Democratization and Democracy in South Korea, 1960–Present - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Democratization and Democracy in South Korea, 1960–Present write by Hyug Baeg Im. This book was released on 2020-08-14. Democratization and Democracy in South Korea, 1960–Present available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book analyses democratization and democracy in South Korea since 1960. The book starts with an analysis of the distinctive characteristics of bureaucratic authoritarianism and how democratic transition had been possible after inconclusive and protracted “tug of war” between authoritarian regime and democratic opposition. It then goes on to explore what the opportunities and constraints to the new democracy are to be a consolidated democracy, how new democracy had changed the industrial relations in the post-transition period, how premodern political culture such as Confucian patrimonialism and familism had obstructed democratic consolidation, and the improvement of quality of democracy. The author compares empirically, from the perspective of a comparative political scientist, political regime superiority of democracy over authoritarianism with regard to economic development. He concludes that “democratic incompetence” theory has been proven wrong and, in South Korea, democracy has performed better than authoritarian regimes in terms of economic growth with equity, employment, distribution of income, trade balance, and inflation. This book will benefit political scientists, development economists, labor economists, religious sociologists, military sociologists, and historians focusing on East Asian history.
Consolidating Democracy in South Korea
Consolidating Democracy in South Korea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Consolidating Democracy in South Korea write by Larry Jay Diamond. This book was released on 2000. Consolidating Democracy in South Korea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A review of the dilemmas, tensions and contradictions arising from democratic consolidation in South Korea. It explores the turbulent features of Korean democracy in its first decade, assesses the progress that has been made, and identifies the key obstacles to effective democratic governance.
Korea's Democratization
Korea's Democratization - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Korea's Democratization write by Samuel S. Kim. This book was released on 2003-05-19. Korea's Democratization available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Table of contents
Democratization and Social Movements in South Korea
Democratization and Social Movements in South Korea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Democratization and Social Movements in South Korea write by Sun-Chul Kim. This book was released on 2016-01-29. Democratization and Social Movements in South Korea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. South Korea provides an intellectual challenge in the fields of social movements and democracy in that intense mobilization and the strong influence of social movements have accompanied steady democratization for more than two decades, despite major theories having predicted otherwise. This book examines how social movements in previously authoritarian contexts evolve after democratic transition, using South Korea as a case study. It explores how democratic change influences the form of social movements, and how social movements affect the pace and direction of democracy in turn. It explains how South Korean social movements were able to attain strong political influence by focusing on four causal factors: the configuration of major political actors during the transition period, the relational dynamics among social movement groups, the relationship between social movements and institutionalized political actors, and the impact of transnational forces in the post-transition period. Unlike previous scholarship, the book takes a historical, actor-centered, and process-oriented approach that closely follows the interactions among contending actors through event sequences, rather than being driven by abstract theoretical frameworks. In doing so, it analyses uses a broad range of evidence, including police records, untapped activist documents, presidential memoirs, newspaper accounts and original data sets. Shedding light on the complex political reality that gave rise to a contentious civil society in South Korea after democratization, this book also illuminates the institutional conditions that can help promote domestic peace and stability. Therefore it will be of great use to students and scholars of Korean Studies, Korean politics and social movements, as well as policy makers.
The Politics Of Democratization In Korea
The Politics Of Democratization In Korea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Politics Of Democratization In Korea write by Sunhyuk Kim. This book was released on 2000-11-15. The Politics Of Democratization In Korea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
