Social Movements in South Korea Main Menu Introduction Traditional Understanding of Collective Action and Social Movements Digitally-Enabled Social Action and Organizing Challenging the Traditional Views The Logic of Connective Action Candlelight Protests and the Presidential Impeachment in South Korea Illustration by Seok Junghyun References

Social Movements in South Korea

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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

Contents of this path:

  1. Introduction
  2. Traditional Understanding of Collective Action and Social Movements
  3. Digitally-Enabled Social Action and Organizing
  4. Challenging the Traditional Views
  5. The Logic of Connective Action
  6. Candlelight Protests and the Presidential Impeachment in South Korea
  7. References

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