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Democratization Volume 31, 2024 - Issue 3: Agents of Resistance: Resolve and Repertoires Against Autocratization in Asia; Guest Editors: Elvin Ong, Maggie Shum and Nhu Truong
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Protectors of liberal democracy or defenders of past authoritarianism?: authoritarian legacies, collective identity, and the far-right protest in South Korea

Myunghee LeeJames Madison College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 638-658 | Received 27 Feb 2023, Accepted 28 Dec 2023, Published online: 25 Jan 2024

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