Democratization and Social Movements in South Korea Defiant Institutionalization Routledge Studies on Modern Korea Series
Auteur : Kim Sun-Chul
South Korea provides an intellectual challenge in the fields of social movements and democracy in that intense mobilization and the strong influence of social movements have accompanied steady democratization for more than two decades, despite major theories having predicted otherwise.
This book examines how social movements in previously authoritarian contexts evolve after democratic transition,using South Korea as a case study. It explores how democratic change influences the form of social movements, and how social movements affect the pace and direction of democracy in turn. It explains how South Korean social movements were able to attain strong political influence by focusing on four causal factors: the configuration of major political actors during the transition period, the relational dynamics among social movement groups, the relationship between social movements and institutionalized political actors, and the impact of transnational forces in the post-transition period. Unlike previous scholarship, the book takes a historical, actor-centered, and process-oriented approach that closely follows the interactions among contending actors through event sequences, rather than being driven by abstract theoretical frameworks. In doing so, it analyses uses a broad range of evidence, including police records, untapped activist documents, presidential memoirs, newspaper accounts and original data sets.
Shedding light on the complex political reality that gave rise to a contentious civil society in South Korea after democratization, this book also illuminates the institutional conditions that can help promote domestic peace and stability. Therefore it will be of great use to students and scholars of Korean Studies, Korean politics and social movements, as well as policy makers.
Introduction 1. Transition Dynamics and the Origin of Political Instability 2. Post-authoritarian Contention and Coalition Dynamics 3. The Making of Social Movement Autonomy 4. South Korea’s Double Transition and Popular Contention. Conclusion
Sun-Chul Kim is a sociologist and Assistant Professor of Korean Studies at the Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Emory University, USA.
Date de parution : 08-2018
15.6x23.4 cm
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Ouvrage de 240 p.
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Mots-clés :
South Korean Social Movements; korean; Post-authoritarian South Korea; Defiant Institutionalization; South Korea’s Democratic Transition; Roh Tae Woo; Social Movement Sector; Minjung Groups; Minjung Activists; Citizen Movement Organizations; South Korea’s Transition; Korean Women’s Associations United; Social Movement Institutionalization; Civil Society; Rice Market Opening; Political Parties; Minjung Movement; Korean Integrated News Database System; Progressive Social Movement Organizations; Civil Movement Organizations; South Korean Political System; Unified Candidacy; Candlelight Protests; June Uprising; Social Movement Cohesion; Opposition Elites