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Analysis of South Korean Political Parties’ Change and Development Plans: Before and After Comparison of the Abolition of Party Chapters

지우효 1 Jeon Seong Wook 2

1성균관대학교
2단국대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to provide policy implications through an empirical comparative analysis of the party structure, operations, and grassroots participation in the political process before and after the abolition of local parties via data from the "Political Party Activity Outlook and Financial Report" published annually by the National Election Commission over a twenty-year period between 1995 and 2014. The results of the analysis suggest that the main goals of political party reform efforts, including alleviating the high-cost, low-efficiency political processes, improving the transparency of political party operations, and the nurturing of "true" party members, were not accomplished even after the abolition of the local party chapter scheme. On the contrary, it caused more problems such as excessive centralization of party power, weak control of party members, lack of lower-level party organizations, continuation of political indifference among voters, and weakening of political participation by the public. The analysis has been conducted to contribute to the improvement of political party participation and the participatory democratic process within the Republic of Korea.

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