President park and his learned friends: Some observations on contemporary Korean statecraft
Year: 1975
Type: article
Abstract: In 1969, eight years after his armed usurpation, President Park Chung Hee of South Korea had his country's constitution amended so that he could seek a third term. Three years ago, in October of 1972, as he was serving his last term under the new rules, Park declared martial law, dissolved the National Assembly and suspended the constitution. He did all this, as we were then told, in order that he might better cope with the “stark realities of a rapidly changing international situation.” He was referring to East-West détente, which he viewed as a deadly threat to one of the twin pillars of his legitimacy: anti-communism and economic modernization.
Author: Sugwon Kang
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2317876015