Media and Democratic Transition in South Korea

Informationen zum Autor Dr Ki-Sung Kwak is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Korean Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia. His publications include Mass Media in Australia (2001) and A Country Too Far: Representation of Australia in Korea Since the 1980s (1998). Klappentext This book focuses on the changing role of media in the more democratised political landscape of South Korea. It 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. Zusammenfassung This book focuses on the changing role of media in the more democratised political landscape of South Korea. It 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Authoritarian Governments and Tame Media (-1987) 2. Early Democratic Transition: Conservative Governments and Cautious Media (1987-1997) 3. Reformist Governments and Contested Media (1998-2007) 4. Conservative Restoration and Redefining the Lines of Media Contestation (2008-) 5. Conclusion

List of contents

1. Authoritarian Governments and Tame Media (-1987)  2. Early Democratic Transition: Conservative Governments and Cautious Media (1987-1997)  3. Reformist Governments and Contested Media (1998-2007)  4. Conservative Restoration and Redefining the Lines of Media Contestation (2008-)  5. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Ki-Sung Kwak, Ki-Sung ([e-mail] Undeliv Kwak, Kwak Ki-Sung
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2012
• EAN: 9780415557146
• ISBN: 978-0-415-55714-6
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Korea, History, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Humanities, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Political campaigning & advertising, Political campaigning and advertising, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General