Confining conditions and breaking with the past: Historical legacies and political learning in transitions to democracy

Pridham, Geoffrey

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“…At the heart of the conservative electoral victories in the past decade lies an upsurge of authoritarian nostalgia, or the so-called Park Junghee syndrome. Authoritarian nostalgia is not peculiar to South Korea, as many scholarly works illustrate a rise of authoritarian or communist nostalgia among the citizens of post-authoritarian or post-communist states (Chang, Chu & Park, 2007;Ekman & Linde, 2005;Pinto, 2006Pinto, , 2010Pridam, 2000). There is also nothing peculiar about nostalgia for authoritarianism among citizens in many new democracies.…”

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The Origins of the Park Jung-hee Syndrome in South Korea

Choi¹,

Woo²

2019

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In the past few decades, post-democratization politics in South Korea have witnessed an upsurge in authoritarian nostalgia, called the “Park Jung-hee syndrome.” This paper examines the origins of public nostalgia for the authoritarian dictator by putting two theoretical arguments, i.e., the socialization thesis and the system output thesis, to an empirical test. This paper utilizes the 2010 Korea Democracy Barometer from the Korea Barometer and the 2010 and the 2015 Korean National Identity Survey from the East Asia Institute. The empirical analysis of the South Korean case strongly supports the political socialization argument, suggesting that citizens’ yearning for Park Jung-hee is not merely an outcome of the negative evaluations of the democratic governments’ performances. Rather, their authoritarian nostalgia is in large part an outcome of their political socialization during the Park dictatorship. The analysis implies that, although a resurgence of the Park Jung-hee syndrome in post-democratization South Korea is not expected to derail the country’s route to democratic deepening, it may continue to be a main source of political division in partisan and electoral politics in the future.

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The Origins of the Park Jung-hee Syndrome in South Korea

Choi¹,

Woo²

2019

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“…The importance of non-democratic legacies has gained increased attention in recent times, with a number of authors considering their effects (see e.g. Costa Pinto, 2006;Hite & Morlino, 2004;Pop-Eleches, 2007;Pridham, 2000;Schedler, 2001). There has also been examination of the extent non-democratic legacies shape the development of environmental politics (Carruthers, 2001;Pavlı´nek & Pickles, 2004).…”

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A Long, Brown Shadow? The Impact of Non-Democratic Legacies on the Environment in Portugal and Bulgaria

O’Brien

2009

Perspectives on European Politics and Society

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Legacies of non-democratic rule influence and direct many decisions and actions within democratising political systems as institutions, procedures and policies are reformed. This article is concerned with the effect of legacies on environmental politics in democratising states. Democratic political systems are better equipped to address environmental concerns than their non-democratic counterparts; democratisation is therefore expected to lead to improvements. To assess the effect of non-democratic legacies the cases of Portugal and Bulgaria have been selected, as they experienced different forms of non-democratic rule, identifying general outcomes. The results indicate that democratisation does lead to improvements in environmental politics, with the extent and course of change being mediated by the legacy of the preceding political system.

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“…The literature focused also on historical legacies related to phenomena preceding autocratic regimes (i.e. previous experiences with democracy, socio-economic or cultural features) (Pridham 2000). For example, according to Huntington (1991), past democratic experiences make democratizations more likely: institutions, collective actors and individual leaders may constitute 'carriers' of experiences and memories established during the first democratic regime.…”

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After competitive authoritarianism hybrid regime legacies and the quality of democracy in Croatia

Castaldo

Pinna

2019

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

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The impact of 'authoritarian legacies' on successor democracies has been widely researched with reference to every type of non-democratic regime. However, scant attention has been devoted to hybrid regimes legacies, despite the growing relevance acquired by these regimes in the last decades. This paper deals with the legacies of Levitsky and Way's Competitive Authoritarian model, evaluating their impact on successor democracies through an analysis of the Croatian case. The research shows that the legacies of the Tuđman's regime significantly affected the Quality of Democracy in Croatia. The innovative capacity of the former regime and the continuous nature of the transition explain this relevant impact, only partially moderated by the influence of important international actors (EU).

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Confining conditions and breaking with the past: Historical legacies and political learning in transitions to democracy

Cited by 18 publications

References 21 publications

The Origins of the Park Jung-hee Syndrome in South Korea

The Origins of the Park Jung-hee Syndrome in South Korea

A Long, Brown Shadow? The Impact of Non-Democratic Legacies on the Environment in Portugal and Bulgaria

After competitive authoritarianism hybrid regime legacies and the quality of democracy in Croatia

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