The Quality of Democracy in Korea

1. Introduction: The Quality of Democracy in Korea
Hannes B. Mosler, Eun-Jeung Lee, Hak-Jae Kim

Part I. State, Governance, and the Rule of Law

2. Korean Democracy in a Hyper-Centralized State
Jang-Jip Choi

3. Human-Centered Challenges to Korean Democracy
Brendan Howe

4. Democratic Quality and the Rule of Law in South Korea: The Role of Public Prosecution
Hannes B. Mosler

Part II. Participation, Freedom, Equality, and Responsiveness

5. The Progress of Human Rights and the Quality of Democracy in South Korea
Hyo-Je Cho

6. Inequality and the Quality of Democracy in South Korea: Public Opinion and Electoral Politics, 1997–2012
Jin-Wook Shin

7. A Dualized Democracy? The Labor Market, Welfare Policy, and Political Representation in Korea
Hak-Jae Kim

8. Democracy Without Workers: The “Work Society” in Korea After Democratization
Su-Dol Kang

Part III. Inter-Korean Policy Issues

9. Plus ça Change? South Korea’s Democratization and the Politics of the Cold War
Kevin Gray

10. Dealing with Unification: The Politics of Fear
Eun-Jeung Lee

11. Authoritarian Continuity or Democratic Change? Assessing the Democratic Quality of South Korea’s North Korea Policy-Making Process
Eric J. Ballbach

12. Conclusion
Hannes B. Mosler, Eun-Jeung Lee, Hak-Jae Kim

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Asian Politics, Electoral Politics