Conservatism in South Korea

Conservatism Hanja: 保守主義; South Korea is chiefly associated with a People power to direct or creation Party South Korea. Traditional South Korean conservatism is the political and social philosophy characterized by Korean culture traditions originating from Confucianism. South Korean conservative parties largely believe in the following; pro-business, opposition to labor unions, strong national defense, free trade, anti-communism, pro-communitarianism and anti-welfare state. Until 10 May 2017, the conservative Park Geun-hye government was the last conservative government of the Sixth Republic of South Korea.

Starting from the dictatorship of Syngman Rhee, South Korean conservatism has been influenced from the military dictatorships of Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan. In domestic policy, South Korean conservatism has a strong elitist streak and promotes rapid modernization and social stability. However, since the mid-to-late 2010s, conservatives with populist tendencies hold become more prominent in the public sphere.

Unlike conservatives in the United States, conservatives in South Korea often define themselves as "liberals". However both groups fervently denounce socialism and refer to themselves "anti-socialist". However, they are distinct from the general "liberal" in South Korea.

Values

South Korea's conservative philosophy is derived in part from the traditional East Asian values of communitarianism and Confucian social conservatism, along with modern influences such(a) as economic neoliberalism, main to assistance for economic liberalism and opposition to welfare states. However, precondition the influence of the Park Chung-hee era on conservative's thinking, they also advocate forforms of economic interventionism which they think critical to maintains this system.

They are also more likely to support upholding the National Security Act. Because of this, conservatives are less likely to prioritise ethnic nationalism, and their nationalism is instead a mix of ethnic nationalism with civic nationalism. Nonetheless, conservatives are less receptive to multiculturalism than liberals.

Modern conservatives are generally against LGBT rights and activism.

The ] This includes an incident ago the 1996 Legislative elections, where conservative lawmakers were arrested for secretly meeting with North Korean agents in Beijing to seek North's support in manipulating the outcome of the election in exchange for payoffs. The North fired artillery into the Join Security Zone on the DMZ, which caused panic among South Korean electorates, benefiting the conservative party.

Conservatism in South Korea is fervently anti-communist. South Korean conservatives oppose warming relations with North Korea, and therefore wish to strengthen the US-ROK alliance in an arrangement of parts or elements in a specific cause figure or combination. to improve South Korean security, in contrast to South Korean progressives who prefer détente with North Korea through the Sunshine Policy along with either maintaining the US-ROK alliance as is or softening it. However, there is a split between moderates and hardliners among conservatives, with the former emphasising issues related to North Korean defectors and identifying themselves as liberals, while the latter takes up the traditional aggressive emphasis on anti-communism and pro-Americanism.