Overview
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the interaction between society and democracy in two East Asian democracies
- Evaluates the roles of Confucianism and Islam in South Korea and Indonesia
- Considers the impact of civil society organizations, socio-economic conditions, and distributive justice
Part of the book series: Security, Development and Human Rights in East Asia (SDHRP)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book is divided into three sections comprised of pairs of chapters. First, a section examining how Confucianism interacts with democratic resilience in South Korea, compared with the societal role and challenge of Islam in Indonesian democracy. The second section will conduct brief historical surveys of the role of civil society role in Korean and Indonesian democratization, and debates about the appropriate role for civil society after democratization. In particular, the various roles of civil society non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and popular movements will be highlighted in both countries. The final section looks at socio-economic conditions and distributive justice in relation to democracy in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Indonesia.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Brendan Howe is Dean and Professor of International Relations at Ewha Womans University Graduate School of International Studies, South Korea, and President of the Asian Political and International Studies Association.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Society and Democracy in South Korea and Indonesia
Editors: Brendan Howe
Series Title: Security, Development and Human Rights in East Asia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06267-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06266-7Published: 04 September 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06269-8Published: 05 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-06267-4Published: 03 September 2022
Series ISSN: 2947-5104
Series E-ISSN: 2947-5112
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 171
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Politics