[학술논문] A Comparative Study on the inter-Korean Relations and the Cross-Strait Exchanges after the 2000s
This article examines the reasons “why Cross-Strait exchanges have expanded between the Republic of China(Taiwan) and the People’s Republic of China whereas similar developments have not occurred between the two Koreas.” There are three variables that are of special importance, interactions between the Taipei and Beijing compared with Seoul and Pyongyang, domestic political factors
[학술논문] Reciprocity in South Korean Security Policy Vis-à-vis North Korea and the United States
...analyze how the principle fits with US security policy concerning South Korea. Diffuse reciprocity shaped Korean security policy starting with President Kim Dae-jung’s Sunshine Policy. The Lee Myung-bak government’s hard-line approach increased military tension and economic anxiety on the peninsula. The new South Korean government under Park Geun-hye should devise achievable policy measures...
[학술논문] Revisiting the Engagement Policy: On the Relevance of the “Sunshine” Policy
This paper reviews the “Sunshine” policy and tries to determine if this sort of strategy is applicable given the new realities of inter-Korean relations. It is obvious that Lee Myung-bak's administration attempts on denuclearization, openness and the ‘3000policy has failed to achieve its goals and has led to a new round of confrontation between North Korea and South Korea....
[학술논문] 「이명박 정부」 대북정책과 남북체육교류협력 평가
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Lee Administration’s policy on North Korea, and inter-Korean sports exchange and cooperation. This literature review involved systematic analysis of relevant primary and secondary sources. The result of this review is as follows: First, strict reciprocity principle has imposed limitation on promotion of policies favorable for an inter-Korean relationship...
[학술논문] The Role of Civil Society on South Korean Policy toward North Korea
...civil society toward the North affects South Korean general people’sperception on North Korea and South Korean engagement policy in Kim Dae-jungand Roh Moo-hyun administrations. However, in Lee Myung-bak administration, therole of South Korean civil society to South Korean policy toward North Korea wasrapidly decreased even though the importance and number of civil society was stillmaintained....