South Korea shook a presidential power grab – failure to impeach now risks damaging democracy

In 1972, a South Korean president instigated a self-coup and succeeded. Understanding why – and why the latest attempt failed – helps explain how far the country’s democracy has progressed and how fragile it could become.

Authors

Sungik Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6303-8992)
Myunghee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8542-3966)

Institutions

Arizona State University (US)
Michigan State University (US)

Publication Details

Published: 2024-12-12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64628/aai.tyyhung4v
Primary Topic: Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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South Korea shook a presidential power grab – failure to impeach now risks damaging democracy

Sungik Yang, Myunghee Lee

Dec 12, 2024

Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies

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South Korea shook a presidential power grab – failure to impeach now risks damaging democracy

Sungik Yang, Myunghee Lee

December 12, 2024article en

Abstract

Arizona State University (US), Michigan State University (US)

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Openalex Percentile: Top 51%

Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies

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