Human Rights And Democratic Consolidation In South Korea

Author : Gabriel Jonsson
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811279140

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Human Rights And Democratic Consolidation In South Korea by Gabriel Jonsson Pdf

Has South Korea accomplished democratic consolidation since the Constitution was revised in 1987? Whereas political freedom has improved, the NSL is generally pointed out as the main obstacle to full freedom but it is not the only one to guarantee respect for human rights. Since full respect for human rights is not guaranteed, democratic consolidation has not been achieved. This book analyzes the issue based on the state of human rights that are an important part of democracy. The starting points are the 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1987 South Korean Constitution and the 2001 National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act which are empirically tested. Definitions of democratic consolidation are applied. The study first investiga- tes legislation and human rights institutions, including the National Security Law (NSL), the Con-stitutional Court, the NHRC, adherence to international human rights law and the Universal Periodic Review. Then the impact of inter-Korean relations on human rights are reviewed based on the NSL, dispatches of leaflets across the border and conscientious objectors. Finally, freedom of expression, assembly and association, including the state of sexual minorities, trials of ex-presidents, death penalty, human trafficking and torture are studied.

Author : Larry Jay Diamond,Byung-Kook Kim,Pyŏng-guk Kim
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1555878482

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Consolidating Democracy in South Korea by Larry Jay Diamond,Byung-Kook Kim,Pyŏng-guk Kim Pdf

A review of the dilemmas, tensions and contradictions arising from democratic consolidation in South Korea. It explores the turbulent features of Korean democracy in its first decade, assesses the progress that has been made, and identifies the key obstacles to effective democratic governance.

Author : Samuel S. Kim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0521530229

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Korea's Democratization by Samuel S. Kim Pdf

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Author : Charles K. Armstrong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135986391

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Korean Society by Charles K. Armstrong Pdf

While most analyses of Korean politics have looked to elites to explain political change, this new and revised edition of Korean Society examines the role of ordinary people in this dramatic transformation. Taking the innovative theme of 'civil society' - voluntary organizations outside the role of the state which have participated in the process of political and social democratization - the essays collected here examine Korea as one of the most dramatic cases in the world of ordinary citizens participating in the transformation of politics. Key topics discussed include: comparisons of Korean democratization to the experiences of post-authoritarian regimes elsewhere in the world comparisons of the theory of civil society as developed in Western Europe and America the legacy of Korea's Confucian past for contemporary politics and society close examinations of various civil society movements South Korea and North Korea. Conceptually innovative, up-to-date and timely, the new edition of this book will be an invaluable resource for students of contemporary Korea, Asian politics and the global struggle for democracy.

Author : Carl Saxer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136710711

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From Transition to Power Alternation by Carl Saxer Pdf

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.

Author : Sunhyuk Kim
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780822972174

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The Politics of Democratization in Korea by Sunhyuk Kim Pdf

A study that demonstrates how crucial civil society has been to democratic transition, democratic failure, and the recent, ongoing efforts to reform, deepen, and consolidate democracy in Korea.

Author : Hyug Baeg Im
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811537035

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Democratization and Democracy in South Korea, 1960–Present by Hyug Baeg Im Pdf

This book analyses democratization and democracy in South Korea since 1960. The book starts with an analysis of the distinctive characteristics of bureaucratic authoritarianism and how democratic transition had been possible after inconclusive and protracted “tug of war” between authoritarian regime and democratic opposition. It then goes on to explore what the opportunities and constraints to the new democracy are to be a consolidated democracy, how new democracy had changed the industrial relations in the post-transition period, how premodern political culture such as Confucian patrimonialism and familism had obstructed democratic consolidation, and the improvement of quality of democracy. The author compares empirically, from the perspective of a comparative political scientist, political regime superiority of democracy over authoritarianism with regard to economic development. He concludes that “democratic incompetence” theory has been proven wrong and, in South Korea, democracy has performed better than authoritarian regimes in terms of economic growth with equity, employment, distribution of income, trade balance, and inflation. This book will benefit political scientists, development economists, labor economists, religious sociologists, military sociologists, and historians focusing on East Asian history.

