Social Movements in South Korea
Greetings!
In this module, we will review core theories of social movement organizing, including “collective action” and “connective action.” As a case study, we will focus on the candlelight protests organized in South Korea from 2016 to 2017, which led to the impeachment of the former president, Park Geun-Hye. I hope this historic example helps us examine the nature of digitally-enabled social movements.
Keywords: social movement, social movement organizing, democracy, collective action, connective action, protest, mobilization, self-organizing network, public good, social media, mobile technology, information and communication technology (ICT), digital technology, Korean Studies, South Korea, The Candlelight Protest, The Candlelight Vigil, impeachment of President Park