[지리/관광] North Korea: What we know about the world's most isolated country (Paperback)

...South Korea. Ultimately, this work provides an indispensable guide to understanding the forces of change bubbling beneath the surface of this monolithic state. By examining the impact of smuggled information, the mindset of the "Jangmadang Generation," and the critical question of the Kim regime's future, it offers a deeply informed perspective on the various scenarios that could unfold on the Korean...

[학술논문] Information Control in Closed States: Institutional Adaptation and Managed Leakage in North Korea

...technologies, such approaches often fail to explain the institutional durability of information control in the face of economic transformation and expanding informal markets. This study examines North Korea’s information governance through institutional economics and comparative authoritarian theory. It argues that information control operates as a dynamic institutional equilibrium sustained through bureaucratic...

[학술논문] From Control to Authority:China’s AI-Driven Cyber Governance, Norm Diffusion,and Its Implications for North Korea

...sovereign territory, has utilized AI to establish an alternative source of normative authority. Employing the norm life cycle framework, this study highlights three mechanisms of diffusion: (1) information and discourse, (2) the consolidation of state authority through data localization, and (3) the projection of cybersecurity governance via AI, cryptography, and technical standards. The analysis...

[학술논문] Hallyu (Korean Wave) in North Korea: The Effect of South Korean Media Exposure on the Perceptions of North Koreans

...capitalism, individualism, and South Korea, and with lower trust in North Korean media and leadership. Effects vary by region, underscoring the complex influence of this mediated cultural contact. By showing how media exposure shapes attitudes under conditions of severe information control, the study contributes to broader peace studies debates on communication, reconciliation, and social change.

[학위논문] 북한 핵 위협수준 분석과 맞춤형 재래식·핵통합(CNI) 억제방안

...deployment of U.S. nuclear strategic assets is insufficient, so it must be actively requested through NCG. The following measures must be taken to advance the CNI on the Korean Peninsula. Nuclear information must be shared between South Korea and the United States, and education must be provided to foster professional manpower. Additionally, a pro-war operation plan that reflects nuclear deterrence...

[학위논문] 북한당국의 인민반 기능 활용 변화상 연구 : 통제와 협력의 이중 전략

...Korea. The regime has developed Inminban into instruments for not only control but also fostering loyalty and internal unity. Going forward, North Korea is likely to continue utilizing the dual functions of Inminban as core tools for regime stability. However, challenges such as food shortages, marketization, and information inflows pose potential threats to their effectiveness. Thus, continuous...

[국내] 코로나19 방역을 위한 남북미 삼각협력의 가능성

...medical and prevention hub; ③ supporting North Korea’ s self-sufficient production of essential medical supplies; ④ supporting the integration of the medical information system in North Korea and the development of an inter-Korean pandemic information system; ⑤ participating in a joint establishment of a comprehensive human security cooperation system in Asia. Finally, the paper is concluded by suggesting...

[국내] 개혁·개방 시 북한의 농업투자유치 전망과 협력 방안(1/2차년도)

...distribution system based on the existing state control into the market distribution system in North Korea. In addition, it should strive to ensure that North Korea can have the pricing system determined according to the demand and supply in the market. Second, it should strengthen promotion and education so that farmers can have sufficient information and experience in the process of privatization...

[국내] 북한의 ICT 및 인프라 정책: ‘새 세기 산업혁명’, CNC화, 인력

이 글은 향후 4차 산업혁명 과정에서 북한이 보여줄 것으로 예상되는 ICT (Information & Communications Technology)와 관련 인프라 정책을 북한의 국가전략 차원에서 분석한다. 북한의 핵무기 개발로 인한 국제사회의 경제제재로 ICT 분야에 대한 향후 전망이 밝지는 않지만, 북한이 시도하고 있는 ICT 산업 논의와 정책은 국가전략 내에서 비교적 의미가 있으며 검토해 볼 필요가 있다. 북한의 국가전략에서 ICT 및 관련 인프라 개발은 지속적으로 진행되어 왔는데, 최근 사이버전 전략을 진전시키면서 ICT 산업이 중요한 부분을 차지하게 된 측면도 있다. 북한은 그동안 4차 산업혁명과 관련 특히 ‘새 세기 산업혁명’, ‘CNC화’ 등의 개념을 제시해 왔다. 김정일 시대부터 사용하기 시작한...

[국내] Freedom of Movement in North Korea

...Korea through the growth of the jangmadang economy, rampant corruption, the regime’s control of its people, among other aspects. In particular, the Kim Jong-un regime adopts strong social control by reinforcing control over outside information and culture, and interdicting defection attempts by border control. Yet, as state control increases, the people’s way of life adapts and evolves accordingly...

[해외] Information and Its Consequences in North Korea

Citizens of free and open democracies are constantly surrounded by foreign media and outside ideas in their everyday lives. For people living in North Korea, the only legally available media and information is provided, approved, and curated by the regime. The control of information in North Korean society is total, Orwellian, and saturated with state propaganda and the ideology of the regime.