Korea's Democratization - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521823218 ISBN 13: 9780521823210

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

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.

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Review

'... this reviewer heartily welcomes Korea's Democratization as a timely and valuable addition to the growing literature on the subject. Most of the chapters are pathfinding and contain much data and insights which could lead to worthy book-length publications.' The Journal of Asian Studies

Book Description

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. This volume explores the complex interplay of factors that have influenced and reshaped Korea's democratic consolidation process.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521823218
• ISBN 13: 9780521823210
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 292
• Editor: Kim Samuel S.