Levine, Amy

South Korean civil movement organisations : hope, crisis, and pragmatism in democratic transition / Amy Levine. - 1 online resource (xi, 176 pages) : illustrations, map - New ethnographies . - New ethnographies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; South Korean civil movement organisations; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements ; Series editor's foreword ; Note on romanisation and translation ; Map of South Korea and neighbouring countries ; Introduction; 1 Entanglements; 2 Ideology as double bind; 3 Green is life; 4 Projecting discourse: less than theory, smaller than ideology; 5 Designing the agenda with hope; Conclusion; References; Index.

This is a unique ethnographic study of the practical, theoretical, methodological, ethical and social dimensions of some key non-governmental organisations (NGOs), non-profit organisations (NPOs), and think tanks in Seoul during Roh Moo Hyun's tumultuous presidency (2003-8).

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Since 2002


Civil society--Korea (South)
Democratization--Korea (South)
Non-governmental organizations--Korea (South)
Social movements--Korea (South)
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--General.
Sociology & Anthropology.
Civil society.
Democratization.
Non-governmental organizations.
Politics and government.
Social movements.


Korea (South)--Politics and government--2002-
Korea (South)


Electronic books.

JQ1729.A15 / L483 2016eb

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