Gender and the Political Opportunities of Democratization in South Korea

by Nicola Anne Jones

This book explores how political opportunities afforded by democratization, including the relative balance of power between conservative and progressive civic actors, shape power relations between men and women in post-authoritarian Korea. Jones reveals that organized women can make a difference - depending on their strategic choices and alliances, and the manner in which they negotiate evolving political institutions. Moreover, democratic consolidation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403972494
• ISBN13: 9781403972491
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.3"