Public Opinion and Democratic Politics in South Korea and Beyond

Session Submission Type: Virtual Created Panel

Session Description

This panel's papers use diverse methods to examine public opinion and citizens' participation in democratic political processes in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Empirical analyses cover presidential impeachment mobilization, perceptions of US military bases and the security threat, public opinion about universal basic income proposals, and attitudes on gender inequality in the COVID era. The papers analyze Korea in comparison with Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, European countries, and the United States.

Sub Unit

• Related Groups / Association of Korean Political Studies

Individual Presentations

• Public Opinion on Universal Basic Income in South Korea - Jong-sung You, Gachon University

• Gender Equality and COVID-19 in South Korea and Taiwan - Hannah June Kim, University of Nebraska, Omaha; Phoebe Woorim Moon, University of California, Irvine

• The Enemy of My Enemy: Threat Perception and Public Support for the U.S. Military - Myunghee Lee; Charmaine N. Willis, University at Albany, SUNY

• The Dynamics of the Candlelight Protests in South Korea - Jai Kwan Jung, Korea University

Chair

• Celeste Arrington George Washington University

Discussant

• Yoonkyung Lee University of Toronto