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@article{ART001839363},
author={Park, Chan Wook},
title={Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election},
journal={The Journal of Northeast Asia Research},
issn={2005-4432},
year={2013},
volume={28},
number={2},
pages={248-290},
doi={10.18013/jnar.2013.28.2.008}

TY - JOUR
AU - Park, Chan Wook
TI - Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election
JO - The Journal of Northeast Asia Research
PY - 2013
VL - 28
IS - 2
PB - The Institute for Northeast Asia Research
SP - 248
EP - 290
SN - 2005-4432
AB - Drawing on the data obtained from the pre- and post-election panel surveys, this paper describes and explains Korean voters’ candidate choice in the December 19 presidential election of 2012. Park Geun-hye defeated Moon Jae-in by receiving 51.6 percent of the vote. Persisting regional cleavage as well as young-old generational cleavage was clearly revealed by a sharp contrast in candidate choice. Analysis suggests that the strong influence of region and age variables are largely intermediated by other independent variables, such as party identification, ideological self-placement, retrospective judgment of past or outgoing President’s job performance, and perception of candidate traits. These attitudinal variables as a whole have a direct impact on candidate choice, and demonstrate outstanding explanatory power. Conceptual frameworks derived from time-honored studies on voting in western democracies have proven their empirical relevance to the candidate choice in Korea’s 2012 presidential election.
KW - Korean presidential election;candidate choice;party identification;ideological self-placement;retrospective voting;candidate traits
DO - 10.18013/jnar.2013.28.2.008
ER -

Park, Chan Wook. (2013). Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election. The Journal of Northeast Asia Research, 28(2), 248-290.

Park, Chan Wook. 2013, "Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election", The Journal of Northeast Asia Research, vol.28, no.2 pp.248-290. Available from: doi:10.18013/jnar.2013.28.2.008

Park, Chan Wook "Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election" The Journal of Northeast Asia Research 28.2 pp.248-290 (2013) : 248.

Park, Chan Wook. Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election. 2013; 28(2), 248-290. Available from: doi:10.18013/jnar.2013.28.2.008

Park, Chan Wook. "Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election" The Journal of Northeast Asia Research 28, no.2 (2013) : 248-290.doi: 10.18013/jnar.2013.28.2.008

Park, Chan Wook. Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election. The Journal of Northeast Asia Research, 28(2), 248-290. doi: 10.18013/jnar.2013.28.2.008

Park, Chan Wook. Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election. The Journal of Northeast Asia Research. 2013; 28(2) 248-290. doi: 10.18013/jnar.2013.28.2.008

Park, Chan Wook. Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election. 2013; 28(2), 248-290. Available from: doi:10.18013/jnar.2013.28.2.008

Park, Chan Wook. "Patterns and Causes of Korean Voters’ Candidate Choice in the 2012 Presidential Election" The Journal of Northeast Asia Research 28, no.2 (2013) : 248-290.doi: 10.18013/jnar.2013.28.2.008