South Korea’s Three-Hour Coup
Earlier today, South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law. The short-lived coup was an act of desperation by a deeply unpopular right-wing leader and has only strengthened opposition to his rule.
2 Article(s) by: Jamie Doucette
Jamie Doucette is a reader in human geography at the University of Manchester and the author of The Postdevelopmental State: Dilemmas of Economic Democratization in Contemporary South Korea.
South Korea’s Repressive Laws Deny Workers Their Rights
The ousting of a popular government official in Seoul last month was linked to Korean laws that bar many workers from engaging in political activity. A draconian system known as the “prosecutor republic” helps conservative elites maintain their power.