Liberalism Versus Political Equality in South Korea: Ideological Conflicts Around Democracy in the Postdemocratization Era
- 한국학술연구원
- Korea Observer
- Vol 52, No 3
- : SCOPUS, SSCI, KCI등재
- 2021.08
- 513 - 539 (27 pages)
This article explores the two competing democratic concepts of liberalism and political equality in Korean politics. In the development of Korean democracy, liberalism has evolved as a form of anticommunism as a way to pursue social stability; meanwhile, political equality has emerged by means of civic participation as a way to seek equal opportunities to be involved in decision making. This article traces how political equality has tended to expand from the time of Kim Young-sam to the Roh Moo-hyun administrations, while liberalism dominated during the administrations of Lee Myungbak and Park Geun-hye. In addition, this article identifies different trends of civic participation between the progressive governments that promoted civilian ascendancy and the conservative governments that showed uncommunicative leadership in the decision-making process.
Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. Competing Democratic Concepts in Korea: Liberalism Versus Political Equality
Ⅲ. Research Design
Ⅳ. Democracy-related Words: Political Equal-minded Discourses Under Progressive Governments Versus Liberal-minded Discourses Under Conservative Governments
Ⅴ. O ccurrences o f Civic A ssemblies: E ven Participation in Progressive Governments Versus Uneven Participation in Conservative Governments
Ⅵ. Conclusion and Implications
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