Essays about: "North Korea"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 54 essays containing the words North Korea.

  1. 36. The modern International Theatre State : North Korea's statehood, hereditary successions and its place in the international society

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Lisa-Maria Altenberger; [2013]
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    Abstract : This thesis proposes an extended version of the ”theatre state” concept, originally coined by Clifford Geertz, as an alternative analysis of contemporary North Korean statehood and political rule. The DPRK is perhaps the only revolutionary, state-socialist entity to have survived the end of the Cold War with its original order intact, and to have undergone a hereditary succession of leadership twice, while withstanding remarkably adverse conditions. READ MORE

  3. 37. Escaping the Hermit Kingdom An : analysis of China’s policy towards North Korean Refugees

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Catherine Petersson; [2013]
    Keywords : non-reofoulement; North Korea; China; refugees; asylum; mänskliga rättigheter; human rights; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper deals with the issue of migration between North Korea and China. North Korea does not grant its citizens the legal right to freedom of movement, but famine and poverty has forced many to attempt escape through China, hoping to eventually reach South Korea. READ MORE

  4. 38. Hunger: a Matter of Security? : A case study of North Korea and Madagascar.

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Isabel Nauclér; [2013]
    Keywords : Food security; North Korea; Madagascar; Securitization; Copenhagen School.;

    Abstract : This paper examines the securitization of food/nutrient. It explains how the untraditional security issue of food insecurity is being constructed as a threat, by asking questions as how, why and to what extent this occurrs. The paper uses the theoretical framework of securitization from the Copenhagen School to fully analyze posed questions. READ MORE

  5. 39. The Sun, The Wind, and the Kaesong Industrial Complex : The Contrasting Views of the Republic of Korea and the United States of America on Inter-Korean Cooperation

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Ryberg Daniel; [2012]
    Keywords : Kaesong Industrial Complex; The Sunshine Policy; The War on Terror; Social Constructivism; North Korean Policy; KORUS FTA;

    Abstract : This paper examines the different attitudes of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the United States of America with regards to the Kaesong Industrial Complex, a joint inter-Korean economic project located in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). The paper uses the theoretical framework of Social Constructivism to analyze the different ideas available in the political discourse of both actors with regards to North Korean policy in general and policy towards Kaesong specifically. READ MORE

  6. 40. Reconsidering the Korean National Community Unification Formula: A Constructivist Approach to North Korean Identities and Interests

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Beste Alpay; [2012]
    Keywords : North Korea; Wendt; Juche; Songun; reunification policy; Korean National Community Unification Formula; Three Communities Initiative; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Formula for Unification via a National Community which has been the official unification formula of South Korea has served as a framework for reunification policies of previous South Korean governments. The thesis focuses on the community-building approach of the South Korean formula and explains why a formula which prioritized economic-community has not served as an adequate formula for South Korean foreign policy. READ MORE