Dynamics of Contention" in Democratic Korea: The Role of Anti-Americanism
- Authors
- Kim, Sunhyuk; Lee, Eun Sun
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Publisher
- KOREAN NATL COMMISSION UNESCO
- Keywords
- anti-Americanism; social movements; contentious politics; protests; democracy
- Citation
- KOREA JOURNAL, v.51, no.2, pp.229 - 255
- Indexed
- AHCI
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- KOREA JOURNAL
- Volume
- 51
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 229
- End Page
- 255
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/114854
- ISSN
- 0023-3900
- Abstract
- This paper analyzes the symbiotic and mutually reinforcing relationship between the anti-American movement and other social movements in democratic South Korea since 1987. Proposing a new typology of anti-Americanism, the paper formulates and develops an argument that the anti-American movement has substantially contributed to the success and survival of South Korea's social movements. The anti-American movement should not be classified as one of the many social movements active in South Korea; rather, it is a special movement that performs various functions integral to the rise, expansion, unity, and success of social movements in general. The collaboration of the anti-American movement and other social movements is also transforming the character of the anti-American movement itself. The metamorphosis of the anti-American movement into diverse new social movements makes it more sophisticated, accessible, appealing, open, and flexible. Thus transformed, the anti-American movement will likely provide an important source of vitality for civic engagement and make significant contributions to South Korean democracy.
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