[학술논문] Towards Gendering Northeast Asian Traditional Security: The Cases of the USS Pueblo and Juche Policy
Since the conclusion of the uneasy armistice that halted the Korean War in 1953,security on the Korean Peninsula has remained unsettled. This has negativelyimpacted regional security dynamics, too. A major problem has been North Koreanmilitary provocations. South Korean and U.S. responses to such maneuvers havefurther contributed to regional instability. Using the case of the 1968 Pueblo Incident,the
[학술논문] Useless Men, Entrepreneurial Women, and North Korea’s Post-Socialism: Transformation of Gender Roles Since the Early 1990s
Over the last 20 years, North Korea has undergone a dramatic social and economic transformation. While the old facade of Juche- style state socialism is maintained, actual economic life is determined by a multitude of private enterprises. The present article, based largely on interviews with North Koreans, traces the impact these social changes have had on family life. In many respects, the North...
[학술논문] When Authoritarianism Survives: North Korea vs. Libya
The North Korean regime has managed to survive for three generations of leaders without essential changes. The regime’s long survivability has been explained by its intrastate factors, such as Juche ideology, unrestricted power of the leader, reliance on military, dependence of interest groups on the regime, limited liberal reforms, or the degree of country’s isolation from the outside world...
[학술논문] 북한의 보육 정책 및 현황
...North Korea. North Korea started its free child care system earlier than that of South Korea, for the purpose of utilizing the women’s labor force and rearing children to be revolutionary men of Juche type (Kimilsungism), in order to construct a communistic society. ‘Child Care Education Law’, which is the legal foundation of the child care system, regulates institutions for nursery...
[학술논문] 사회주의 도시 '개성'의 연속과 변화 연구
North Korea constructed cities according to Socialist ideology and the ‘Juche’ philosophy. Rather than large cities, North Korea built middle or small-sized cities in order to discourage frequent moving of people, concentration of population, and overcrowded cities. Facilities that would enhance a city’s self-sustainable nature were also established. Large squares, as well as education...