Changes in social movements in the post-dictatorship context in South Korea — focused on three dimensions

This chapter aims at analyzing new features of change in the social movements in the wake of democratization, based on the case of South Korea. The transition to democracy has been made possible by the driving force coming from social movement struggles against dictatorship. However, such a transition brings with it a new context. Therefore, the social movements themselves cannot but change in the process of democratization. This chapter tries to analyze this change, accepting this ironic fact as its starting point.