it is clear that authoritarianism of the past is no longer sustainable in korean society. the room allowed for such imperialistic, military, or paternalistic authoritarianism has shrunk enormously as a result of the worldwide macro trends of globalization, informatization, democratization, and post-modernization. thus, at least in terms of ongoing processes, korean society shows signs of being post-authoritarian. however, the problem lies in its inability to create new authorities to accompany the disassembly of the past authoritarian order.