Peaceful power transfers or successions and democratic consolidation in South Korea

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• 作者：Sung Deuk Hahm (1)
  Kwangho Jung (2)
  Dohee Kim (3)
  
• 关键词：President ; Power transfer ; Power succession ; Democratic consolidation
• 刊名：Korean Social Science Journal
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：June 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：40
• 期：1
• 页码：53-64
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• 作者单位：Sung Deuk Hahm (1)
  Kwangho Jung (2)
  Dohee Kim (3)
  
  1. Korea University, Seoul, Korea
  2. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  3. Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea
  
• ISSN：2196-4424

文摘

This article sheds light on the positive role of power transfers or leadership successions in the democratic consolidation process in South Korea. In this study, we argue that democratic consolidation in South Korea is slowly taking place, and it is best measured by institutional rather than an individual president’s accomplishment. Therefore, democratic consolidation is not directly related to the success or failure of presidents since the transition to democracy occurred in 1987. Regardless of each president’s performance, repeated power shifts and successions through fair elections are likely to lead to the creation of a favorable political environment for democratic institutions to mature, which will support continued democratic consolidation in South Korea.