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  1. 1. Are They Part Of “Us” Or The “Other”? A Discourse analysis examining how the U.S. perceives itself in East Asia region in relation to the disputes between two important allies: Japan and South Korea

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Emma Mellstrand Sajnovic; [2024]
    Keywords : Foreign Policy; U.S.; Japan; South Korea; and Discourse analysis;

    Abstract : With the trilateral meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol in August 2023, a new chapter of cooperation between the three seems to be coming closer, with new possibilities of laying bilateral issues between Japan and South Korea to rest. But how does the U. READ MORE

  2. 2. South Korea’s National Role Conceptions in its Foreign Policy Towards European Countries

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

    Author : Rahel Maloverjan; [2021]
    Keywords : South Korea; Europe; Foreign policy; National role conceptions; Diplomacy; Content analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : South Korea’s leaders are constantly representing Korea around the world and building new diplomatic relationships to enhance its influence internationally. Nowadays the country’s ambitions for diplomacy reach further away from neighbouring countries and into distant regions. READ MORE

  3. 3. Ontologies of a Nation : South Korea's national biographies, Self and foreign policy behavior towards North Korea

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Magnus Lundström; [2020]
    Keywords : ontological security; national biography; nation-state; South Korea;

    Abstract : Ontological security scholars have thus far been unable to account for recurring variation in a state’s foreign policy behavior. The aim of this thesis is to explore and suggest an explanation to this phenomenon. READ MORE

  4. 4. Preparing for Rainy Days: Swedish and South Korean Narratives on the Sunshine Policy

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

    Author : Julia Bergström; [2019]
    Keywords : Sunshine Policy; Foreign policy; Sweden; South Korea; National role conceptions; Sensemaking; National identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the correlation between national role conceptions, national identities and sensemaking processes among South Korean and Swedish policy influencers during the Sunshine Policy years of 1998-2003. The study relies on in depth semi structured interviews with 10 policy influencers who work with North Korea policies. READ MORE

  5. 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