In search of truth and justice : South Korea's delayed democratization
Journal: CUNY Academic Works (City University of New York)
Year: 2014

South Korea's democratization process appears to have begun in 1986, when President Chun responded to massive civilian protest and announced a direct and free election.But Korea's 1 road to democracy was much longer than meets the eye.Dated from the moment of Korea's independence after the Japanese surrender, it took more than 40 years to arrive at those transition elections, and sustain a true, liberal democratization process.This thesis asks: What delayed South Korea's democracy?To answer this