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The Korean Wave of Democracy

The Korean Wave of Democracy. Taekyoon Kim, Dphil , PhD Associate Dean of Graduate School of International Studies Seoul National University. Post-Third Wave as a Success Case?. After the Third Wave, has any wave of democracy been successful in the Asian region?.

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The Korean Wave of Democracy

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  1. The Korean Wave of Democracy Taekyoon Kim, Dphil, PhD Associate Dean of Graduate School of International Studies Seoul National University National Endowment for Democracy

  2. Post-Third Wave as a Success Case? After the Third Wave, has any wave of democracy been successful inthe Asian region? Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia (2011) Chinese Pro-Democracy Protest (2011) Umbrella Movement in HK (2014) Sunflower Student Movement in Taiwan (2014) National Endowment for Democracy

  3. Candlelight Revolution 2016-2017 Strengthened Republicanism National Endowment for Democracy

  4. The Korean Wave of Democracy: Global Dimension How can South Korea become a more robust leader to defend and promote democracy in the Asia region and beyond? • Hosting international conference in Korea • OECD Busan HLF-IV on Aid Effectiveness in 2011 • World Movement for Democracy 8th Global Assembly in 2015 • Advancing SDG 16 as a global norm for democracy National Endowment for Democracy

  5. The Korean Wave of Democracy: Peace Dimension How can South Korea become a more robust leader to defend and promote democracy in the Asia region and beyond? • Maximizing the Pyeongchang Olympics as a momentum for peacebuilding in the Korean Peninsula and the world • PyeongchangGlobal Peace Forum in 2019 • Peace-Development Nexus for the Korean Peninsula • After the easing of sanctions against North Korea, Preparing peacebuilding via direct support and coordination with international donors • Linking the humanitarian assistance-development -peace nexus with Korea’s ODA for multilateral organizations (UNDP, World Bank) National Endowment for Democracy

  6. The Korean Wave of Democracy: ODA DimensionHow can South Korea become a more robust leader to defend and promote democracy in the Asia region and beyond? • Support for media in developing countries • C4D: Communication for Development • Support for governance reform • Support for electoral system reform National Endowment for Democracy

  7. KOICA’s ODA under ‘New South Policy’ Building transparent & effective governance Enhancing capacity for sustainable development in the future Supporting social inclusion plannings Promoting democratic governance of ASEAN Capacity building for natural disasters Reforming social safety nets of ASEAN Reducing the gap of economic growth within ASEAN Promoting sustainable economic development National Endowment for Democracy Prosperity People Peace

  8. Caveats • In any case, democracy cannot be exported, it must be grown from within. • Popular support and participation are the prerequisite ingredient for democracy. • Popular support should not lead to populism, but create the strengthened republicanism. • The Korea Wave should be just one of triggering effects, rather than a cure-all. National Endowment for Democracy

  9. Thank You! 감사합니다! National Endowment for Democracy

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