Stories - South Korea

California Ballot Measures from 2010 via Flickr by Josh Heller

This Poll Makes You Deliberate

A digital version of the Deliberative Poll encourages democracy, more cheaply.

The presidential and vice presidential candidates of Taiwan's ruling DPP party (Photo by Joe Mathews)

Can Democracy Survive 2024?

2024 is the biggest election year in history. That may be bad for democracy.

Democracy’s bright flame in South Korea

The Republic of Korea has gone through turbulent times in the past years, but with the presidency of former...

Korea: From Teargas to Candlelight

In 1987, South Korean democratic protests achieved the direct election of the president, opening the door for...

Global Forum 2016: How Cities Fix Democracy

Reykjavik, Vienna, Seoul, Los Angeles and Bern: these are pioneering cities in terms of modern participatory...

How The Ballot Selfie Movement Changed Korean Democracy

For decades older voters in Korea gave the conservative majority a big advantage - and a majority in the...

From East Asia with Democracy

Seoul, the Capital of South Korea, is a very big city. But when it comes to people power, many small steps...