Society and Democracy in South Korea and Indonesia

This book is divided into three sections comprised of pairs of chapters. First, a section examining how Confucianism interacts with democratic resilience in South Korea, compared with the societal role and challenge of Islam in Indonesian democracy. The second section will conduct brief historical surveys of the role of civil society role in Korean and Indonesian democratization, and debates about the appropriate role for civil society after democratization. In particular, the various roles of civil society non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and popular movements will be highlighted in both countries. The final section looks at socio-economic conditions and distributive justice in relation to democracy in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Indonesia.

Info autore

Brendan Howe is Dean and Professor of International Relations at Ewha Womans University Graduate School of International Studies, South Korea, and President of the Asian Political and International Studies Association.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Brendan Howe (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 05.09.2023
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva
• EAN: 9783031062698
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3106269-8
• Numero di pagine: 171
• Illustrazioni: XVII, 171 p. 1 illus.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 14.8 x 1 x 21 cm
• Serie: Security, Development and Human Rights in East Asia
• Categorie: Islam, Asien, State, Society, Democracy, NGO, democratization, Hybridity, Indonesia, Confucianism, Southkorea, politicalIslam, politicalculture, civilsociety, democratictransition, Partysystem, NGOgovernmentrelations, Asiandemocracy