Korean Political System and Democracy

윤종빈 지음

푸른길 2022년 06월 08일 출간 국내도서 : 2021년 06월 14일 출간

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The current situation of Korean politics in English

People around the world want to read books written in English about Korean politics, but it is not easy to find Korean politics books written in English in Korea. So Jongbin Yoon, a director of Center for Future Policy Studies, wrote a book in English about Korean politics. 『Korean Political System and Democracy』 is the result. As such, the first goal of the book is to provide an overall picture of Korean political process to scholars and readers abroad. The second goal of the book is to theoretically analyze Korean political system and to practically demonstrate the real political aspects of Korean National Assembly, political parties, elections and public opinions. It would be a meaningful contribution to the discipline of comparative politics to review Korean political system not only from a theoretical perspective but also from a practical aspect. The third purpose of the book is to provide the most updated data on the current issues of Korean politics. For those who need more updated and reliable knowledge on Korean politics may find useful information and insight out of this book.
The chapters of the book are organized into thirteen parts. Each parts examine various issues of Korean politics both in theory and in practice. The key concepts dealt with in the book are as followings: democracy and democratization, Constitutions and power structures, party systems and electoral systems/laws, voting behavior, National Assembly, political culture and civil society, peace and security in the Korean Peninsula, and so on. Foreigners interested in Korean politics will be able to access various results of analyzing the Korean political system with the latest data throughout reading this book.

영어로 읽는 한국 정치 현황

세계 곳곳에서는 한국 정치를 영어로 다룬 책을 읽고 싶어하지만, 정작 한국에는 이런 요구를 충족시킬 만한 책을 찾기 쉽지 않다. 미래정책센터의 센터장 윤종빈은 그래서 한국 정치를 영어로 다룬 책을 썼다. 『Korean Political System and Democracy』가 그것이다. 그런 만큼 이 책의 첫 번째 목표는 해외의 학자들과 독자들에게 전반적인 한국의 정치 과정을

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Preface
List of Figures and Tables

Chapter 1. A Brief Introduction of Korean Politics
Nation Building and Industrialization
The Road to Democratization
Political System, Party System and Electoral System
2016 Candlelight Movement and Presidential Impeachment

Chapter 2. Changing Korean Society
Aging Population and Low Birth Rate
Unemployment Rate and Korean Economy
Income-led Growth Policy
Social Fairness: Exemptions from Mandatory Military Service

Chapter 3. Korean Democratization
The Process of Korean Democracy
Institutions Driving Democratic Consolidation in Korea
Democratic Consolidation and Democracy after Democratization

Chapter 4. Korean Constitution and Political Power Structure
Constitution: Organization and Principles
Issues of Constitutional Revision
Failure in Power Structure
History of Constitutional Amendment

Chapter 5. Korean Party System
Korean Party System
2003 Uri Party and Political Reform
Presidential Impeachment and Result of the 2004 National Assembly Election
Crisis of Party Politics

Chapter 6. New Election Law
Brief History of Electoral System
New Election Law in 2004
New Regulations on Political Financing
Semi-Mixed-Member Proportional System
The Role of National Election Commission

Chapter 7. Electoral Systems and Recent Elections
19th Presidential Election in 2017
Electoral System and Its Reform
21st National Assembly Election in 2020

Chapter 8. Voting Behavior in Korea
Regionalism as a Single Dominant Factor
The Role of Ideology in Voting
Two-Ballot System and Strategic Voting
Voter Turnout
Early Voting since 2013
2018 Local Elections

Chapter 9. National Assembly
Legislative-Executive Relationship
Leadership and Organization
Law Making Process
Two Unique Privileges of Legislators
National Assembly Research Service (NARS)

Chapter 10. Korean Political Culture
Asian Values and Democracy
Trust and Democracy

Chapter 11. Civil Society in Korea
The Role of NGOs
Civic Organization #1: Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ)
Civi

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저자(글) 윤종빈

저자 : 윤종빈
Jongbin Yoon
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Jongbin Yoon is a director of Center for Future Policy Studies(http://cfps.co.kr) & a full professor in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Myongji University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. He is also a President of Korea Legislative Studies Institute affiliated with Korean National Assembly(http://www.assembly.re.kr/).
His research interests are electoral process, political parties, legislative behavior and theories of democracy.

윤종빈
미주리대학교 박사학위

윤종빈은 미래정책연구센터 소장이자 명지대학교 정치외교학과 전임교수로 재직 중이다. 그는 또한 국회와 연계된 한국의회발전연구회의 원장을 맡고 있다.
그의 연구 관심사는 선거 과정, 정당, 입법 행위, 민주주의 이론이다.