[학술논문] Educational Discourse and Regional Differentiation in North Korea: A City-Level Comparative Analysis of Sinuiju and Rason
...Sinuiju and Rason. Drawing on corpus-assisted discourse analysis of regime and counter-regime English-language media, it investigates how educational narratives are embedded in patterns of governance, inequality, and spatial differentiation. The findings show that regime discourse constructs education as hierarchical, merit-oriented, and institutionally structured, while counter-regime discourse reframes...
[학위논문] 북한의 시공간 경제 분석 : 개발정책, 지역 불균형 및 시장
...relatively greater negative impacts than other regions. A comparison of regional disparities between North and South Korea in 2020 shows that North Korea’s Gini coefficient was 0.50, significantly higher than South Korea’s 0.32, indicating greater regional inequality. The primary factor contributing to North Korea’s regional disparities was the gap between counties, which accounted for 69% of the...
[학술논문] 야간 조명 인공위성 데이터를 활용한 북한의 개발현황과 변화 고찰
...zones over a long period of time. Our results show that more than 99% of North Korea’s areas are extremely poor, and spatial inequality is also a serious issue. However, we found growing patterns of development in Pyong Yang, Shiniju, and Gaesung. We also identify other regional and urban development patterns that are difficult to detect using conventional data sources. The results of this study provide...
[학술논문] 통일 한국의 수도(首都), 어디가 되어야 하나?
...minimize the potential conflicts between South Korea and North Korea which can be raised during the process. Second the new capital should contribute in vitalizing the regional development of North Korea to reduce the region inequality problems after reunification. Third, the new capital should succeed the historical legitimacy of Korea. Fourth, the new capital should show symbolically what will be...