Progressivism in South Korea

Political ideology and reform movement in South Korea

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School

* Cultural
* Economic
* Green
* Shinjwapa
* Radicalism
* Socialism
* Democratic socialism
* Social democracy
* Social liberalism

Principles

* Anti-imperialism
* China
* Japan
* United States
* Christian socialism
* Minjung theology
* Civil rights
* LGBT rights
* Feminism
* Environmentalism
* Animal rights
* Legal egalitarianism
* Mixed economy
* Nationalism
* Ethnic
* Welfare state

History

* Korean independence movement
* Autumn Uprising of 1946
* Jeju uprising
* Daegu Democracy Movement
* April Revolution
* Minjung-Gayo
* Undongkwon
* Gwangju Uprising
* June Struggle
* 2010–2011 Hanjin Heavy Industries strike
* 2016–2017 protests

People

* Bong
* Chang
* Cho
* Hong (Sehwa)
* Hong (Seok-cheon)
* Jang
* Jeon
* Kim
* Lee (Hyori)
* Lee (Yeong-hui)
* Lim
* Lyuh
* Moon
* Pak
* Park
* Rhyu
* Ryu
* Roh (Hoe-chan)
* Roh (Su-hui)
* Sim

Parties

Active

* Basic Income Party
* Green Party Korea
* Justice Party
* Labor Party
* Mirae Party
* Progressive Party (2017)

Defunct

* Democratic Independent Party
* Democratic Labor Party
* Hankyoreh Democratic Party
* Laboring People's Party
* New Progressive Party
* Participation Party
* Popular Party
* Progressive Party (1956)
* Unified Progressive Party

Media

* OhmyNews
* Pressian
* Voice of the People
* The Women's News [ko]

Related topics

* Handaeryeon
* Hanchongnyon
* Labor movement of South Korea
* Politics of South Korea
* Conservatism
* Liberalism
* Socialtainer
* Trade unions in South Korea
* Korean Confederation of Trade Unions

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Literature

* Looking Backward (1888)
* Equality (1897)
* Better-World Philosophy (1899)
* Man and Superman (1903)
* The Universal Kinship (1906)
* The Open Conspiracy (1928)
* The Mass Psychology of Fascism (1933)
* Sexuality in the Cultural Struggle (1936)
* Beveridge Report (1942)
* Rules for Radicals (1971)
* Humanist Manifesto II (1973)
* Woman Hating (1974)
* The Handmaid's Tale (1985)
* Black Athena (1987–2006)
* The Racial Contract (1997)
* War Against the Weak (2003)
* The Audacity of Hope (2006)
* The Invention of the Jewish People (2008)
* The New Jim Crow (2010)
* The Speech (2011)
* Our Revolution (2016)
* White Rage (2016)
* The Color of Law (2017)
* Inferior (2017)
* Not All Dead White Men (2018)
* White Fragility (2018)
* Invisible Women (2019)
* How to Be an Antiracist (2019)
* Race After Technology (2019)
* Superior (2019)
* Nice Racism (2021)

Organizations

* Amadeu Antonio Foundation
* ACLU
* ASHA
* BLMGNF
* CGS
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* Color of Change
* Democracy Alliance
* Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
* Equality and Human Rights Commission
* ENAR
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* FIRM
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* ILGA
* InCAR
* IPPA
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* Movement for Black Lives
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* OSF
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* PFAW
* Progressive Alliance
* Progressive International
* Progressive League
* Progressive Majority
* ProgressNow
* Red Flare
* RWJF
* SftP
* Tides Foundation

Media

* CTXT
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* MSNBC
* The Nation
* New Statesman
* The Progressive
* Salon
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Progressivism (Korean: 진보주의; Hanja: 進步主義; RR: Jinbojuui) in South Korea is a left-leaning political ideology, broadly associated with social democracy, cultural progressivism, and left-wing nationalism.[1] It advocates for the promotion of social equality and welfare, economic justice, the protection of human rights and minority groups, peace and the reunification of the Korean Peninsula, as well as environmental sustainability.

