Hyuk-Rae Kim

State-centric to Contested Social Governance in Korea

Shifting Power

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents civil society's rise in Korea through in-depth analyses of today's most pressing issues, from the environment to human rights, from North Korean refugees to labour migration, all in the context of Korea's democratization. Detailed case studies and policy discussions guide the debate on the shifting role of a formerly state-centric to a contested governance system in modern Korea.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780415587457
• ISBN-10: 041558745X
• Artikelnr.: 34224815

Autorenporträt

Hyuk-Rae Kim is Professor of Korean Studies in the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University, Korea.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. NGOs and INGOs: Global Trends and the South Korean Case
3. Civil Society in the Making 4. Civil Society in Search of Political
Reform 5. NGOs as Policy Entrepreneurs in Pursuit of the Public Good 6.
NGOs and the Governance of Migration 7. Transnational Networks of NGOs for
North Korean Refugees and Human Rights 8. NGOs and Environmental Governance