Dilemmas in the making of civil society in Korean political reform
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| ID | 4773970 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Hyuk-Rae Kim (0000-0002-1842-9070, Korea University of International Studies, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2004 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 55-69 |
| Data de publicação | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journal of Contemporary Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0047-2336 • E-ISSN: 1752-7554 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00472330480000301 |
| OpenAlex | W2071340072 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 6 |
| Referências citadas | 4 |
As Korea moves from a state-dominated to a civilian-driven society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have emerged as an institutional hybrid that undertakes public functions through private initiatives. Recently NGOs have gone beyond diverse social issues to promote political reform. On 12 January 2000, Citizens' Alliance for General Elections (CAGE) — a loosely coupled coalition of NGOs formed to reform the nomination process and realize citizen political sovereignty — ousted 59 of 86 disfavored candidates from the political stage in the 16th General Elections in 2000. The coalition gained public support and persuaded the government to revise election law and readjust electoral constituencies. NGOs such as CAGE have thus become salient political actors and credible public institutions propelling democratic transition. Yet CAGE activities were never made legal and failed to mobilize voters — the 16th elections had the lowest voter turnout in Korean history left regional party monopoly intact, and provided no clear vision for political reform. CAGE inability to generate grassroots collective action exacerbated its own lack of focus, even as its success diminshed the role of conventional political actors. These limitations, representing instructive dilemmas in the making of civil society, suggest that NGOs need to specify their functions, increase civic engagement, and promote citizen networks and cooperation for the common good in a society
Alliance · Civil society · Collective action · Democracy · Government (linguistics · Grassroots · Nomination · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
| Obras citantes distintas | 6 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,29 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2005 - 2011 (7) |
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 6 |