The Effects Of Authoritarianism In South Korea

Before Annexation VI. Conclusion I. Introduction Korean Confucianism is a form of Confucianism developed in Korea introduced as a part of the cultural influence of China. Today, Confucian heritage shaped specific system of moral values, lifestyle, social relations between senior and junior as well

areas or "regional spheres" as he calls them. With all three of these ideologies discredited in some way or another, Fukuyama goes on to present Asian paternalistic authoritarianism as the most serious contender to liberal democracy in the realm of global ideologies. He starts by recognizing the obvious drawback; Asian authoritarianism is also a regional phenomenon. He then immediately proceeds to list the accolades of this ideology, beginning with the fact that it has forced Westerners to confront

It is undeniable that the global trend modern election campaign have also reached Northeast Asian democracies. But just as any other liberal countries in the world, the American-style campaigning practices were not simply imported as a package (Norris, 2004). Several other factors, too, have affected the process. In the following sections, this essay tried to analyse the Northeast Asian cases from two aspects: electoral system and political culture, and the media environment and campaign restrictions

North Korea, formally known as the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a relic of the Cold War and the world’s last remaining totalitarian Stalinist dictatorship. Arguably the most secretive state in the world, North Korea poses a unique set of challenges to the world, especially to its democratic and capitalist neighbor, South Korea, formally known as the Republic of Korea (ROK). As one of the last remnants of the Cold War era, North Korea remains an anomaly of the international system

for much of the second half of the twentieth century. It escalated due to antagonist values between the United States, representing capitalism and democracy, and the Soviet Union, representing communism and authoritarianism” (Tradshad, par. 1). This long lasting war had a lot of negative effects on the American people, but also helped many in a positive way of becoming free citizens. Although most people had feelings of hatred toward the Soviet Union, a sense of fear swept over the United States and

for the banning of all Muslims from entering the United States. There is a very distinctive similarity to a paranoia that engulfed society for several decades over 40 years ago, the Red Scare and the fear of communism. It is important to study the effects of the Red Scare and the influence that it had on the decisions of policy makers so that we do not fall victim to the same mistakes made during the Cold War as we approach this era of mass

The remarkable progress for democracy is being witnessed for the past two decades. The number of democratic political systems has climbed from 44 to 107 since 1972. Over half of the 187 countries in the world today, 58 percent have adopted democratic government. To start with, when exactly did modern democracy emerge? Political scientist, Samuel Huntington argues today’s democracies emerged in a series of distinct waves of democratization between 1828 and 1991. Meanwhile, one of the most extensive

There is general agreement in the field that the United States, France, Australia, India, and countless other countries are democracies. In the same vein, political scientists are not wasting their breath arguing that China, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea are not democracies. But, between these obvious examples are countless examples of countries that fall somewhere in between. For political scientists, it is often impossible to distinguish which nations are democracies, which are autocracies, and

INTRODUCTION Japan and Korea are two of the strongest economies of Northeast Asia and have been very important players in global economy since the start of globalization era. These two economies have major impact on global economy. Both the economies have experienced various external and internal challenges. Therefore, it is important that we look at how these economies have been performing historically, more specifically since 1980s, so that we could get an idea about who might be a more significant

The economic and political openness that globalization brings to developing nations has no only an effect on the economy, but the culture of its people. Therefore, “… people in more open countries are less dependent on the authorities for their livelihoods. [Also in] a more open economy and society, the “CNN effect” of global media and consumer attention [of today] exposes and discourages the abuse of workers” (Griswald). As stated before, technological progression has been the tool of globalization