Differences and Similarities in the Political Participation, between China and South Korea

Abstract

This paper aims to analyse political participation in China and South Korea. Additionally, through this research, we will try to find the answer to the Research Question. Furthermore, this research expects to find similar types of political participation in both countries and different attitudes from the governments against people's political participation. According to my understanding the Political participation concept, refers to how people can be existing in political actions, it could be through political parties and organized political movements or elections, it also existed as a street form of political participation, by individuals against some political decisions or governmental system. Political participation also shows people's participation and how people influence the policymaking process. This paper will discuss the case of citizens' political participation and its limits for the Chinese communist party and its counterpart South Korea. İn the first instance, we will start by defining the main concept of this research, which is political participation.