This book offers a global account of Korea's place in the current third wave of democratization. It examines the evolution, contours and consequences of Korean

Korea, 2002. The capital is the scene of huge anti-American protests, the U.S. flag torn to shreds, an American taken hostage and forced to make a propaganda st

For decades, scholars and politicians have vigorously debated whether Confucianism is compatible with democracy, yet little is known about how it affects the pr

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