The Crisis Of Legitimacy Leads To The Predicament Of Authoritarian Regime

In the20th century, the third wave of democratization is overwhelming; theregional and national political modernization presents a flourishing or chaoticprospect. South Korea ruling party presidential candidate issued a declaration in aspecial way, officially announced that democratic political transition, and isconsidered to be a smooth transition model. Interpretation of the reason, it may besolved from the authoritarian regime legitimacy crisis and the contradiction ofdilemma since1948. The foundation of political legitimacy is approved. It’s guidedfor value identity. Under the reign of authoritarian regimes, and in the structure ofvalue identity. It influenced by Traditional Confucian culture, Western values and“peninsula Unified”. Traditional Confucian culture emphasis on the hierarchical order,Collective idea and Parental authority. It’s in line with the form of authoritarianregimes in the elements and orientation. The Western value is on the background ofAmerica`Military control, outputting the value concept of liberal democracy througha variety of ways. The concept of liberal democracy of core value is that respect forthe individual, identifying with that all men are equal and asked to restrict publicpower; the appeal of peninsula Unified is on account of the awakening nationalismand based on the special historical and geographical location, requires independentexternal and unites. It not fixed priority and the discrimination of the stronger andweak between the three factors. Actually it’s in the constant change. Liberaldemocratic values are impacting on Traditional Confucian culture, especiallyauthoritarianism constantly. Along with the nationalism become rational gradually, itsgains the support of the mainstream. And then, the crisis of Authoritarian legitimacyis become prominent.Organization of social movements occur increasingly clearterms. South Korea’s authoritarian regime change occurs several times, no one thereis no lack of timely and effective response to the social movements of the case, at thesame time; we must make every effort to see that the rule change, carried out inauthoritarian regimes is difficult to solve the political legal crisis. Both SyngmanRhee named "American-style democracy" framework statehood, and Park Chung-hee Daxing develop doctrine, until the strengthening of bureaucratic authoritarianismcontrolled by Chun Doo Hwan inherit and carry forward, can not really solve thecrisis of legitimacy of authoritarian regimes. The actual scene even accelerated theend of the authoritarian regime. First of all, the blessing of the regime depend on theU.S., and government had to be a framework of democratic institutions, a kind of"deceiving" type of authoritarian rule actually carried the power of democracy;Secondly, the regime relies on achievements to support,a "bundled" type of systemperformance actually condone the corruption of power, given the opposition by virtueof the expansion of the political sphere of influence, reducing the social sphere ofperformance recognition; thirdly, characteristics of party politics, the regime hopes toattract the elite and release stress, but, a "short-sighted" understanding the politicalarena for the protection of the regime to give up, the social sphere will "agree" toform of democracy. All in all, the authoritarian regime is facing a crisis of politicallegitimacy, not to strain, the constant changes in the regime, the crisis worsened andmore people against regimes; contingency, the further collapse of the foundation ofthe authoritarian regime, accelerated the end of authoritarian rule.