Full Description
Korea 2012: Politics, Economy and Society contains concise overview articles covering domestic developments and the economy in both South and North Korea as well as inter-Korean relations and foreign relations of the two Koreas in 2011. Additional papers deal with topics such as South Korea's foreign trade drive, the death of Kim Jong Il, South Korea as a middle power, the portrayal of North Koreans in ROK cinema, graphic novel representations of food issues in post-famine North Korea, and North Korean views of foreigners. A detailed chronology complements the articles.
Contents
Preface - Rüdiger Frank
List of Refereed Articles Published since 2007
Chronology - Susan Pares
South Korea in 2011: Domestic Politics, the Economy and Social Issues - Patrick Köllner
North Korea in 2011: Domestic Developments and the Economy - Rüdiger Frank
Relations Between the Two Koreas in 2011 - Sabine Burghart
Foreign Relations of the Two Koreas in 2011 - James E. Hoare
KORUS, KOREU and Beyond: South Korea's Free Trade Drive - Patrick Köllner/Parick Flamm
North Korea after Kim Jong Il: The Kim Jong Un Era and its Challenges - Rüdiger Frank
The Concept of Middle Power and the Case of the ROK: A Review - Dong-min Shin
Northerners on Southern Screens: From Shiri (1999) to The Yellow Sea (2010) - Mark Morris
A New Deal: Graphic Novel Representations of Food Issues in Post-famine North Korea - Martin Petersen
Special Economic Zones, Trade and Economic Reform: The Curious Case of Rason Special City - Bernhard Seliger
The North Korean Philosophy of Foreigners - Tatiana Gabroussenko
