ABSTRACT
It is often noted that South Korean parties are mainly located on the right of the ideological spectrum as a result of the Korean War and the Cold War (Choi 2002; Kang 2005; Kim 1999a; Kim et al. 1999). Alongside these broader structural constraints, however, there are also contingent factors that have shaped the ideological debate in the country, namely the National Security Law (see Chapter 2).
