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The Politics of Coalition in Korea: Between Institutions and Culture

The Politics of Coalition in Korea: Between Institutions and Culture 228 The Journal of Korean Studies The Politics of Coalition in Korea: Between Institutions and Cul­ ture by Youngmi Ki m. London and New York: Routledge, 2011. 208 pp. $138 (cloth). $51.95 (paper) The presidential election of 2012 amply demonstrated that coalition building was a prevalent feature of South Korean domestic politics. Opposition parties formed a loose coalition to field a candidate who posed a formidable challenge to the dominant conservative candidate. In the general election earlier in the same year, the main campaign tactic employed by the same opposition parties was to coordinate among themselves to yield in each district a single candidate whom all of them would support. Such coalition building was not limited to the opposition parties. The origin of the ruling Saenuri Party could be traced back to a merger of three parties in 1987, while the opposition parties, too, had their share of merg­ ers. Coalition building and pulling resources and political capital together to win an election or get a legislation passed, is not unique or limited to Korea-it is a staple food of politics in Japan, for example-but South Korea stands out in the extent to which coalition building pervades domestic politics. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Korean Studies Duke University Press

The Politics of Coalition in Korea: Between Institutions and Culture

Suh, J. J.
Journal of Korean Studies , Volume 19 (1) – Mar 14, 2014
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0731-1613
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228 The Journal of Korean Studies The Politics of Coalition in Korea: Between Institutions and Cul­ ture by Youngmi Ki m. London and New York: Routledge, 2011. 208 pp. $138 (cloth). $51.95 (paper) The presidential election of 2012 amply demonstrated that coalition building was a prevalent feature of South Korean domestic politics. Opposition parties formed a loose coalition to field a candidate who posed a formidable challenge to the dominant conservative candidate. In the general election earlier in the same year, the main campaign tactic employed by the same opposition parties was to coordinate among themselves to yield in each district a single candidate whom all of them would support. Such coalition building was not limited to the opposition parties. The origin of the ruling Saenuri Party could be traced back to a merger of three parties in 1987, while the opposition parties, too, had their share of merg­ ers. Coalition building and pulling resources and political capital together to win an election or get a legislation passed, is not unique or limited to Korea-it is a staple food of politics in Japan, for example-but South Korea stands out in the extent to which coalition building pervades domestic politics.

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Journal of Korean Studies – Duke University Press

Published: Mar 14, 2014

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