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South Korea’s Democracy in Crisis - The Threats of Illiberalism, Populism, and Polarization (Paperback)
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Like in many other states worldwide, democracy is in trouble in
South Korea, entering a state of regressionin the past decade,
barely thirty years after its emergence in 1987. The society that
had ordinary citizensleading “candlelight protests” demanding
the impeachment of Park Geun-Hye in 2016–17 has becomepolarized
amid an upsurge of populism, driven by persistent structural
inequalities, globalization, and therise of the information
society. The symptoms of democratic decline have been increasingly
hard to miss: the demonization of politicalopponents, erosion of
democratic norms, and the whittling away of the courts’
independence. Perhapsmost disturbing is that this all took place
under a government dominated by former pro-democracyactivists. Will
the election victory of opposition leader Yoon Suk-Yeol end this
democratic erosion, or willthe rift between South Korea’s
progressives and conservatives only deepen with the next
administration? The contributors to this volume trace the sources
of illiberalism in today’s Korea; examine how
politicalpolarization is plaguing its party system; discuss how
civil society and the courts have become politicized;look at the
roles of inequality, education, and social media in the country’s
democratic decline; andconsider how illiberalism has affected
Korea’s foreign policy.
General
Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2023 |
Editors: |
Gi-Wook Shin
• Ho-Ki Kim
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Dimensions: |
223 x 154 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
360 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5381-7781-5 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-5381-7781-1 |
Barcode: |
9781538177815 |
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