Korea's Democratization

Name: Korea's Democratization
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ISBN: 9780521530224

ISBN-10: 0521530229

ISBN-13: 9780521530224

Edition: 2003

Authors: Samuel S. Kim

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The Republic of Korea is regarded as a shining example of democracy in East Asia. Despite this significant achievement, Korea's democracy in practice has been plagued by political gridlock, severe factional infighting, a lack of social capital and cooperation between civil society and political institutions, and leadership behavior that calls to mind its authoritarian past. Although the country is now a secure electoral democracy, its journey toward democratic consolidation is far from complete. In this volume, some of the best scholars on Korean politics explore and assess the complex interplay of the facilitating and inhibiting factors that have influenced and reshaped Korea's democratic…

Book details

List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/19/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 292
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.946



Tables and figures


Contributors


Preface



A Framework of Analysis



Korea's democratization in the global-local nexus




Consolidation at the Mass Level



Mass politics, public opinion, and democracy in Korea




Consolidation at the Civil Society Level



Civil society in democratizing Korea




Redrafting democratization through women's representation and participation in the Republic of Korea




Korean nationalism, anti-Americanism, and democratic consolidation




Consolidation at the State Level



Regional politics and democratic consolidation in Korea




Crafting and consolidating constitutional democracy in Korea




Security and democracy in South Korean development




The developmental state and democratic consolidation in South Korea



Bibliography


Index