Politics Of Democratization In Korea, The - The Role of Civil Society (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2000
First published:	December 2000
Authors:	Sunhyuk Kim
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	196
ISBN-13:	978-0-8229-5736-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Promotions
LSN:	0-8229-5736-1
Barcode:	9780822957362

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