After democratization of June 1987, civilian social movements make rapidly progress in Korea. Besides activity and discussion of civilian social movements was activated in progress by the first change of political power.
The purpose of this research ...
After democratization of June 1987, civilian social movements make rapidly progress in Korea. Besides activity and discussion of civilian social movements was activated in progress by the first change of political power.
The purpose of this research is a characteristic of civilian social movements on democratization process and direction of development for 21C.
Korean Civil society couldn't develop because government-business collusion and oppressive structure by nation took the lead the capitalistic economy, But dialectical history of the people resistance attain transition to democracy from authoritarian regime, we called the June struggle.
But people's demands were failed by declaration of 6.29 on nation's secular surname authoritarian.
Ro, Tae-Woo government, even though constituted through an election by people, remained liberalization not complete formalities democracy. He held on to most institutions and ideology with the purpose of oppressing the civil society. Moreover Ro's political power was kept by the merge of the three parties.
President Kim, Young-Sam having the weakness of three parties merge, strongly emphasized that his regime was a civil government quite differently from the military one. So he drives the reforms extensively in the early days. But his reform policy was failed by grudge against and deepen of authoritarian rule.
On the other hand, civilian social movements branch into after the June struggle. Especially the Citizens Coalition for Economic Justice was activated by lawfulness and under the influence of communication.
But civil movement became ideology on the middle class in disregard of result social movement. Accordingly the field of civilian social movements formed a two-folded movement.
As the authoritarian factors of the Kim, Young-Sam government increased and delayed of democratization, civil and social movement grope about cooperation, As a result of cooperation civilian social movement, he has corrected for wrong history through the UR struggle, the special law of 5.18, labor law struggle.
The characteristic of democratization process and civilian social movements in Korea is conservation of civil society. It appeared that while activated civil movement, decline of social movement. The other side, civil movement turn 'civil movement have no citizen'
Democratization of Korea condition is independence from outside influence, balance and democracy from inequal structure of economy and national unification. In addition, Korea is placed IMF bailout by the economic crisis.
Accordingly. "Progressive civilian social movement" needs for development of democracy in Korea. "Progressive civilian social movement" means various civilian social movement based on consciousness. It is direction that he will against globalization of capital, solidarity of civil and social movement and inflect of local self-government.
Democracy is a history of resistance for rule of the state and the ruling class. State character is determined by movement's power.
"Continual tension for history", this is the soul of civilian social movement.