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Media and democratic transition in South Korea / Ki-Sung Kwak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kwak, Ki-Sung, author.
- Series:
- Media, culture, and social change in Asia series ; 29.
- Media, culture and social change in Asia ; 29
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Government and the press--Korea (South)--History.
- Government and the press.
- Press and politics--Korea (South)--History.
- Press and politics.
- Democracy--Korea (South)--History.
- Democracy.
- Democratization--Korea (South)--History.
- Democratization.
- Korea (South)--Politics and government--1960-1988.
- Korea (South).
- Korea (South)--Politics and government--1988-2002.
- Korea (South)--Politics and government--2002-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 foc
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Authoritarian governments and tame media (-1987); 2 Early democratic transition: conservative governments and cautious media (1988-1997); 3 Reformist governments and contested media (1998-2007); 4 Newspapers and democracy; 5 Television and democracy; 6 Online media and democracy; 7 Conclusion: conservative restoration and redefining the lines of media contestation; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-29792-8
- 1-283-52142-3
- 9786613833877
- 0-203-11617-8
- 1-136-29793-6
- 9780203116173
- OCLC:
- 804661365
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