South Korean Civil Movement Organisations

South Korean Civil Movement Organisations Hope, Crisis, and Pragmatism in Democratic Transition - New Ethnographies

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Publisher's Synopsis

This highly engaging book invites the reader to learn about how South Korean activists, intellectuals and various reformers approach the role of civil society in a post-colonial, post-Cold War, post-dictatorship, and post-IMF neoliberal democracy. In particular, it provides a detailed description of civil movement organisations in Seoul leading up to, during and after the Roh Moo Hyun era (2003-8). The book engages the entangled hopes, crises and pragmatic transitions that animated this era in South Korean politics and connects it with larger debates in anthropology, sociology, law and politics from around the world. Ultimately, the book contributes to growing areas of research, advocacy and general interest in pragmatism, ethnography, hope and crisis.

Book information

ISBN: 9780719090493
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 303.484095195
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 416g
Height: 164mm
Width: 243mm
Spine width: 19mm