ID - 131905118 TI - Society and Democracy in South Korea and Indonesia PY - 2022 SN - 9783031062674 9783031062667 9783031062681 9783031062698 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan DB - UniCat KW - International relations. Foreign policy KW - internationale politiek KW - Asia KW - Asian Politics. KW - Politics and government. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131905118 AB - This book is divided into three sections comprised of pairs of chapters. First, a section examining how Confucianism interacts with democratic resilience in South Korea, compared with the societal role and challenge of Islam in Indonesian democracy. The second section will conduct brief historical surveys of the role of civil society role in Korean and Indonesian democratization, and debates about the appropriate role for civil society after democratization. In particular, the various roles of civil society non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and popular movements will be highlighted in both countries. The final section looks at socio-economic conditions and distributive justice in relation to democracy in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Indonesia. Brendan Howe is Dean and Professor of International Relations at Ewha Womans University Graduate School of International Studies, South Korea, and President of the Asian Political and International Studies Association. ER -