31 Mar 2025
Rewriting history, undermining democracy
The role of the New Right in South Korean memory politics
This case study examines the evolution of the South Korean New Right over the past two decades in its revisionist assaults on mainstream historiography and the country’s consolidating transitional justice paradigm. Analysing the most salient areas of contention, the author finds that far-right memory politics in South Korea represents a calculated effort to distort national memory for political ends, posing serious risks to the country’s democratic integrity.
Authors
Hannes B. Mosler
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