Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Kang, WooJin
URN	etd-08122009-215959
Title	A Comprehensive Analysis of Electoral Choices in New Democracies: The Case of Korea
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Political Science, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Heemin Kim Committee Chair Aie-Rie Lee Committee Member Richard Feiock Committee Member Jonathan Grant University Representative
Keywords	Context Voting Election
Date of Defense	2009-07-24
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the contextual determinants of electoral choice, which has largely been characterized by strong regional variation, in recent Korean election from the 14th national election in 1992 to the 16th national election in 2000. In particular, this study seeks to answer four related questions: 1) What is an adequate theoretical framework for analyzing electoral choice with strong spatial variations?; 2) To what extent do contextual variables matter in determining electoral choice? ; 3) Are there any different patterns of contextual effects as electoral determinants across parties and time periods? ; 4) What other factors are important electoral determinants? To answer these questions, this study test several hypotheses derived from main theoretical frameworks of voting behavior: 1) the Social Cleavage Model; 2) the Party Identification Model; 3) the Rational Economic Model; 4) the Regional Cleavage Model; 5) the Contextual Model. These hypotheses are tested by utilizing a series of multinomial logit, logit, and ordered logit model along with calculation of predicted probability. Overall, strongest and most consistent effect of the Contextual Model is confirmed. That is, Korean voters are not isolated individual when they cast their ballot for parties. Rather, they are embedded in social (political) network, which play a crucial role in voter’s electoral decision.
Files	Filename       Size       Approximate Download Time (Hours:Minutes:Seconds)     28.8 Modem   56K Modem   ISDN (64 Kb)   ISDN (128 Kb)   Higher-speed Access    Kang_W_Dissertation_2009s.pdf 986.79 Kb 00:04:34 00:02:20 00:02:03 00:01:01 00:00:05