%0 Journal Article
%T The First Female President in South Korea: Park Geun
%A Sung Deuk Hahm
%A Uk Heo
%J Journal of Asian and African Studies
%@ 1745-2538
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0021909617722376
%X When Park Geun-hye was elected South Korea¡¯s first female president in 2012, many expected that South Korea¡¯s democracy would deepen. Contrary to the expectation, however, from the beginning of her administration, there were concerns about democracy retreating due to her leadership style/qualities. Despite her rather ¡°undemocratic¡± leadership qualities, Park Geun-hye has consistently received 30% or higher job approval ratings until ¡°Choi Soon-sil gate¡± broke out in October 2016. Thus, in this study, we analyzed what led to her leadership qualities and makes it possible for her to maintain a relatively high level of job approval ratings. We argue that her leadership qualities are the product of her unique personal background and South Korea¡¯s immature democratic institutions. She receives relatively strong support thanks to her father, President Park Chung-hee¡¯s (1961¨C1979) legacy
%K Park Geun-hye
%K female president
%K job approval rate
%K leadership quality
%K democracy
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0021909617722376