COURSE NAME

Democratization and Democracy in Korea

PROFESSOR

Sang Tu Ko / Yonsei University

COURSE OVERVIEW

Korea is a country of miracles. Korea, one of the world's poorest countries due to colonial rule and the Korean War, developed into a prosperous country in about half a century. And Korea succeeded in peaceful democratization. Democracy has been firmly established, including many horizontal regime changes. In this lecture, you can learn about the history of economic growth and democracy in Korea, as well as the background of the country's current success.