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The Korean Presidential Election of 2007: Five Years on from the "Internet Election"

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Previous studies 1 illustrated that new information and communication technologies, represented by the Internet, contributed to bringing the young and reform-minded generation to vote for a liberal underdog Roh Moo-hyun 2 in the Korean presidential election of 2002.The next logical step in identifying the potentially long-standing impact of the Internet on Korean politics was to see if a similar scenario would unfold in the following election.From this perspective, Korea's seventeenth presidential election, held in December 2007, deserves scholarly interest.The present essay provides a brief reflection on the role the Internet played during this event.We analyzed the election utilizing a multi-faceted approach.This time, the candidate of the main opposition party, Lee Myung-bak, won the presidency by a significant margin (see Table 1).Table 1: Results of the 2007 Presidential Election South Korea

Source: Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia

DOI: 10.17477/jcea.2008.7.1.001

Authors: Han Woo Park, Yeon-ok Lee

Institutions: University of London, Royal Holloway University of London, Yeungnam University

Language: English

Topic: Social Media and Politics

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1909505463