Democratization and civil society development through the perspectives of Gramsci and Tocqueville in South Korea and Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13020941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charmaine Noelle Willis (0000-0002-0664-6158, Albany State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 371-384 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Comparative Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2057-8911 • E-ISSN: 2057-892X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2057891119867401 |
| OpenAlex | W2966392597 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
The development of a country’s civil society has typically been tied to the development of democracy: a vibrant civil society is indicative of a vibrant democracy. Why, then, has civil society emerged differently in South Korea, a country that democratized fairly recently, and Japan, a country that has been democratic since the end of the Second World War? I argue the origins of democracy in both states significantly contributed to the contrasting characters of civil society. In Japan, top-down democratization facilitated the development of a civil society with a strong link to the state for the majority of the 20th century, best viewed from the perspective of Gramsci. By contrast, the bottom-up democratization process in South Korea fostered a civil society where organizations monitor the state, best understood from the Tocquevillian perspective. Through comparative case analysis, this study endeavors to contribute to the literature on civil society by highlighting the ways in which democratization influences the trajectory of civil society
Civil society · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · State (computer science · Chinese history and philosophy · Law · Political theory and Gramsci · Religion and Society Interactions
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Bowling alone
Unravelling Gramsci
From Meiji to Heisei
China, Corporatism, and the East Asian Model
The State of Civil Society in Japan
Korea's Democratization
Developing Democracy
Japan's New Left Movements
Japan’s Dual Civil Society
Gramsci on Civil Society
The Limits of Ngo-Government Relations in South Korea
Strong State and Strong Civil Society in Contemporary South Korea
Bowling Together” isn’t a Cure-All
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Civil Society and the New Civic Movements in Contemporary Japan
Imagining Democracy in Postwar Japan
Performance Legitimacy” and China’s Political Adaptation Strategy
The Making of Minjung
The Interplay between the State, the Market, and Culture in Shaping Civil Society
Civil Society and Interest Groups in Contemporary Japan
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The Politics of the Governed
Civil society and min-jian
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |