Changing Korean Voters 2: The 2007 Presidential Election Through Panel Surveys

This book comprehensively analyzes the 17th presidential election, from the act of voting, which can be considered the starting point of election research, to the factors influencing voting choices and the process of change in voting choices. Above all, the strength of this book lies in its ability to conduct empirical analysis through panel studies, which repeatedly survey the same respondents, unlike single-time surveys. - From the Foreword

Following "Changing Korean Voters: The May 31 Local Elections Through Panel Surveys," the East Asia Institute (EAI) has published "Korean Voters 2: The 2007 Presidential Election Through Panel Surveys" this year. EAI, SBS, JoongAng Ilbo, and Korea Research jointly conducted a total of six rounds of '17th Presidential Election Panel Opinion Polls' from April to December 2007. Based on this, this book provides a multifaceted analysis of the underlying aspects of Korean voters and the changes in public sentiment. "Changing Korean Voters 2" deepens the experience and know-how accumulated from the previous "May 31 Local Elections Panel Opinion Polls" to vividly convey the evolving perceptions and voting behaviors of voters throughout the entire presidential election process. In this sense, this book not only serves as a time-series analysis of Korean presidential elections but will also be of great help in understanding the fluidity of Korean voters in future general elections.

Table of Contents

Methodology and Operation of the 17th Presidential Election Panel Survey | Kim Chun-seok · Park Jong-sun

Part I Socioeconomic Characteristics and Political Behavior

Chapter 1 The 2007 Presidential Election and the Evolution of Political Cleavages | Kim Min-jeon

Chapter 2 Has Regionalism Changed? | Kang Won-taek

Part II Media Effects and Political Participation

Chapter 3 Voter Turnout in the 17th Presidential Election | Seo Hyun-jin

Chapter 4 Election Campaigns and Media Effects in the 17th Presidential Election | Kim Sung-tae

Part III Determinants of Voting Decisions

Chapter 5 Economic Voting in the 2007 Presidential Election | Kwon Hyuk-yong

Chapter 6 Sincere Voting and Strategic Voting | Lee Hyun-woo

Chapter 7 Understanding Undecided Voters Through Segmentation of the "Undecided Group" | Jin Young-jae

Chapter 8 Why Did Progressives Support the Grand National Party? | Lee Nae-young · Jeong Han-wool

Chapter 9 Primary Processes and Candidate Selection in Primaries | Yoo Sung-jin

Appendix

For the convenience of our readers, parts of the manuscript are made public.