. One of the first systematic attempts to apply a civil society framework to a democratizing country in East Asia, The Politics of Democratization in Korea will be of use to political scientists and advanced undergraduate and graduate students working in comparative politics, political theory, East Asian politics, and the politics of democratization.


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