by Michael Villani | Feb 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Abstract: South Korea faced an attempted coup in December by President Yoon Suk Yeol with the enactment of martial law. Fortunately the South Korean National Assembly and opposition party were able to overturn and impeach Yoon. What does this mean for South Korean...
by Clara Cho | Feb 13, 2025 | Boston University
On December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol declared martial law, causing widespread panic throughout the nation. His declaration was made in order to protect the country from supposed North Korean sentiments from opposition parties. However, it was...
by Skyler Goodman | Dec 17, 2022 | Suffolk University
The Blue House, Home of South Korea’s Executive Office – Source: Unsplash The success of Yoon’s appeals to anti-feminism reflects the rise of reactionary gender politics within South Korean political discourse as well as the growing divide over issues of...
by Josiah Kim | Nov 26, 2022 | Boston University
South Korea is still extremely young in its democracy compared to the rest of the developed world, becoming a democracy post Korean War around 1950. Nonetheless, the inexperience in regard to democratic culture and norms did not stop them from being one of the highest...
by Jenae Gray | Mar 14, 2022 | University of Georgia
March 9, 2022, the day that sealed South Korea’s fate for the next five years. Citizens elected their thirteenth president through a popular voting system as Lee Jae-Myung from the Democratic Party faced off against the People Power Party’s candidate and newly elected...
