Comparing the Paris Commune and the Gwangju Uprising
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12075473 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Katsiaficas (Wentworth Institute of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 261-270 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07393140307195 |
| OpenAlex | W2036867078 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper examines similarities and differences between the Paris Commune and the Gwangju Uprising. Although separated by more than a century, these two events contained many dynamics in common: the spontaneous emergence of popular organs of democratic decision-making; emergence of armed resistance from below; attenuation of criminal behavior in the cities; existence of genuine solidarity and cooperation among the citizenry; suspension of hierarchies of class, power and status; and appearance of internal divisions among the participants. While in Paris a previously formed group (the National Guard) seized power on March 18, in Gwangju people spontaneously formed the Citizens' Army. The Paris Commune played a role in the Gwangju Uprising through the conscious memory of many participants
Criminology · Democracy · Guard (computer science · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Solidarity · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |