Democratic Consolidation and Comparative Political Perspective on the 2002 Presidential Election in the ROK

Abstract

During the Third Wave of democratization that began in the late 1970s, more than 100 countries across the Southern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East became democratized. However, among them, fewer than 20 countries remain democratic today.47 South Korea is one of these few and presents itself as a good case to examine various issues arising from the process of democratic consolidation. This chapter will analyze several issues of democratic consolidation in South Korea by examining the significance and major characteristics of the 2002 presidential election. It will also elucidate the implications of the election for democratic consolidation in South Korea in the long run.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1031452

Entities

People

  • Heng Lee
  • Park Kyung-ae

Organizations

  • Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Democracy
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Elections
  • Governments
  • Internet
  • Korea
  • Military Governments
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • North Korea
  • Political Parties
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Social Sciences
  • South Korea
  • Students
  • Terrorists

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.