Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 407 g
Democracy in South Korea, 1987-1997
Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 407 g
Reihe: East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture
ISBN: 978-0-415-86492-3
Verlag: Routledge
In 1987 South Korea began a democratic transition after almost three decades of significant economic development under authoritarian rule. Increased civil unrest caused by dissatisfaction resulted in the regime agreeing to constitutional changes in the summer of 1987. By 1992 the first president without a military background was elected and during his tenure a further deepening of democracy took place. These reforms were instrumental in making it possible that in 1997 for the first time in South Korean history an opposition candidate was elected president. This book examines the initial transition and later attempts at consolidating democracy in South Korea, and argues that although significant progress had been made and a power alternation achieved by late 1997, South Korea could not, by the end of that decade (1987-97), be considered a consolidated democracy.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Acknowledgements Note on Romanization 1. Introduction 2. Division and Authoritarianism: Korea's Political Heritage, 1945-1985 3. The Democratic Transition 4. Deepening Democracy: The 'Era of Ordinary People' 5. Attempting Democratic Consolidation 6. Conclusion: Evaluating Democracy in Korea, 1987-1997 Bibliography
