This paper studies the process of democratic consolidation in Korea since 1987's democratic transition toward civic government and shows the lessons of consolidation for new leap of Korean democracy.
The way of democratizing Korean politics is that...
This paper studies the process of democratic consolidation in Korea since 1987's democratic transition toward civic government and shows the lessons of consolidation for new leap of Korean democracy.
The way of democratizing Korean politics is that (l) 'Democratization by agreement between military and democratization influence and (2) economic success was democratization that occur from 'Crisis of success' that bring critical condition of political power of an authority.
Roh Tae-Woo government that centralizes power continuously in pro-democracy fight corresponds to transition period by democracy. Kim Young-Sam's civilian government sailing is left perfectly at power center since military party was withdrawn perfectly from centralize power. South Korea has succeeded in democratization transition without cutting or danger of system collapse. It is because it had more profitable condition at democracy consolidation flowing when character of transition period looks back upon historic experience that acted by important variable in unfolding process of hereafter. However, Kim Dae-Jung government as people's government that and Kim Young-Sam government as civilian government speak that failed passing over boundary of negative consolidation and advances active consolidation in Korea's democracy.
Korean democracy has achieved some success in procedural and formal side of democratic consolidation since civilian government departure, but democracy is not institutionalized and internalized in virtual side yet. Achieve Korean democracy Consolidation overcoming instability and fluidity of democratization process successfully in circumstance that outside condition of democracy changes rapidly by North Korea nucleus problem, democratic citizen relationship's development and change of politics culture for voluntary politics participation are essential. Citizen relationship and politics culture are expected that is evolved and need considerable time though sweep away remnants with authoritarian culture.
Stable society, new democracy welfare society that democracy consolidation is done and institutionalize is achieved, and role division between political society and civic society are achieved properly, and restraint and balance are made together and active interest of people total and continuous effort will have to be redoubled to do it so that democracy consolidation may be deepened still more, and necessity to grope structural innovation plan within synthetic system that is hereafter, country-politics society-civic society will be brought.