The New Dynamics of Democracy in South Korea

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-67536-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 529 g

South Korea has been through important changes since its democratization in the late 1980s – most recently in 2016–2017 when the candlelight protests led to the ousting of Park Geun-hye and the election of Moon Jae-in. Taking a thematic approach to understanding South Korean democracy, each chapter in this textbook is written by a leading Korean expert on a different element of South Korean politics and government. Covering themes such as intergenerational differences, the instability of the party system, the role of the president, and the impact of the 2016 demonstrations, this is a vital and lively introduction to Korean politics. This systematic and nuanced approach helps you understand the past, present, and possible futures of South Korea’s democracy. It also helps in understanding South Korea’s system for the purposes of comparing it with other political systems.

The New Dynamics of Democracy in South Korea is an invaluable textbook for students of Korean politics, which will also be a useful resource for scholars of comparative democracy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kim, Chae-Han

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

An introduction to The New Dynamics of Democracy in South Korea

1. Changing regional sentiment in South Korea

2. Generations and their political differences in South Korea

3. The neutralization of class politics and new conservative hegemony in South Korea

4. Cultural foundation of contentious democracy in South Korea

5. The political effects of candlelight protests on South Korean democracy

6. Why do parties split and merge in South Korea?

7. Legal regulations in South Korean politics

8. Presidential power and executive dominance in law production in South Korea

9. Democratization, institutions, and welfare politics in South Korea

10. Foreign policy dilemma in South Korean democracy

Über Autor(innen)

Chae-Han Kim is Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Affairs Institute at Hallym University, South Korea.