Development of regionalism and political background
Antagonism between Kyongsang province and Cholla province had already been formed under the Kyongsang based former presidents Park Chung-Hee, Chun Doo-Hwan and Roh Tae-Woo. While Kyongsang province developed including the establishment of industry facilities, Cholla province remained underdeveloped compared to Kyongasang province. Regionalism
Reasons for Regionalism in Korea
Economic development policies of authoritarian regimes
Weak institutionalization of Korea political parties
Kyongsang
Park Chung-Hee(5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th)
Chun Doo-Hwan(11th, 12th)
Roh Tae-Woo(13th)
Kim Young-Sam(14th)
Jeolla
Kim Dae-Jung(15th)
Official Results of Presidential Elections, by Region
15th Presidential Election :
Kim Dae Jung vs
Methodology
First of all, we assumed that there were two competing regions that candidates sought vote for. One is Honam region that includes all of Cholla province, Gwangju as the main city and the other is Youngnam region that includes Kyungsang province, Busan, Ulsan and Daegu as the representing cities.
We used two main methods to analyze the general flow of regionalism. First, to effec
Reasons for Regionalism in Korea
Economic development policies of authoritarian regimes
Weak institutionalization of Korea political parties
Kyongsang
Park Chung-Hee(5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th)
Chun Doo-Hwan(11th, 12th)
Roh Tae-Woo(13th)
Kim Young-Sam(14th)
Jeolla
Kim Dae-Jung(15th)
Official Results of Presidential Elections, by Region
15th Presidential Election :
Kim Dae J