The Global Economic Crisis, Dual Polarization, and Liberal Democracy in South Korea
Abstract: This paper aims at a theoretical reflection on and an empirical analysis of the relationship between the global economic crisis and liberal democracy in South Korea. For this, we elaborate the concept of dual polarization and construct a model of path analysis which includes such variables as socio-economic and political-ideological cleavage, political party affiliation, ideological orientation, economic (crisis) outlook, and support for an autocratic presidential rule as potential threats to liberal democracy. Descriptively, the paper examines how liberal democracy has unfolded and where South Korea stands today with regard to the quality of her democracy. Analytically, the paper examines where the potential threat to liberal democracy comes from based on a general population survey in Korea from 2014. The major findings of our analysis include: 1) The support for autocratic presidential power is stronger among citizens than among MPs. 2) Political party affiliation, ideological o
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Globale Wirtschaftskrise, doppelte Polarisierung und liberale Demokratie in Südkorea
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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The Global Economic Crisis, Dual Polarization, and Liberal Democracy in South Korea ; volume:43 ; number:4 ; year:2018 ; pages:274-299
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begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Historical social research ; 43, Heft 4 (2018), 274-299
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Politik
- Creator
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Han, Sang-Jin
Shim, Young-Hee
- DOI
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10.12759/hsr.43.2018.4.274-299
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019071015081747824003
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 7:36 AM CEST
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- Shim, Young-Hee
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