Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 5(11), pp. 968 - 976
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.051106
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Combating Corruption during Democratic Transition: The Role of CSOs in South Korea and Indonesia

Budi Setiyono ^*, Muhammad Adnan , Lusia Astrika
Department of Government Science, Diponegoro University, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Corruption is a strong constraint for economic growth and development for emerging democratic countries. Corruption has commonly deeply entrenched, while political structures usually are very complicated, making the government less capable to deal with the problem. This stipulates civil society to stand up organizing anti-corruption movement. This paper attempts to describe how civil society organizations (CSOs) in South Korea and Indonesia play an important role in combating corruption during democratic transition. Apart from being successful in stimulating public awareness regarding the problem, the CSOs also fruitfully initiated a number of strategic policies led to the enactment of institutional and legal frameworks. They are also able to hold state officials accountable and brought the corrupt ones to justice. Their works have improved accountability in the governmental system. Although generally, CSOs in both countries share some similarities, there are some differences on the way they organize the movement. CSOs in Korea generally have stronger membership ties than their counterparts in Indonesia.

KEYWORDS
Anti-corruption, Social Movement, Governance, Civil Society Organizations, Democratization, Economic Development

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Budi Setiyono , Muhammad Adnan , Lusia Astrika , "Combating Corruption during Democratic Transition: The Role of CSOs in South Korea and Indonesia," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 5, No. 11, pp. 968 - 976, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.051106.

(b). APA Format:
Budi Setiyono , Muhammad Adnan , Lusia Astrika (2017). Combating Corruption during Democratic Transition: The Role of CSOs in South Korea and Indonesia. Sociology and Anthropology, 5(11), 968 - 976. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.051106.