[학술논문] What Does North Korea Want from China? Understanding Pyongyang’s Policy Priorities toward Beijing
...theregime in Pyongyang through content analysis in order to determine theDPRK’s perception and policy preference toward China. In North Korea’s foreignpolicy, the essential ideologies and historical experiences have formedthe preferences of the leadership in Pyongyang. The DPRK’s domestic prioritiesgreatly influence its foreign policy toward China, more so than externalpressures and...
[학술논문] Towards Gendering Northeast Asian Traditional Security: The Cases of the USS Pueblo and Juche Policy
...especially North Korea’s leadership, initiatedor preferred actions that were heavily gender-biased. Demonstrations of strength,independence, and victory were seen as the only ones appropriate, while alternativepolicies were seen as weak and defeatist. In 1968, conflict and conflict resolutioncan be properly explained as heavily gender-biased, which sheds new light on ourunderstanding of North Korea’s...
[학술논문] Designing Economic Reforms: The Cases of North Korea and Vietnam
...apparent that the new leadership in Pyongyang is seeking an approach to increase agricultural output toease food shortages and improve the peoples’ standards of living, amidst continuing diplomatic isolation. Such circumstances appear set tocontinue, given the continuing poor relations that Seoul and Washingtonhave with Pyongyang, and the deterioration of Sino-North Korean relations. Set against...
[학술논문] Jasmine Does Not Bloom in Pyongyang: The Persistent Non-transition in North Korea
...“earthquake” which struck the Middle East and African regions. Following the Arab Spring or Jasmine Revolution, many pundits stated that North Korea could be the next to be affected by this wind of change, and the North Korean dictatorial leadership could collapse soon. This assumption acquired further validity soon after Kim Jong-il’s death. This paper draws on the democratic transition...
[학술논문] Identity, Supreme Dignity, and North Korea’s External Behavior: A Cultural/Ideational Perspective
...the North Korean context throughthe analysis of its primary documents; third, an empirical examinationof deteriorating inter-Korea relations during the Lee Myungbakgovernment, rocket launching, and underground nuclear testingas a way of exploring its theoretical validity, and finally, the papergenerates several theoretical, empirical, and policy implications fora better understanding of North Korea’s...