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Presidential elections, internet politics, and citizens’ organizations in South Korea
- Presidential elections, internet politics, and citizens’ organizations in South Korea
- Shin, Eui Hang
- Seoul National University(Institute for Social Development and Policy Research, Center for Social Sciences)
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Presidential elections, internet politics, and citizens’ organizations in South Korea
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| Material Type | Articles |
| Author(English) |
Shin, Eui Hang |
| Publisher |
[Seoul] : Seoul National University(Institute for Social Development and Policy Research, Center for Social Sciences) |
| Date | 2005-06 |
| Journal Title; Vol./Issue | Development and Society:vol. 34(no. 1) |
| Pages | 24 |
| Subject Country | South Korea(Asia and Pacific) |
| Language | English |
| File Type | Link |
| Subject | Government and Law < Political Development |
| Holding | Seoul National University |
| License |  |
Abstract
South Korea has undergone a rapid process of democratization over the past decade. Two factors stand out as forces that have significantly influenced the democratic transition: the growth of citizens’' organizations and the Internet news services that have provided the forum for citizens’' participation in formulating public opinion. The primary purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of Internet politics and citizens’' organizations on the nomination and campaign processes of the 2002 presidential election in South Korea. The two major presidential candidates, Roh Moo Hyun of the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) and Lee Hoi Chang of the Grand National Party (GNP), had diametrically opposing characteristics, not only in ideological and political stances, but also in personal and family backgrounds. (The rest omitted)
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