Korea's Democratization
Korea's Democratization
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Although the Republic of Korea is regarded as a shining example of democracy in East Asia and a secure electoral democracy, its journey toward democratic consolidation is far from complete. 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 consolidation process at all levels of state and society as well as the prospects for consolidation in the coming years.
- Focus on Korea's democratic consolidation
- A multidimensional and multilevel analysis
- Primary attention to the developments from 1993–2001
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"Korea's Democratization provides an excellent means for readers to catch up with recent developments in Korea's democratization process..." Perspectives on Political Science
Product details
- Published: May 2003
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN: 9780521823210
- Length: 292 pages
- Dimensions: 234 × 160 × 24 mm
- Weight: 0.54kg
- Contains: 4 b/w illus. 17 tables
- Availability: Available
Table of Contents
- Tables and figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I. A Framework of Analysis:
- 1. Korea's democratization in the global-local nexus Samuel S. Kim
- Part II. Consolidation at the Mass Level:
- 2. Mass politics, public opinion, and democracy in Korea Doh Chull Shin
- Part III. Consolidation at the Civil Society Level:
- 3. Civil society in democratizing Korea Sunhyuk Kim
- 4. Redrafting democratization through women's representation and participation in the Republic of Korea Seungsook Moon
- 5. Korean nationalism, anti-Americanism, and democratic consolidation Katharine H. S. Moon
- Part IV. Consolidation at the State Level:
- 6. Regional politics and democratic consolidation in Korea David C. Kang
- 7. Crafting and consolidating constitutional democracy in Korea Jeong-Ho Roh
- 8. Security and democracy in South Korean development Victor Cha
- 9. The developmental state and democratic consolidation in South Korea C. S. Eliot Kang
- Bibliography
- Index.
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