Korea's Democratization [Paperback]

This volume explores the interplay of factors influencing the process of Korea's democratization.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. 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.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. 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.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. 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 democratizatioló‡