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November 2020 |
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| NDI South Korean Democracy Issue Briefing Series
A Snapshot on South Korean Democracy
based on 2020 Korean Identity Survey
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EAI launched "South Korea Democracy Storytelling Project" supported by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in July 2020 with the aim of sharing the stories and analysis on South Korean democracy with other countries and democracy-defending stakeholder groups around the world. As part of its project activities, EAI has published two issue briefing articles as below.
- South Korean National Pride beyond "Patriotism Highs" and "Hell Chosun"
(Dr. Hanwool Jeong, Senior Research Fellow at Hankook Research) [Read]
- Which news sources do South Koreans trust?
(Prof. Kyu Sup Hahn at Seoul National University) [Read]
"South Korean National Pride beyond "Patriotism Highs" and "Hell Chosun"" written by Dr. Hanwool Jeong (Senior Research Fellow at Hankook Research) analyzes the reasons behind the sharp rise in national identification and national pride among Koreans based on the results of the Korean Identity Survey conducted in 2020. Dr. Jeong said that the remarkable increase in national pride has resulted from the successes of the response to COVID-19 acclaimed as "K-quarantine" as well as the reappraisal on the Korea’s health/welfare system along with civic awareness.
"Which news sources do South Koreans trust?" written by Prof. Kyu Sup Hahn (Seoul National University) examines the public preference for news outlets as well as the public trust in the media, based on the findings from the 2020 Korean Identity Survey. Prof. Hahn argues that South Koreans were sharply divided in their preference for news sources along the line of their political orientation, suggesting the polarization of the media outlets. Prof. Hahn concluded that preference for news sources has become a social identity in South Korea, reinforcing the existing political polarization in the country. |
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