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Cultural performance and political regime change
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Abstract The question about how culture shapes the possibilities for successful democratization has been a controversial issue for decades. This article maintains that successful democratization depends not only on the distribution of political interests and resources, but to seriously challenge a political ... mehr
The question about how culture shapes the possibilities for successful democratization has been a controversial issue for decades. This article maintains that successful democratization depends not only on the distribution of political interests and resources, but to seriously challenge a political regime, the advocates of democracy require cultural legitimacy as well. Accordingly, the central question is how democratic ideas are connected to the broader culture of a social community. This issue will be addressed in the case of South Korea. The Minjung democracy movement challenged the military regime by connecting democratic ideas concerning popular sovereignty and human rights with cultural traditions. The dissidents substantiated democratic values by (1) articulating an alternative concept of political representation against the authoritarian regime, (2) increasing the cultural resonance of their concept by linking democratic ideas to traditional narratives and practices, (3) developing a rich dramaturgical repertoire of collective action, and (4) mobilizing public outrage by fusing the above three elements within historical situations.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Südkorea; politische Kultur; politische Theorie; politisches Regime; politisches System; Demokratisierung; Öffentlichkeit; Zivilgesellschaft; kollektive Identität; Protestbewegung; kollektives Gedächtnis; politischer Wandel; Mobilisierung; Ostasien
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
Regimewechsel
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2009
Seitenangabe
S. 291-316
Zeitschriftentitel
Sociological Theory, 27 (2009) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9558.2009.01349.x
ISSN
1467-9558
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung
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