This study places the focus on the effect analysis of political party system resulted from 'three parties merger' during the Sixth Republic(Rhotaewoo Regime) as well as dealignment and merger of Korean political parties from the First Republic(Leesung...
This study places the focus on the effect analysis of political party system resulted from 'three parties merger' during the Sixth Republic(Rhotaewoo Regime) as well as dealignment and merger of Korean political parties from the First Republic(Leesungman Regime) to the Fifth Republic(Chunduhwan Regime)
Generally several approaches, such as historical approach, functional approach, behavioral approach, structural - functional approach, and ideological approach are utilized in analyzing and discribing the party politics. The reaserch method of this disserttion made use of normative and dynamic approach. In normative aspect dealignment and merger and party politics are analyzed through system theory and functional theory. In analysis on the reorganization of political party system it is used historical method.
This article is composed of seven chapters. I explained in details research purpose, method and composition of this paper in the first chapter
I wanted to interpret the concept of political party, its development, political development theory and dealignment and integration process of political party system in the second chapter. Especially I analyzed the overall and various subjects of Korean political party in the scrutiny on existing studies. As through this study I found that most of them are descriptive and superficial, not positive. Also they are impractical in analyzing problems of political party on account of inadequacy application of western theory.
In the third chapter I presented general distinctions coming into existence in the process of political party system in Korea. I classified principal distinctions of the dealignment and integration process unfolding during all successive republic. Particularly, I described integration and dissolution of political party except political leader joining and breaking with a political party.
In the fourth chapter I examined the opinion and position on the political party system and reorganization of the world of politics which every political parties are insisted for the early stage of Rhotaewoo regime. In order to make clear the political background of 'three parties merger' I analyzed the political principle, political policy and human composition of main parties such as Minjujungeudang, Tongilminjudang, and Shinminjugongwhadang.
In the fifth chapter I'd like to describe the cause, process, special quality of 'three parties merger'. Investigating into the position on the reorganization of the world of politics which every political parties are insisted, I found out the motivation of 'three parties merger'. Also explaining the concrete substance and distinction of its process, I wanted to present its meaning in the history of Korean political party.
In the sixth chapter I tried to appraise some influences on the institutionalization and development of party politics resulted from the change of political party system. I found the fact that the artificial reformation of the political world reduced the activation of party politics.
I asserted the necessity of legal and institutional apparatus which prevents the artificial reformation of political world in the last chapter. Through this study I discovered that artificial reformation are main reason of the reduction on political party politics without the institutionalization of political party system.
Finally, the frequent reformation of political party system are the obstacle factor of institutionalization in Korean party politics. The institutionalization level of Korean political party go and return between factionalism and expansion.