Modern South Korean progressivism emerged and took shape during the resistance to military dictatorship and became a distinct political movement in the 1990s.[2] As the pro-democracy student activists from the 1970s and 1980s matured into progressive political leadership, their views on society, history, economy, and foreign policy feature prominently in progressive narratives. Domestically, progressives promote economic justice and labor rights in response to the dominance of chaebols in Korean economy, stemming from dirigisme during military dictatorships. Internationally, they take a conciliatory stance toward North Korea and have developed anti-American sentiments through college, viewing the United States as a supporter of the authoritarian regimes during pro-democracy struggles.[3] The more progressive faction of the movement calls for the withdrawal of the US troops stationed in South Korea.

Historically, there have been communist elements within the progressive movement, but they have been largely powerless in contemporary South Korean politics, although they did wage culture war with conservatives over leftist Korean independence figures.[4][5]

## History

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### Labor movement

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Main article: Labor movement of South Korea

South Korean labor movements have been consistently driven by left-leaning labor organizations since liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945. Many of the political prisoners under imperial Japan were leftists and labor activists. Trade unions grew dramatically in liberated Korea, with Chŏnp'yŏng (조선노동조합전국평의회; 朝鮮勞動組合全國評議會; lit. General Council of Korea Trade Unions) – a communist-led union – having a membership of 574,475 by late 1945 and nearly a quarter-million by summer of 1946.[6][7] However, the United States Army Military Government in Korea suppressed worker protests organized by Chŏnp'yŏng, arresting union leaders and forcing railroad workers back to work.[7]

In the 1960s, Park Chung Hee implemented a centrally controlled economy that prioritized the growth of large Korean conglomerates, or chaebols, while maintaining strict control over the working class.[6] In the Peace Market along Cheonggyecheon in downtown Seoul, over 20,000 women labored under inhumane working conditions in garment sweatshops.[8] They worked an average of 15 hours a day, often cramped in spaces just 3 feet high, forcing them to remain seated or bent over for long periods of time. Upon witnessing the cruel workspaces of the workers, Jeon Tae-il engaged in labor activism to no avail and later in 1970 self-immolated in protest, shouting "Workers are human beings, too". Jeon's suicide sparked national interest and galvanized labor-rights movements into the 1970s.

When the citizens of Gwangju rose up against Chun Doo-hwan's dictatorial regime in 1980, the Chun regime responded with brutal military force, killing a still disputed number, estimated to be in the hundreds and sometimes thousands.[9][10] After the Gwangju Uprising, Chun's regime continued cracking down on labor organizing, removing and blacklisting thousands of activists from union positions.[11] Through all of this, the United States not only did not intervene but also allowed Chun to move key military units – the US-Korean Combined Forces Command – that had been under US jurisdiction.[10][12]

The South Korean pro-democracy and labor activists, who had largely been pro-American and viewed the United States as a beacon of human rights and liberal democracy, were dismayed by the Carter administration's response and later the Reagan administration's embrace of the Chun regime in 1981.[12] This disillusionment led the South Korean intellectuals to reject pro-US developmentalist neoliberalism, making room for various strands of Marxism to gain popularity.[13] The resulting anti-Americanism fostered the view of South Korea as a US colony and prompted a reevaluation of labor organizing. This gave rise to the Social Formation Debate, centered on identifying the primary revolutionary agent: the working class or the Korean people.[14]

The progressive movement in South Korea emerged from the debate splintered into the PD (민중민주; Minjungminju; lit. People's Democracy) faction and NL (민족해방; Minjokhaebang; lit. National Liberation) faction. The PD faction prioritized equality, identifying the working class as the principal revolutionary agent and focusing on labor movements to challenge the dominance and monopoly of large corporations in Korea and fight for labor rights in Korea. In contrast, the NL faction adopted a left-wing nationalistic approach and viewed the ethnic Korean people – both in the North and the South – to be the principal revolutionary agent, arguing that Korean people should unite to resist American imperialism.[15]

