graduate student
Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation
Regionalization is a traditional method and "landmark" of Russian geography. However, political regionalization is not as common as socio-geographical, economic, and ecological. This article proposes a new methodology based on the analysis of South Korea electoral landscape. South Korean electoral geography is a good example can be used for this type of research, as the regional factor plays a significant role there. A grid of macro- and meso-regions is presented. The article also emphasizes the connections between regionalism and regionalization.
electoral geography, electoral regions, regionalization, Republic of Korea, regionalism
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