1st Edition
Two-Track Democracy in South Korea The Interplay Between Institutional Politics and Contentious Politics
By Seongyi Yun
Copyright 2023
190 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines three ironic phenomena of South Korean democracy that have developed after its democratic transition in 1987. While the evaluation of South Korea’s political system by external institutions has steadily improved, people’s trust in the nation’s political system continues to decline. However, in the face of political distrust, unlike in Western democracies, voter turnout has... Read more
Introduction: Three Paradoxes in the Current South Korean Democracy
1 The Beginnings of Democracy and Retreat to Authoritarian Regimes
2 Democratic Transition and Democracy in Deficit
3 Consolidation of Democracy and Civil Society
4 Politics in the New Media Era: Concurrent Progress of Digital Activism and Institutional Participation
5 The Challenges Posed by Digital Activism to Political Institutions
6 Explorations of New Democracy Models in The New Media Age
References
Index
Biography
Seongyi Yun is a Professor at the Department of Political Science and was Dean of the College of Politics and Economics (2016-2020) at Kyung Hee University, Korea.
