Abstract
Korean political parties have been organizationally unstable for decades, even after 1987 when a democratic transition from authoritarian military-based politics was achieved. Many studies have argued that the instability has been caused by the Confucian culture of Korean politics. This paper suggests a different view of the political phenomenon: Korean party instability has been due to the 'cue-chasing behaviors' of self-interested politicians, rather than Confucian morality. This study examines the proposition with a historical exploration of Korean political parties between 1987 and 2012.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 113-130 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Political Science |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Mar 2014 |