The Role of Civil Protest in the Consolidation of Democracy in South Korea, 1960 to 1993

Vinay Kumar (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

175 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-0540-3 (ISBN)

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This book has analyzed the participation of various classes in civil protests, such as students, laborers and the working class, the middle class, women, and religious organizations. Their common goals for protesting were human and civil rights, democratization, free foreign policy, and reunification of the Korean peninsula. The main civil protests were those of April 19, 1960, to protest against Park Chung-hee, the civil protests of May 1980, and the protests of June 1987.This book compares the role of people's protest with that of external factors (e.g., the role of the US) and the Church's position, with reference to the third wave of democracy. It also talks about the process and achievements of civil protests, such as establishing laws and framing the constitution. In conclusion, this book shows the leading role of protest movements in a working democracy.This book will help college students, research scholars and people who are interested in South Korean political history and democracy.

Dr Vinay Kumar completed his PhD at the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, India. He received a senior research fellowship from the Indian government. At present he is a guest faculty member in the same department. He has published many articles related to Korean Studies. Among his most significant published articles are 'the Popularity of Korea drama', 'Upheaval in the Korean peninsula and the changing policies of US and North Korea', and 'Development, New Social Movement and their Coexistence: A Case Study of South Korea'. His areas of interest are Korean political history and Korea-India bilateral relations.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.7.2024
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
ISBN-10	1-0364-0540-0 / 1036405400
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-0540-3 / 9781036405403
Zustand	Neuware