The Future of Korean Democracy: 2022 Presidential Election Analysis
The Future of Korean Democracy
Expert analysis and commentary on Korea's 2022 presidential election and the state of Korean democracy from the Korea Program at Shorenstein APARC
South Korea's Democracy in Crisis | New Book Now Out
Co-edited by Stanford University's Gi-Wook Shin and Yonsei University's Ho-Ki Kim, this new volume from APARC traces the roles of illiberalism, populism, and polarization in the decline of Korean democracy and their implications for Korean society and politics.
South Korea's Democracy in Crisis | Trailer
Analysis and Commentary
In Troubled Waters: South Korea’s Democracy in Crisis
APARC and Korea Program Director Gi-Wook Shin analyzes the decline of South Korea’s democracy and the historic tasks facing the Yoon administration as it prepares to set sail.
The 2022 presidential election holds significant sociopolitical implications for the future of Korean democracy amid recent trends of democratic backsliding, writes Gi-Wook Shin.
New Book Out June 2, 2022: South Korea's Democracy in Crisis
In this new volume, experts trace the sources of illiberalism in Korea, examine the politicization of its party system, civil society, and the courts, and consider the roles of inequality, education, and social media in the country’s democratic decline.
Gi-Wook Shin joins Victor Cha and Andrew Schwartz on The Impossible State, a podcast by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), to discuss his Journal of Democracy article, "South Korea's Democratic Decay."
