Gender And the Political Opportunities of Democratization in South Korea

by Jones, Nicola Anne

• ISBN13: 9781403972491
• ISBN10: 1403972494
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-02
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

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 need not be led by political parties, but can provide surprising opportunities for an organized civil society to press for a deepening of political and human rights.

Author Biography

Nicola Anne Jones is the International Coodinator of Young Lives: An International Study of Childhood Poverty.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Abstract	xii
Modeling the Gendered Political Opportunity Structures of Democratization	1	(24)
Setting the Stage: Historical Constraints and Democratization Dynamics	25	(20)
The Korean Women's Movement: From Minjung Feminism to Gender Mainstreaming	45	(22)
Competing ``Gender Coalitions'': Progressive Allies, Fragmented Opponents, and Contradictory State Interests	67	(28)
The Political Institutional Matrix---Identifying Access and Veto Opportunities	95	(28)
Policy Change: Differing Logics of Political Contestation	123	(38)
State Transformation: Creating a Women's Policy Machinery Infrastructure	161	(20)
Women's Political Representation: Accounting for Gradualism	181	(34)
Conclusions: Assessing Cultural Change and Theoretical Lessons	215	(28)
Appendix: Interviews with Key Informants	243	(4)
Notes	247	(14)
Glossary	261	(4)
Bibliography	265	(24)
Index	289