Korean Society Civil Society, Democracy and the State

Name: Korean Society Civil Society, Democracy and the State
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ISBN: 9780415770583

ISBN-10: 0415770580

ISBN-13: 9780415770583

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: Charles K. Armstrong

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While most analyses of Korean politics have looked to elites to explain political change, this new and revised edition of Korean Society examines the role of ordinary people in this dramatic transformation. Taking the innovative theme of 'civil society' - voluntary organizations outside the role of the state which have participated in the process of political and social democratization - the essays collected here examine Korea as one of the most dramatic cases in the world of ordinary citizens participating in the transformation of politics. Key topics are discussed including: *Comparisons of Korean democratization to the experiences of post-authoritarian regimes elsewhere in the world …

Book details

List price: $56.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/4/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



List of contributors


Introduction




Civil society in West and East




The problematic modernity of Confucianism: the question of "civil society" in Choson dynasty Korea




Civil society and democratization in South Korea




Engendering civil society: the role of the labor movement




The South Korean student movement: undongkwon as a counterpublic sphere




Women and civil society in South Korea




Commemorating Kwangju: the 5.18 movement and civil society at the millennium




Protestant Christianity and the state: religious organizations as civil society




Beyond the DMZ: the possibility of civil society in North Korea



Index