[학술논문] Does Political Generation Matter for Foreign Policy? South Korea’s Foreign Policy Changes, 2003 to 2007
...political engagement with the latter to an unprecedented extent. I argue that the rise of what I call the “democratization generation” in Korean politics is the key to understanding why Korea’s foreign policy changed in this period. The findings of the paper suggest that a salient political generation is indeed an important domestic source of foreign policy preferences and change.
[학술논문] 북한이탈주민의 언어적응 실태와 교육 방안 연구 - 대구지역 정착민을 대상으로 -
...of the Korean language. First, in the pronunciation and intonation aspect, this study examines why they dislike revealing their identity, and suggests a need for a special education program to take into account their difficult state. Second, in the lexical aspect, the study shows their burden of using English language expression and foreign words that have become common in the South Korean language...
[학술논문] 격동의 동아시아: 박근혜 정부 대외정책의 과제
...stability in and around the Korean Peninsula. China’s willingness to actively implement the newly adopted UN Security Council Resolution 2087 is an important factor to slow down, if it cannot stop, the North Korean nuclear program, but the ROK government itself also should recall how consistent North Korea policy has been. Future North Korean military attacks on South Korea can be prevented only...
[학술논문] Revisiting the Engagement Policy: On the Relevance of the “Sunshine” Policy
...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. It is evident that the new South Korean administration...
[학술논문] The Roh Tae-woo Administration’s Nordpolitik and Its Diplomatic Intervention in North Korea-Japan Relations
...analysis demonstrates that South Korea played a critical third-party role in the North Korea–Japan normalization talks. By investigating the constraints and strategies employed by Seoul, this article offers a new perspective on trilateral diplomacy in Northeast Asia and sheds light on the domestic and international considerations underpinning South Korea’s foreign policy during the post–Cold...