The PD faction grew into a Western-style leftist party, influenced by American liberalism and social democracy, while NL was a left-wing nationalist party that mixes ethnic nationalism, reunificationism and social progressivism. PD and NL are political terms that refer to the two pillars of South Korea's progressive camp and are still frequently used today. As of now, the representative PD-affiliated progressive party is the Justice Party, and the representative NL-affiliated progressive party is the Progressive Party.[16][17][18][15]

### Shinjwapa

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, the New Left movement in Europe and the United States and postmodernist discourse became known, creating a Sinjwapa (신좌파; 新左派; lit. New Left faction) in South Korea. They advocate youth rights, LGBT rights and feminism. Currently, South Korea's representative Sinjwapa parties include the Green Party and Basic Income Party.[19][20]

## Progressive parties

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### Gujwapa (Old Left)

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#### Communist or far-left socialist

[edit]

* Workers' Party of South Korea (1946–1949; banned)
* Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front → National Democratic Front of South Korea → Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front (1969–; banned)
* Socialist Revolutionary Workers' Party → Labor Party (2016–2022; unregistered; merged)
* People's Democracy Party (2016–)

#### Hyeoksingye (Innovation-faction)

[edit]

* Preparatory Committee for National Construction → People's Party of Korea → People's Labor Party (1945–1950)
* Socialist Party (1951–1953)
* Progressive Party (1956–1958; banned)
* United Socialist Party of Korea (1961–1967; banned 1961–1966)

#### Minjungminju (PD)

[edit]

* The People's Party (1990–1992)
* People's Victory 21 → Democratic Labor Party (1997–2011)
* Youth Progressive Party → Socialist Party → Hope Socialist Party → Korea Socialist Party → Socialist Party (1998–2012)
* New Progressive Party (2008–2012)
* Unified Progressive Party (2011–2012)[21]
* Progressive Justice Party → Justice Party (2012–) - However, there are a few Minjokhaebang and Shinjwapa factions in the Justice Party.
* Green-Justice Party (2024)
* Korean Democratic Labor Party (2025)
* Labor Party (2013–)
* Socialist Revolutionary Workers' Party → Labor Party (2016–2022; unregistered; merged)

#### Minjokhaebang (NL)

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* People's Victory 21 → Democratic Labor Party (1997–2011)
* Unified Progressive Party (2011–2014; banned)[22]
* People's United Party (2016–2017)
* New People's Party (2017)
* Minjung Party → Progressive Party (2017–)

### Shinjwapa (New Left)

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* Green Social Democrats (2004)
* Green Peace Party (2002–2004)
* Social Democratic Party of Korea (2002–2004)
* Green Party Korea (2012–)
* Future Party (2017–)
* Basic Income Party (2020-)
* New Progressive Alliance (2024)
* Social Democratic Party (2024-)

### Progressive-liberal

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* Democratic Independent Party (1947–1948)[note 1]
* Progressive Party (1956–1958)
* People's Party (1988)
* Hankyoreh Democratic Party (1988–1991)
* Popular Party (1989–1992)
* Participation Party (2010–2011)
* Unified Progressive Party (2011–2012, factions)[21]
* Youth Party (2012)
* Justice Party (2012–)

* Peace and Justice (2018)

* Future Party (2017–)
* Basic Income Party (2020–)
* Let's Go! Environmental Party (2020–)
* Democratic Alliance of Korea (2024; satellite of the liberal DPK, the NPA and the Progressive Party)

## Progressive media

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* OhmyNews – liberal-leaning bias
* Pressian – progressive
* Voice of the People – progressive, resistance nationalism
* The Women's News [ko] – feminism

## Progressive personalities

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* Bong Joon-ho
* Ha-Joon Chang
* Han Sang-gyun [ko]
* Hong Sehwa
* Hong Seok-cheon
* Jang Hye-young
* Jeon Tae-il
* Kim Yeo-jin
* Kwon In-sook
* Lim Su-kyung
* Lee Hyori[23]
* Lim ji-hyeon [ko]
* Lee Yeong-hui [ko]
* Lyuh Woon-hyung
* Moon Ik-hwan
* Park Chan-wook
* Rhyu Si-min
* Roh Hoe-chan
* Roh Su-hui
* Ryu Ho-jeong
* Pak Noja
* Shin Hae-chul
* Sim Sang-jung
* Yun Hyon-seok

