Candlelight Protests in South Korea:The Legacies of Authoritarianism and Democratization

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AB - The recent candlelight protests in the fall and winter of 2016 and 2017 marked a critical moment in the maturation of South Korean democracy. Through complex connections between contributing actors involving the protesting public, the National Assembly, and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea, President Park Geun-hye became the first South Korea president to be impeached through democratic procedures. While acknowledging the significant differences that distinguish this most recent protest wave with contentious politics of the past, this article highlights the foundational legacies of South Korea’s authoritarian history. In addition, I reflect on how the contemporary candlelight protest industry draws on organizational and cultural resources first established in past democracy movements. In short, the political contest that brought down Park Geun-hye in 2016-2017 was in some tangible and intangible ways a reenactment of the authoritarian and democratization legacies that dominated much of South Korea’s modern history.
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Paul Y. Chang (2018). Candlelight Protests in South Korea:The Legacies of Authoritarianism and Democratization. 사회과학연구논총 , 34( 1), 5- 18.

Paul Y. Chang . 2018, “Candlelight Protests in South Korea:The Legacies of Authoritarianism and Democratization”, 사회과학연구논총 , vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 5-18. Available from: doi:10.16935/ejss.2018.34.1.001

Paul Y. Chang “Candlelight Protests in South Korea:The Legacies of Authoritarianism and Democratization” 사회과학연구논총 34.1 pp. 5-18 (2018): 5.

Paul Y. Chang . Candlelight Protests in South Korea:The Legacies of Authoritarianism and Democratization 사회과학연구논총 [Internet]. 2018; 34( 1), : 5-18. Available from: doi:10.16935/ejss.2018.34.1.001

Paul Y. Chang . “Candlelight Protests in South Korea:The Legacies of Authoritarianism and Democratization” 사회과학연구논총 34, no.1 (2018): 5-18. doi: 10.16935/ejss.2018.34.1.001

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Candlelight Protests in South Korea:The Legacies of Authoritarianism and Democratization

사회과학연구논총

약어 : EJSS

2018, vol.34, no.1, pp.5 - 18

DOI : 10.16935/ejss.2018.34.1.001

발행기관 : 이화여자대학교 이화사회과학원

연구분야 : 사회과학일반

Paul Y. Chang¹

¹Harvard University

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초록

The recent candlelight protests in the fall and winter of 2016 and 2017 marked a critical moment in the maturation of South Korean democracy. Through complex connections between contributing actors involving the protesting public, the National Assembly, and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea, President Park Geun-hye became the first South Korea president to be impeached through democratic procedures. While acknowledging the significant differences that distinguish this most recent protest wave with contentious politics of the past, this article highlights the foundational legacies of South Korea’s authoritarian history. In addition, I reflect on how the contemporary candlelight protest industry draws on organizational and cultural resources first established in past democracy movements. In short, the political contest that brought down Park Geun-hye in 2016-2017 was in some tangible and intangible ways a reenactment of the authoritarian and democratization legacies that dominated much of South Korea’s modern history.

키워드

candlelight protests, authoritarianism, democratization, South Korean, Park Geun-hye

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