Essays about: "Inter-Korean relations"

Found 5 essays containing the words Inter-Korean relations.

1. 1. Peace Through Tourism : Visiting the Korean Borderland

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Eira Söderbergh Palmgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Peace-Tourism Nexus; Inter-Korean Relations; Korean Reunification; Border Tourism;

   Abstract : According to South Korea, there is no North Korea. In fact, the government considers itself the only legitimate state on the peninsula, much alike North Korea’s view. Officially, the two countries on the Korean peninsula are at war, having been in a ceasefire for 70 years. READ MORE

3. 2. Towards Reconciliation : A Case Study of the Role of ENGOs in Environmental Peacebuilding in the Korean Peninsula

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Hanna Saarinen; [2022]
   Keywords : inter-Korean; environmental peacebuilding; ENGO; capacity building;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the role of ENGOs in inter-Korean environmental cooperation and how together with experts, they rely on scientific knowledge to influence South Korea’s policies towards North Korea. More specifically, the empirical focus is on how ENGOs contribute to the reconciliation and peacebuilding process in the Korean Peninsula. READ MORE

4. 3. From Heroes to Helpless Refugees: A CDA of The Representation of North Korean Refugees in South Korean Law

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Diala Arsofli; [2020]
   Keywords : North Korean refugees; North Korean Refugees Protection and Settlement Support Act; Representation; Stereotypes; Critical Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : The dictator ruled North Korea is not a country many North Koreans chose to live in voluntarily. Thousands of North Koreans must endure starvation, public executions, prison camps, rape, and numerous other human rights abuses daily. As a result, many choose to flee the country, hoping for a better and safer life in South Korea. READ MORE

5. 4. The effect of sports diplomacy on inter-Korean relations

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

   Author : Marianne Kristine Nymark; [2018]
   Keywords : Inter-Korean relations; 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games; Sports diplomacy; 1988 Seoul Olympic Games; Unified team; sunshine policy; Interkoreanska relationer; 2018 Pyeongchang vinter-OS; Sportdiplomatik; 1988 Seoul sommar-OS; Gemensamt lag; Solskenspolitiken;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explain how sports events, in which North and South Korea have in some way worked or competed together, have affected the relationship between the two nations. This is carried out through the investigation of specific events; the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, the competing of the joint table tennis- and football teams in 1991, the cooperation happening during the “sunshine policy”, from 1998 until 2008, as well as the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. READ MORE

6. 5. Republic of Korea’s Sunshine Policy: The sweeping fall in support for the Sunshine Policy and the role of the Ministry of Unification during the tumultuous Sunshine years

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Alec Axelblom; [2017]
   Keywords : Sunshine policy; Inter-Korean relations; South korea; North korea; Ministry of unification; Public support; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis aimed to discover the underlying causes for the drastic loss in support for the Sunshine Policy and the role of the Ministry of Unification throughout its duration. The Sunshine Policy was a new approach to inter-Korean relations by the progressives in South Korea which, despite initially strong support, would eventually become disfavoured among large parts of the population. READ MORE