Progressivism in South Korea
Pro-reform ideology in the East Asian nation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Progressivism (Korean: 진보주의; Hanja: 進步主義; RR: Jinbojuui) in South Korea is broadly associated with social democracy, cultural progressivism and left-wing nationalism.[1] South Korea's "progressivism" is often used in a similar sense to 'South Korean Left' or 'leftist'.[note 1]
Historically, there have been communist forces, but most of them have been powerless in contemporary South Korean politics.[5]
Domestically, they advocated the break-up of the large industrial conglomerates known as chaebols and voiced support for trade unions. They also advocated the withdrawal of US troops stationed on the peninsula.