Freedom of Expression in South Korea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3986201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephan Haggard (0000-0003-1571-2580, University of California San Diego), Jong-Sung You (0000-0001-5490-7212, Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 167-179 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2336 • E-ISSN: 1752-7554 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00472336.2014.947310 |
| OpenAlex | W2156805379 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 2 |
South Korea is widely considered a consolidated democracy, but there is growing evidence that freedom of expression in South Korea has lagged behind that of comparable Asian countries and that it has deteriorated since 2008. Freedom House downgraded South Korea’s “freedom of the press” status from “free” to “partly free” in 2010 and other international reports also raised concerns on the status of freedom of expression in the country. We identify five problems that have contributed to the deterioration in South Korea’s rankings with respect to civil liberties: abuse of criminal defamation, the rules governing election campaigns, national security limitations on free speech, restrictions related to the internet and partisan use of state power to control the media. We close by considering possible explanations of the phenomenon, ranging from more distant cultural factors and the influence of the Japanese legal systems through the enduring impact of the Cold War. However, the main problems appear political. Governments on both the political right and left have placed limits on freedom of expression in order to contain political opposition, and constitutional, legal and political checks have proven insufficient to stop them
Civil liberties · Democracy · Freedom of expression · Freedom of the press · Human rights · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political freedom · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law
From Collective Action to Impeachment
Democracy in Trouble
Rights Claiming in South Korea
Combining Multiple Disinformation Countermeasures to Regulate Election Disruptions
Rethinking Asian values in journalism
What has Happened to the Poster Child
Capitalist maturity and South Korea's post‐development conundrum
Korean NGOs and Reconciliation with Japan
Internet Use and Protest Politics in South Korea and Taiwan
Liberal Taiwan Versus Illiberal South Korea
The Determinants of Transnational Human Rights Reporting in Asia
The Access Paradox
Foreign policy consequences of democratic backsliding
Bringing the developmental state back in
Between trust and suspicion
Media freedom and responsibility in South Korea
Erosion or decay? Conceptualizing causes and mechanisms of democratic regression
Why do democratic societies tolerate undemocratic laws? Sorting public support for the National Security Act in South Korea
Hiding in Plain Sight
Democratic Ceilings
The Integrity of Elections in Asia
Dynamics between national security laws and repertoires of political action
Has South Korean democracy hit a glass ceiling? Institutional‐cultural factors and limits to democratic progress
Limited Pluralism in a Liberal Democracy
When Do South Koreans Support Government Restrictions on Media? The Roles of Partisanship and Democratic Support
| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |