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ID126965
Title ProperPolitical issues, generation gap, and voting behavior in South Korea
Other Title Informationthe 2010 Seoul Mayoral election
LanguageENG
AuthorChoi, Eunjung
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Against all odds, South Korea's 2010 local elections were a landslide victory for the coalition of the opposition political parties. This article aims to provide an insight on the dynamic nature of Korean elections and politics by using a public opinion survey in Seoul's mayoral election as a case study. This article finds that the "north wind" triggered by the sinking of the South Korean battleship Cheonan helped the ruling party candidate, but not as much as the ruling party had hoped. Furthermore, a high turnout of the younger voters helped the opposition party candidate by showing a clear generation gap in terms of the important issues, ideology, and party orientation.
`In' analytical NoteEast Asia: An International Quaterly Vol.30, No.4; Dec.2013: p.237-254
Journal SourceEast Asia: An International Quaterly Vol.30, No.4; Dec.2013: p.237-254
Key WordsSouth Korea ;  Local elections ;  Generation gap ;  Politics ;  Ideology


 
 
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