Political institutions in Korea

Lim, Yoojin; Roh, Jungho

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“…Since the democratic constitutional reform in 1987, there have been two main national elective offices: the President and the members of the National Assembly. Notwithstanding some features of a parliamentary system, most notably the presence of the prime minister, the South Korean president is often referred to as an “imperial president” because of his or her overwhelming political power and authority for policy implementation (Lim and Roh, 2020: 27). Thus, considering that presidentialism is prone to generating a personalized political arrangement (Linz, 1990; Thompson, 2018), examining the family information of South Korean presidents and comparing it to other presidential systems is an appropriate staring point to measure the country's degree of political dynastization.…”

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“…Similarly, Daniel Smith (2018) and Nathan Batto (2018) suggest that the extent of electoral advantage is not universally enjoyed by all family politicians but rather is dependent upon changes in institutional arrangements, such as adoption of a new election system and creation of new administrative units. Still, these studies reflecting an institutionalist perspective are not applicable to South Korea, where no profound change in the institutional design introduced by the current 1987 Constitution has occurred up to the present day (Lim and Roh, 2020: 25).…”

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Justifiable narratives: The rise and fall of family politicians in South Korea

Park

2023

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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Like other Asian democracies, family politics is not unknown to South Korea. The triumph of Park Geun–hye, daughter of former authoritarian ruler Park Chung–hee, in the 2012 presidential election was in particular interpreted as a precursor of ‘dynastization’ in Korean politics. Nevertheless, up to the present day, political families in South Korea have been significantly less successful in securing offices through electoral competition than their Asian counterparts. Using extensive evidence from statistical and documentary sources, I argue the following: First, South Korean family politicians are more likely to face unfavorable popular sentiment towards their candidacies in elections than family politicians in other Asian democracies. Second, in addition to inheriting their predecessors' political advantages, they are required to enhance their own electoral appeal by properly justifying that their electoral participation is compatible with popular demands for meritocracy and procedural fairness. This argument highlighting politico–cultural requirements, or what I call justifiable narratives, for dynastic succession is empirically supported by case studies of four South Korean family politicians.

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Justifiable narratives: The rise and fall of family politicians in South Korea

Park

2023

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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Constitutional Convergence in East Asia

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2021

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This comparative study of the constitutional jurisprudence of three East Asian jurisdictions investigates how the rulings of the Constitutional Court of Taiwan, the Constitutional Court of Korea and the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal have converged. The unique political contexts of all three jurisdictions have led to strong courts using the structured proportionality doctrine and innovative constitutional remedies to address human rights issues. Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea have the only courts in Asia that regularly use a structured four-stage Proportionality Analysis to invalidate laws, and routinely apply innovative constitutional remedies such as Suspension Orders and Remedial Interpretation to rectify constitutionally flawed legislation. This volume explores how judges in these areas are affected by politics within their different constitutional systems. The latest developments in Asian constitutional law are covered, with detailed analysis of key cases.

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Constitutional Convergence in East Asia

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Political institutions in Korea

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Justifiable narratives: The rise and fall of family politicians in South Korea

Justifiable narratives: The rise and fall of family politicians in South Korea

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