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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461797203321

Autore

Kwak Ki-Sung

Titolo

Media and democratic transition in South Korea / / Ki-Sung Kwak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-52142-3

9786613833877

0-203-11617-8

1-136-29793-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Media, culture and social change in Asia ; ; 29

Disciplina

302.23095195

Soggetti

Government and the press - Korea (South) - History

Press and politics - Korea (South) - History

Democracy - Korea (South) - History

Democratization - Korea (South) - History

Electronic books.

Korea (South) Politics and government 1960-1988

Korea (South) Politics and government 1988-2002

Korea (South) Politics and government 2002-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Authoritarian governments and tame media (-1987); 2 Early democratic transition: conservative governments and cautious media (1988-1997); 3 Reformist governments and contested media (1998-2007); 4 Newspapers and democracy; 5 Television and democracy; 6 Online media and democracy; 7 Conclusion: conservative restoration and redefining the lines of media contestation; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since South Korea achieved partial democracy in 1987, the country has moved away from authoritarian political control. However, after two decades of democratic transition, South Korea still does not have a strong liberal, individualist culture - something that has brought about a wide range of scholarly discussion on the nature of democracy



practised in this dynamic country. While the political changes in South Korea have received rigorous attention from Western scholars, less attention has been given to the changing nature and role of media in this and other such transitions. This book foc