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Reactionary Politics in South Korea
Historical Legacies, Far-Right Intellectuals, and Political Mobilization
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In December 2024, South Korean president Yoon Seok-yeol stunned the world by declaring martial law. More puzzling was that Yoon's insurrection unexpectedly gained substantial support from the ruling right-wing party and many citizens. Why do ordinary citizens support authoritarian leaders and martial law in a democratic...
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Why do citizens support authoritarian leaders and martial law in a democratic country? What draws these citizens to extreme actions and ideas? Drawing on eighteen months of research in South Korea, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the on-the-ground, internal dynamics of far-right actors and their communities and worldviews.
Compelling analysis of the on-the-ground, internal dynamics of far-right actors in South Korea, examining their communities and worldviews.
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In December 2024, South Korean president Yoon Seok-yeol stunned the world by declaring martial law. More puzzling was that Yoon's insurrection unexpectedly gained substantial support from the ruling right-wing party and many citizens.
Why do ordinary citizens support authoritarian leaders and martial law in a democratic country? What draws them to extreme actions and ideas? With the rise of illiberal, far-right politics across the globe, Reactionary Politics in South Korea provides an in-depth account of the ideas and practices of far-right groups and organisations threatening democratic systems.
Drawing on eighteen months of field research and rich qualitative data, Myungji Yang helps explain the roots of current democratic regression. Yang provides vivid details of on-the-ground internal dynamics of far-right actors and their communities and worldviews, uncovering the organisational and popular foundations of far-right politics and movements.
Series: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
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ISBN: 9781009588812
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 December 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: Worked examples or Exercises
Audience: General / adult
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Weight: 250g
Pages: 268
About the Author
Myungji Yang is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i at MΔnoa. As a political sociologist, her research interests include state-society relations, authoritarianism, and democracy. She is the author of From Miracle to Mirage: The Making and Unmaking of the Korean Middle Class, 1960β2015 (2018).
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