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The democratic system in South Korea is vulnerable to populist impulses. It's still more stable than expected.
The country is in search of a new development paradigm. The Confucian culture, which stresses respect for ancestors and as and gender-specific family relationships, continues to be influential in the society. But there are signs that a secularist culture is gaining ground.
Origins
In the prehistoric era, the ancestors to modern Koreans were capable of survival through hunting and gathering wild foods. Around 10,000 years ago, they began to cultivate millet and beans as well as other crops. They also raised livestock and produced furs. They also established tribal states one after the other in Manchuria and on the Korean peninsula. They also developed a metallurgy industry, producing bronze and later iron tools. They traded with other nations and introduced block printing to Japan, as well as art styles as well as a written language and paper making.
In 2333 BCE Gojoseon came into existence in the southern part of the peninsula. This state adopted Chinese culture, including Confucian Philosophy and Buddhism. During this period the people of Buyeo joined Gojoseon. Gojoseon was a state of hierarchy where the monarch and senior officials came from the land aristocracy, while the rest of the population was peasants. The state extracted taxes from the citizens and sometimes required them to fight in the army or work on government projects such as building fortifications.
By the end of the period the state of Baekje was founded by Onjo who was a prince of Goguryeo and 에볼루션 the son of Jumong who was the founder of Goguryeo. The new kingdom expanded to the southwest of the peninsula, and was at war against Goguryeo's commanderies and China's in the region. Baekje adopted Confucian ideas into its state beliefs system in 1390 CE, and established the male-centric notion of filiopiety a tenet. Under the cover of filiopiety fathers were accountable to their families. They had to be obeyed by all and respected even by their grandchildren and children.
Goryeo, a nation which ruled from 918 until 1392 CE and gave the world the Hangul Alphabet based on the shapes created by the mouth when pronouncing. This greatly improved communication and led to a boom in the writing of Buddhist text. Woodblock printing and movable metal type were also improved. It was during this period that the Samguk sagi or 'History of the Three Kingdoms' was first written in 1145 CE.
Development in Korea
The Korean peninsula has been inhabited since Neolithic times. Early evidence of human settlements are evident in the form of graves lined with stones, with precious goods such as amazonite jewellery being buried alongside the dead. Megalithic structures, known as dolmens and constructed from single large stones are prevalent throughout the country.
In the first second half of the 1st millennium BCE, Gojoseon established itself as the first recognisable political state. After that the peninsula was ruled by various states in the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCfrom 635 CE) including Baekje Goguryeo and Silla. The northern portion of the peninsula was occupied for a period by the Balhae Kingdom, which historians do not believe to be a real Korean state.
Following the Three Kingdoms arose the Proto-Three Kingdoms Period, or Several States Period. Of them, Baekje was the most powerful state, but its dynasty ended by the fall of Goguryeo in 676 CE, leaving the southern provinces of Manchuria and the western region around the Hwanghae Bay, while eastern Buyeo and the Gaya confederacy thrived for some time.
The Unified Silla Kingdom then emerged and the three kingdoms began to cooperate to expand their territories. In the final phase, Silla, with significant Chinese aid, conquered the other states and unified the peninsula in 935 CE.
As Korea enters a post-crisis era its development model appears to be in flux. The people who are awed by the huge costs of the old systems support a comprehensive program of liberalization of capital, labor and product markets. On the other hand champions of the old system seek to keep it in place by leveraging nationalist sentiments and inflating fears about job losses.
Academic and policy analysts remain sharply divided on the extent to the extent that these two trends are driving Koreas evolution towards an entirely new model of economic governance. This article assesses developments to date by analyzing five phases of Korea's political evolution including democratic illiberalism (1945-60), democratic authoritarianism (1961-72) and authoritarian exceptionalism (1972-87) democratic paternalism (1987-2001) and participatory democracy (2002 to the present). This article also identifies key elements that are the driving force behind these developments.
Creationism in Korea
In South Korea, 26% of the population is Christian. Creationists have succeeded in promoting their views among this group. A 2009 survey found that nearly one third of respondents do not believe in the theory of evolution. Of the respondents, 41% believed that there was insufficient scientific evidence to support the theory; 39% said it contradicted their religious beliefs; and 17 percent said they didn't know what it meant. This level of doubt is similar to that of the United States, where a similar number of people do not believe that humans evolved from earlier species of life.
In the past, the majority of the anti-evolution movements in Korea was focused on educating college students and bringing them to Christ. In 1980 an all-day creation science seminar was held in Seoul during the World Evangelization Crusade. Drs. Henry Morris and Duane Giss of ICR were the main speakers. This event was attended by an audience of scientists, professors and church leaders.
The event's success led to the creation of the Korea Association of Creation Research on January 31 of 1980. The inauguration event was widely reported in national newspapers, such as The Korea Times and Chosun Ilbo and also received wide attention.
KACR started publishing a newsletter titled CREATION. In it, the organization presented its own work and published articles on scientific evidence for the existence of God. It also translated slides and film strips from ICR as well as some books on creationism which were published outside of Korea. KACR members gave lectures in universities and churches across the country.
One example of an KACR success story was at the KAIST university in Seoul. There, students were so interested in the idea of creationism that they raised the funds and support to construct a small museum on campus with creationist fossil models and other exhibits.
In addition to its activities, KACR has published a bimonthly publication called CREATION. The magazine covers a variety of topics in the creation science. It also sponsored a series of lectures by ICR staff. It also has an organization of local branch offices that host talks and seminars to children and community groups.
Changes in South Korea
In the latter part of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Korea began to adopt a more Westernized style of life. The traditional hanbok, 에볼루션 블랙잭 바카라 체험 (Brewwiki.Win) or Korean dress, 에볼루션사이트 was replaced to miniskirts and other fashion elements from abroad. In the same way, traditional Korean music styles were replaced by contemporary rock and roll and jazz. During this time the samulnori, or masked dance-dramas, became popular with the general public. These dramatic pieces were performed to the accompaniment of shaman drums as well as various types of musical instruments.
The economic crisis has formed Korea's new model of development. The new regime's main challenge lies in the proper balance between the state-led economic policies and market-oriented ones. It also requires altering incentives, monitoring, or disciplining schemes which have been a part of the system prior the crisis. These issues are discussed in Chapters 3 and 4.
Founded by Onjo, prince of Goguryeo and the third son of Jumong, Baekje was established jointly by people living along the Hangang River, those from Buyeo and other regions, as well as migrants from northern China. In the 4th century, in the early part of, Baekje was a major regional power, and expanded its territory to Mahan in the north and Jeollanam-do in the south. As a result, it was in frequent conflict with Goguryeo and the Chinese commanders across the border.
The decline of Silla between the 8th and 9th centuries resulted in the rise of powerful local factions. Gungye was a nobleman from Later Baekje who established a kingdom in Songak with Songak as its capital. He ruled a portion of the present-day Jeolla province as well as Chungcheong. Then, he moved the capital to Wansanju. He became a rival to Goguryeo.
His rule was however only for a short time. After his defeat, Gungye was replaced by a powerful local leader, Wang Geon, who united Goryeo with Baekje and Silla in 935. Later, Baekje was incorporated peacefully into Goryeo as a successor state. Wang Geon also introduced fundamental reforms and strengthened the centralized ruling system. This marked the conclusion of the Three Kingdoms period. The Korean peninsula was later ruled by the Goryeo Dynasty. In the Three Kingdoms Period, Goguryeo Baekje Silla gradually grew into powerful states on the peninsula and in Manchuria.