{"id":8568,"date":"2010-01-10T08:06:22","date_gmt":"2010-01-10T08:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snuac.snu.ac.kr\/eng\/?p=8568"},"modified":"2017-11-23T08:10:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T08:10:17","slug":"2010-1-mobile-communication-political-participation-and-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snuac.snu.ac.kr\/eng\/index.php\/2010\/01\/10\/2010-1-mobile-communication-political-participation-and-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"[2010-#1] Mobile Communication, Political Participation, and the Public"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4 class=\"article__title entry-title\">Mobile Communication, Political Participation, and the Public<\/h4>\n<p>Hyun-Chin Lim<br \/>\nDepartment of Sociology<br \/>\nSeoul National University<br \/>\nSeoul, 151-742<br \/>\nSouth Korea<br \/>\nhclim@snu.ac.kr<\/p>\n<p>Joonkoo Lee<br \/>\nDepartment of Sociology<br \/>\nDuke University<br \/>\nDurham, NC 27708<br \/>\nUnited States<br \/>\njl121@soc.duke.edu[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Abstract&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]How does mobile communication affect ourpolitical life? How does it change the way we engage in public debate and political action? This paper attempts to answer these questions by examining South Korea\u2019s experiences. Over the last decade, Korea has been transformed into a mobile-rich society, and at the same time growing political participation, emerging social movements, and heightened public awareness of individual freedom and free speech have energized the public sphere. The paper argues that the explosion of mobile use in Korea was deeply embedded in the country\u2019s political and economic structure. On the one hand, the \u201cgovernment-industry ICT complex\u201d played a critical role in the introduction and diffusion of mobile communication. On the other hand, the political use of mobile communicationand its impact on the internal structure of the public sphere largely depended on the way the burgeoning civil society responded to the technological opportunities emerged from newly introduced mobile services. Three political events of the last decade the 2002 presidential election, candlelight protest rallies, and the 2008 protests against U.S. beef import are discussed to highlight the evolving relationship of political and media development over time.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text] Mobile Communication, Political Participation, and the Public Hyun-Chin Lim Department of Sociology Seoul National University Seoul, 151-742 South Korea hclim@snu.ac.kr Joonkoo Lee Department of Sociology Duke University Durham, NC 27708 United States jl121@soc.duke.edu[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Abstract&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]How does mobile communication affect ourpolitical life? How does it change the way we engage in public debate and political action? This paper attempts to answer these questions by examining South Korea\u2019s experiences. Over the last decade, Korea has been transformed into a mobile-rich society, and at the same time growing political participation, emerging social movements, and heightened public awareness of individual freedom and free speech have energized the public sphere. The paper argues that the explosion of mobile use in Korea was deeply embedded in the country\u2019s political and economic structure. 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