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Nationalistic Populism in Democratic Countries in North East Asia - Backgrounds of Changes -

Nationalistic Populism in Democratic Countries in North East Asia - Backgrounds of Changes -. Kan Kimura Kobe University. Purposes of Studies. Explanation of two distinct phenomenon of democratic countries in North East Asia (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan)

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Nationalistic Populism in Democratic Countries in North East Asia - Backgrounds of Changes -

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  1. Nationalistic Populism in Democratic Countries in North East Asia- Backgrounds of Changes - Kan Kimura Kobe University

  2. Purposes of Studies Explanation of two distinct phenomenon of democratic countries in North East Asia (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan) • Erosion of ‘Old Regimes’ • Rise and Fall of Nationalism targeting neighbor countries → The starting point of these situation is around 2002.

  3. Similarities of Political Situations in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan around 2002 • Reformistic policies • Anti-bureaucratic reformations • Less dependent on party organizations • More dependent on personal popularities • Frequent journalistic appearances of political leaders and their sending direct messages to the people • Nationalistic messages targeted on neighbor countries

  4. Explanation • Economic developments lead by their governments → Globalization of world economy → Slowing down of economic developments → Less control to the economy by politics → Reformations needed for higher developments → Damaged legitimacy for politics (and national prides) in economic slump → Weakened ruling party organizations → Political leaders more dependent on personal popularities → However, no grand and unique strategy for the reformations → Mobilization of nationalism for additional popularities → Targets chosen among countries losing economic / strategic importance （← strategic change after the end of the Cold War)

  5. Reasons of the reformations • ‘In the area of government reforms, we need to establish a government that is clean, efficient, far-sighted, dynamic, highly flexible and responsive, in order to ensure Taiwan's competitiveness in the face of increasingly fierce global competition. (Chen Shui-bian’s inaugural speech in 2000)

  6. Donga-Ilbo, November 2, 1998.p.1.

  7. Giin, Kanryo, Daikigyo, Keisatsu tou no Shinraikan Chosa, Chuo Chosa Sha, 2000.

  8. Confidence in Public Institutions and Organizations in Asia

  9. Confidence in Government (of 37) Confidence in Political Parties (of 36) World Values Survey, http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/ (last visited May 11, 2006).

  10. Share in South Korean Trade (1965-2004)

  11. Disliked Country in South Korea

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