South Korea's democracy in crisis : the threats of illiberalism, populism, and polarization / edited by Gi-Wook Shin and Ho-Ki Kim.
"Like in many other states worldwide, democracy is in trouble in South Korea, entering a state of regression in the past decade, barely thirty years after its emergence in 1987. The society that had ordinary citizens leading "candlelight protests" demanding the impeachment of Park Geu...
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Stanford : Lanham :
Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center ; Rowman & Littlefield,
2023.
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Table of Contents:
- Korea's democratic decay : worrisome trends and pressing challenges / Gi-Wook Shin and Ho-Ki Kim
- Why Is Korean democracy majoritarian but not liberal? / Byongjin Ahn
- Uses and misuses of nationalism in the democratic politics of Korea / Aram Hur
- The weakness of party politics and rise of populism in Korea / Kwanhu Lee
- The politicization of civil society : no longer watchdogs of power, former democratic activists are becoming new authoritarian leaders / Myoung-Ho Park
- The politicization of the judiciary in Korea : challenges in maintaining the balance of power / Seongwook Heo
- Two divergences in Korea's economy and democracy : regional and generational disparities / Jun-Ho Jeong and Il-Young Lee
- Democracy and the educational system in Korea / Seongsoo Choi
- Social media and the salience of polarization in Korea / Yong Suk Lee
- Illiberalism in Korean foreign policy / Victor Cha
- The democratic recession : a global and comparative perspective / Larry Diamond
- Korea's 2022 presidential election : populism in the post-truth era / Ho-Ki Kim and Gi-Wook Shin