Media and Democratic Transition in South Korea

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ID7518372
AuthorsKi-Sung Kwak (corresponding author)
Year2012
Pages192
Publication date2012-07-26
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueMedia and democratic transition in South Korea (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203116173
OpenAlexW1545475883
Open LibraryOL25139525M
ISBN9780203116173
LanguageEN
Citations received16

Since South Korea achieved partial democracy in 1987, the country has moved away from authoritarian political control. However, after two decades of democratic transition, South Korea still does not have a strong liberal, individualist culture – something that has brought about a wide range of scholarly discussion on the nature of democracy practised in this dynamic country. While the political changes in South Korea have received rigorous attention from Western scholars, less attention has been given to the changing nature and role of media in this and other such transitions. This book focuses on the changing role of media in the more democratised political landscape of South Korea. It thereby contributes to debates about the emerging role of the media in democratic transition, especially in relation to approaches that go beyond traditional Western constructs of media freedom and the relationship between the state and the media. In addition, it discusses the complex interacting forces that affect the role of the media and their implications for state control and democratisation

Biology · Democracy · Democratization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Law · 1960-1988 · 1988-2002 · 2002 · asia · Démocratisation · Demokratisierung · État et presse · Government and the press · History · Korea · Korea (South) · Mass media · Massenmedien · Media Studies · Political aspects · politics and government · Press and politics · Social Science

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