## Major progressive parties election results of South Korea

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### Presidential elections

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Election  | Candidate  | Total votes  | Share of votes  | Outcome  | Party name

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|
|
|

1952 | Cho Pong-am | 797,504  | 11.4%  | Defeated N | Independent
1956 | Cho Pong-am | 2,163,808  | 30.0%  | Defeated N | Independent
1987 | Baik Ki-wan | Quit midway through  | Independent
1992 | Baik Ki-wan | 238,648  | 1.0%  | Defeated N | Independent
1997 | Kwon Young-ghil | 306,026  | 1.2%  | Defeated N | People's Victory 21
2002 | Kwon Young-ghil | 957,148  | 3.9%  | Defeated N | Democratic Labor Party
2007 | Kwon Young-ghil | 712,121  | 3.0%  | Defeated N | Democratic Labor Party
Geum Min | 18,223  | 0.07%  | Defeated N | Korea Socialist Party
2012 | Lee Jung-hee | Quit midway through  | Unified Progressive Party
Kim So-yeon | 16,687  | 0.05%  | Defeated N | Independent
Kim Soon-ja  | 46,017  | 0.15%  | Defeated N | Independent
2017 | Sim Sang-jung | 2,017,458  | 6.17%  | Defeated N | Justice Party
Kim Sun-dong | 27,229  | 0.08%  | Defeated N | People's United Party
2022 | Sim Sang-jung | 803,358  | 2.38%  | Defeated N | Justice Party
Kim Jae-yeon | 37,366  | 0.11%  | Defeated N | Progressive Party
Oh Jun-ho  | 18,105  | 0.05%  | Defeated N | Basic Income Party
Lee Baek-yun | 9,176  | 0.03%  | Defeated N | Labor Party
2025 | Kwon Yeong-guk | 344,150  | 0.98%  | Defeated N | Democratic Labor Party

### Legislative elections

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Election  | Total seats  | Total votes  | Share of votes  | Outcome  | Election leader  | Party name

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1950 |

2 / 210

| 89,413  | 1.3%  | new 2 seats; minority  | Jo So-ang | Socialist Party
1960 |

4 / 233

| 541,021  | 6.0%  | new 4 seats; minority  | Seo Sang-il | Social Mass Party

1 / 233

| 57,965  | 0.6%  | new 1 seats; minority  | Jeon Jin-han | Korea Socialist Party
1967 |

1 / 175

| 249,561  | 2.3%  | new 1 seats; minority  | Seo Min-ho | Mass Party

0 / 175

| 104,975  | 1.0%  | new 0 seats; minority  | Kim Cheol | Unified Socialist Party
1971 |

0 / 204

| 59,359  | 0.5%  |  1 seats; minority  | Ri Mong | Mass Party

0 / 204

| 97,398  | 0.9%  |  0 seats; minority  | Kim Cheol | Unified Socialist Party
1981 |

0 / 276

| 676,921  | 4.2%  | new 2 seats; minority  |  | New Politics Party

2 / 276

| 524,361  | 3.2%  | new 2 seats; minority  | Ko Chong-hun | Democratic Socialist Party

0 / 276

| 122,778  | 0.7%  | new 0 seats; minority  | Kim Cheol | Socialist Party
1985 |

1 / 276

| 288,863  | 1.4%  | new 1 seats; minority  | Ko Chong-hun | New Politics Socialist Party
1988 |

0 / 299

| 65,650  | 0.3%  | new 0 seats; minority  | Jeong Tae-yun | Party of the people

1 / 299

| 251,236  | 1.3%  | new 0 seats; minority  | Ye Chun-ho | Hankyoreh Democratic Party

1 / 299

| 3,267  | 0.0%  | new 0 seats; minority  |  | Unificational Socialist Party
1992 |

