Advocacy and policymaking in South Korea : how the legacy of state and society relationships shapes contemporary public policy / Jiso Yoon.

Author
Yoon, Jiso, 1982- [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Albany : State University of New York Press, [2016]
Description
xi, 211 pages ; 24 cm

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    Who dominates in the contemporary policy process in South Korea? How do policy advocates engage in advocacy activities to exercise influence? Building on existing theories of state, society, and public policies in democracies, Advocacy and Policymaking in South Korea argues that the legacy of state-society relationships explains who influences and how in South Korean policymaking. The state-society relationship has been a popular framework to explain democratic transition and consolidation. Yet, few studies to date extend the approach to explain advocacy and policymaking across political systems. Jiso Yoon shows the relevance of the framework in explaining advocacy and policymaking today with empirical evidence drawn from the contemporary policy process in South Korea. In addition, she compares policy communities across new and old democracies, such as South Korea and the United States. In this regard, the comparative analysis included in the book sets an important research example for students of comparative public policy to follow.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-203) and index.
    Contents
    • How the legacy of state and society relationships shapes contemporary public policy
    • Advocates inside the government: agendas, alternatives, and public policies
    • Advocates outside the government: the strengths and limits of civil society groups in policymaking
    • Who dominates: the policy community versus the news
    • Comparative policy advocacy: Korea and the United States
    • Rethinking advocacy and policymaking in Korea.
    ISBN
    • 9781438462516 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 1438462514 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016007287
    OCLC
    945586017
    Other standard number
    • 40026615150
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