Democratization in South Korea and inter-Korean relations. From: Pacific Affairs | Date: March 22, 2003| Author: Chung, Chien-peng | COPYRIGHT 2003 University of British Columbia. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This essay explores a salient topic that is often overlooked in studies on South Korea's policies toward North Korea: the profound effect on inter-Korean ties brought about by the evolution of South Korea from authoritarianism to democracy in the last 16 years. It also wishes to address the thesis of whether democratization causes war, using South Korea as a case study.

Mansfield and Snyder have argued that democratizing states tend to be belligerent, because both old an...

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