The Impact of Democratic Transition on Elections and Parties in South Korea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6314820 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Uk Heo (0000-0001-7416-6175, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), Hans Stockton (Department of International Studies, University of St Thomas, Houston, TX 77006, USA) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 674-688 |
| Publication date | 2005-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068805057604 |
| OpenAlex | W2071733191 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 8 |
With the 'third wave of democratization', South Korea joined the democracy club in the late 1980s. Although electoral performance and the party system have changed since the transition to democracy, there has been little systematic examination of the changes. In this article, we conduct an empirical test after developing a theoretical argument about why democratization leads to change. Before democratization, the manipulation of electoral laws and the urban–rural cleavage dominated Korean elections. After democratization, the electoral rules stabilized and opposition parties were given a fair chance to win the election. However, the average life of political parties shortened because of regionalism and personalism. There is now reason to believe that personalism may be set to diminish, thus encouraging authentic structural cleavages to emerge and shape Korean party politics in the coming years
Argument (complex analysis · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Opposition (politics · Personalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Universal suffrage · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,84 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |