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South Korea authoritarianism
![How South Korea’s Authoritarian Past Shapes Its Democracy How South Korea’s Authoritarian Past Shapes Its Democracy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-29-160225.jpg)
How South Korea’s Authoritarian Past Shapes Its Democracy
By Joan E. Cho
Understanding the weaknesses of South Korea’s democracy requires looking to the country’s authoritarian past.
![How Activists Kept the Memory of the Gwangju Uprising Alive How Activists Kept the Memory of the Gwangju Uprising Alive](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-17-194541.jpg)
How Activists Kept the Memory of the Gwangju Uprising Alive
By Hwang Sok-yong, Lee Jae-eui, Jeon Yong-ho, and Slin Jung
The story of the “Gwangju White Papers” and “Beyond Death,” the first underground handouts to discuss the Gwangju Uprising.
![South Korea's Authoritarian Past Echoes in Controversial Document South Korea's Authoritarian Past Echoes in Controversial Document](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-20_14-59-31.jpg)
South Korea's Authoritarian Past Echoes in Controversial Document
By Clint Work
Seoul will be investigating a controversial plan to mobilize soldiers if protests against former president Park got out of hand.
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