The Instability of Korean Political Parties : Cue-givers and Cue-chasing Politicians
- 등재 SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
- 발행년도 2014
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000090854
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1468109913000376
초록/요약
Korean political parties have been organizationally unstable for decades, even after 1987 when a democratic transition from authoritarian military-based politics was achieved. Many studies have argued that the instability has been caused by the Confucian culture of Korean politics. This paper suggests a different view of the political phenomenon: Korean party instability has been due to the 'cue-chasing behaviors' of self-interested politicians, rather than Confucian morality. This study examines the proposition with a historical exploration of Korean political parties between 1987 and 2012.
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