Description: Further DetailsTitle: Civic Activism in South KoreaCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackISBN-10: 023121149XEAN: 9780231211499ISBN: 9780231211499Author: Seungsook MoonType: Civil Liberties & Political ActivismSubtitle: The Intertwining of Democracy and NeoliberalismPublisher: Columbia University PressRelease Date: 07/16/2024Description: In recent decades, neoliberalism has transformed South Korean society, going far beyond simply restructuring the economy. In response, a number of civic organizations that emerged from the democratization movement with a conscious emphasis on social change have sought to address socioeconomic and political problems caused or aggravated by the neoliberal transformation.Examining how “citizens’ organizations” in South Korea negotiate with the market and neoliberal governance, Seungsook Moon offers new ways to understand the intricate relationship between democracy and neoliberalism as modes of ruling. She provides in-depth qualitative studies of three different types of organizations: a large national advocacy organization run by professional staff activists, two medium-size local branches of a national feminist organization run by mostly volunteer activists, and a small local organization run by volunteer activists with a focus on foreign migrants. Bringing together these rich empirical cases with deft theoretical analysis, Moon argues that neoliberalism and democracy are entwined in complex ways. Although neoliberalism undermines democratic practices of social equality by shrinking or destroying public resources, institutions, and space, it also can facilitate participatory practices that arise to fill needs left by privatization and deregulation as long as those practices do not seriously challenge the workings of capitalism. Showing how neoliberalism simultaneously enables and constrains civic activism, this book illuminates the contradictions of social engagement today, with global implications.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Social Sciences, Society & CultureItem Weight: 1 poundsgRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Civic Activism in South Korea
Title: Civic Activism in South Korea
ISBN-10: 023121149X
EAN: 9780231211499
ISBN: 9780231211499
Subtitle: The Intertwining of Democracy and Neoliberalism
Release Date: 07/16/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Society & Culture
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Civic Activism in South Korea : the Intertwining of Democracy and Neoliberalism
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: Sociology / General, Social History, World / Asian
Item Height: 0.1 in
Item Weight: 16.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: Seungsook Moon
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
