Korea's Democratization

EAN: 9780521823210
Published 14/08/2003
Language: English

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 consolidation process at all levels of state and society, as well as the prospects for consolidation in the coming years.

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.