Author : Stein Ringen,Huck-ju Kwon,Ilcheong Yi,Taekyoon Kim,Jooha Lee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199875931

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The Korean State and Social Policy by Stein Ringen,Huck-ju Kwon,Ilcheong Yi,Taekyoon Kim,Jooha Lee Pdf

There are two great mysteries in the political economy of South Korea. How could a destroyed country in next to no time become a sophisticated and affluent economy? And how could a ruthlessly authoritarian regime metamorphose with relative ease into a stable democratic polity? South Korea was long ruled with harsh authoritarianism, but, strangely, the authoritarian rulers made energetic use of social policy. The Korean State and Social Policy observes South Korean public policy from 1945 to 2000 through the prism of social policy to examine how the rulers operated and worked. After the military coup in 1961, the new leaders used social policy to buy themselves legitimacy. That enabled them to rule in two very different ways simultaneously. In their determination to hold on to power they were without mercy, but in the use of power in governance, their strategy was to co-opt and mobilize with a sophistication that is wholly exceptional among authoritarian rulers. It is governance and not power that explains the Korean miracle. Mobilization is a strategy with consequences. South Korea was not only led to economic development but also, inadvertently perhaps, built up as a society rich in public and civil institutions. When authoritarianism collapsed under the force of nationwide uprisings in 1987, the institutions of a reasonably pluralistic social and political order were there, alive and well, and democracy could take over without further serious drama. This book is about many things: development and modernization, dictatorship and democracy, state capacity and governance, social protection and welfare states, and Korean history. But finally it is about lifting social policy analysis out of the ghetto of self-sufficiency it is often confined to and into the center ground of hard political science.

Author : N. Jones
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781403984616

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Gender and the Political Opportunities of Democratization in South Korea by N. Jones Pdf

This book explores how political opportunities afforded by democratization, including the relative balance of power between conservative and progressive civic actors, shape power relations between men and women in post-authoritarian Korea. Jones reveals that organized women can make a difference - depending on their strategic choices and alliances, and the manner in which they negotiate evolving political institutions. Moreover, democratic consolidation need not be led by political parties, but can provide surprising opportunities for an organized civil society to press for a deepening of political and human rights.

Author : Yangmo Ku,Inyeop Lee,Jongseok Woo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317236757

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Politics in North and South Korea by Yangmo Ku,Inyeop Lee,Jongseok Woo Pdf

Politics in North and South Korea provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the political dynamics of the two Koreas. Giving equal weight to North and South Korea, the authors trace the history of political and economic development and international relations of the Korean peninsula, showing how South Korea became democratized and how Juche ideology has affected the establishment and operation of a totalitarian system in North Korea. Written in a straightforward, jargon free manner, this textbook utilizes both historical-institutional approaches and quantitative evidence to analyse the political dimensions of a wide variety of issues including: Legacies of early-twentieth-century Japanese colonial rule South Korean democratization and democratic consolidation South Korean diplomacy and North Korean nuclear crises The economic development of both North and South Korea The three-generation power succession in North Korea North Korean human rights issues Inter-Korean relations and reunification This textbook will be essential reading for students of Korean Politics and is also suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on East Asian Politics, Asian Studies, and International Relations.

Author : William Shaw
Publisher : Harvard Univ Asia Center
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0674416058

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Human Rights in Korea by William Shaw Pdf

Instead of using an external and purely contemporary standard, the authors work from within Korean history, treating the successive phases of Korea's modern century to examine the uneasy fate of human rights and some of the ideas of human rights as they have developed in the Korean context.

Author : Brendan Howe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031062674

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Society and Democracy in South Korea and Indonesia by Brendan Howe Pdf

This book is divided into three sections comprised of pairs of chapters. First, a section examining how Confucianism interacts with democratic resilience in South Korea, compared with the societal role and challenge of Islam in Indonesian democracy. The second section will conduct brief historical surveys of the role of civil society role in Korean and Indonesian democratization, and debates about the appropriate role for civil society after democratization. In particular, the various roles of civil society non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and popular movements will be highlighted in both countries. The final section looks at socio-economic conditions and distributive justice in relation to democracy in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Indonesia.

Author : Larry Jay Diamond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Democracy
ISBN : OCLC:45819694

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Consolidating Democracy in South Korea by Larry Jay Diamond Pdf

Author : Larry Jay Diamond
Publisher : Hoover Inst Press Publication
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822028336170

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Institutional Reform and Democratic Consolidation in Korea by Larry Jay Diamond Pdf

A look at the factors that define the Korean model of democratization and the reforms that are still needed to consolidate democracy in Korea.

Author : Tae-gyu Yun
Publisher : Lynne Rienner
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : 8984213004

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Law and Democracy in South Korea by Tae-gyu Yun Pdf

The sweeping changes that have taken place in South Korea¿s governing institutions since the adoption of a new constitution in 1987 have affected and even transformed many aspects of Korean society. Dae-Kyu Yoon adopts a legal perspective to explore the trajectory of the country¿s democratic consolidation. Ranging from processes to structures to issues of social justice, he sheds important light on the role of law in democratic development.