0 / 229

| 319,041  | 1.5%  | new 0 seats; minority  | Lee U-jae | People's Party
2000 |

0 / 273

| 223,261  | 1.2%  | new 0 seats; minority  | Kwon Young-ghil | Democratic Labor Party

0 / 273

| 125,082  | 0.7%  | new 0 seats; minority  | Choi Hyeok | Youth Progressive Party
2004 |

10 / 299

| 2,774,061  | 13.0%  |  10 seats; minority  | Kwon Young-ghil | Democratic Labor Party

0 / 299

| 47,311  | 0.22%  |  0 seats; minority  | Won Yong-su | Socialist Party
2008 |

5 / 299

| 973,445  | 5.68%  |  5 seats; minority  | Cheon Yeong-se | Democratic Labor Party

0 / 299

| 504,466  | 2.94%  | new 0 seats; minority  | Roh Hoe-chan
Sim Sang-jung | New Progressive Party

0 / 299

| 35,496  | 0.20%  |  0 seats; minority  | Choi Gwang-Eun | Korea Socialist Party
2012 |

13 / 300

| 2,198,405  | 10.3%  | new 13 seats; minority  | Lee Jung-hee | Unified Progressive Party

0 / 300

| 243,065  | 1.13%  |  0 seats; minority  | Hong Sehwa
An Hyo-sang | New Progressive Party
2016 |

0 / 300

| 91,705  | 0.38%  |  0 seats; minority  | Koo Kyo-hyun | Labor Party

6 / 300

| 1,719,891  | 7.23%  | new 6 seats; minority  | Sim Sang-jung | Justice Party

0 / 300

| 145,624  | 0.61%  |  0 seats; minority  | Lee Gwang-seok | People's United Party
2020 |

6 / 300

| 2,697,956  | 9.7%  |  6 seats; minority  | Sim Sang-jung | Justice Party

0 / 300

| 295,612  | 1.06%  | new 0 seats; minority  | Kim Jong-hoon | Minjung Party

0 / 300

| 34,272  | 0.12%  |  0 seats; minority  | Koo Kyo-hyun | Labor Party
2024 |

0 / 300

| 609,313  | 2.1%  |  6 seats; minority  | Sim Sang-jung | Green–Justice Party

0 / 300

| 25,937  | 0.09%  |  0 seats; minority  | Na Do-won | Labor Party

### Local elections

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Election  | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature  | Municipal mayor  | Municipal legislature  | Party name

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|
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3rd (2002)  |

0 / 16

11 / 682

2 / 232

| N/A  | Democratic Labor Party
4th (2006)  |

0 / 16

15 / 733

0 / 230

66 / 2,888

| Democratic Labor Party
5th (2010)  |

0 / 16

24 / 761

3 / 228

115 / 2,888

| Democratic Labor Party

0 / 16

3 / 761

0 / 228

22 / 2,888

| New Progressive Party
6th (2014)  |

0 / 17

3 / 789

0 / 226

34 / 2,898

| Unified Progressive Party

0 / 17

1 / 789

0 / 226

6 / 2,898

| Labor Party

0 / 17

0 / 789

0 / 226

11 / 2,898

| Justice Party
7th (2018)  |

0 / 17

0 / 824

0 / 226

0 / 2,927

| Labor Party

0 / 17

11 / 824

0 / 226

26 / 2,927

| Justice Party

## See also

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* Conservatism in South Korea
* Feminism in South Korea
* Hanchongnyon
* Handaeryeon
* Identity politics – One of the main factors in distinguishing between the liberal and progressive camps in South Korea. (Those who support identity politics are classified as progressives.)
* Left-wing nationalism in South Korea
* Juchesasangpa (far-left)
* Liberalism in South Korea
* Progressive-liberalism
* LGBT rights in South Korea
* List of political parties in South Korea
* Socialism
* Democratic socialism (left-wing)
* Social democracy (centre-left to left-wing)
* South Korean Socialist Workers' Alliance
* Undongkwon

## Notes

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1. ^ In North Korea, this party existed until the 1960s.

## References

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