[학술논문] People’s Exit in North Korea: New Threat to Regime Stability?
...1) Are the refugees political dissidents? 2) Are they a resourceful critical mass? 3) Does exit always lead to regime instability? 4) Would China and South Korea encourage exile politics against the current North Korean regime? The paper contends that the North Korean refugee community does not currently represent a critical mass that can trigger instability of the Pyongyang regime. Most of the North...
[학위논문] 북한당국의 인민반 기능 활용 변화상 연구 : 통제와 협력의 이중 전략
...cooperation for regime stability. Second, ideological education and mass mobilization have been at the core of Inminban’s control functions, with each era emphasizing these elements differently. Third, the role of Inminban leaders has expanded over time, evolving from administrative support to key figures in resident control and mass mobilization, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic and through the...
[학위논문] 김정은 시기 성명·담화 분석을 통해 본 북한의 대외 커뮤니케이션 전략 연구
...Analyzing these documents provides a critical framework for understanding the trajectory of Kim’s diplomacy and anticipating potential shifts in the regime’s external posture. Historically, North Korea’s messaging has evolved in response to changing geopolitical conditions. Under Kim Il-sung, communication centered on consolidating the socialist system and mobilizing mass participation. During the Kim Jong-il...
[학술논문] 탈냉전 이후 한국적 매카시즘의 탄생 ―조문 파동과 주사파 발언을 통해 드러난 매카시즘―
...criminal issues, and were not to be punished under a democratic system, these issues created a critical watershed triggering serious critiques against progressive groups which wanted to tolerate North Korea for the prospect of a peaceful unification. As the critique spreaded, not only conservative mass media but also the prosecutor's office aligned themselves with this atmosphere. This phenomenon...
[학술논문] Dealing with North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions
... Finally, This study supports the conclusion thatU.S.counter-proliferation policy has been misaligned with North Korea's actual motivations,and such policy resulted in thesecond North Korea's nuclear breakout in 2002. Keywords: North Korean Nuclear Weapons Development, Counter-proliferation Policy, Theories of Nuclear Proliferation, The First NorthKorean Nuclear Crisis.Weapons of Mass Destruction