The peaceful use of the inner-Korean border area has been the goal of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea in its partnership with Gangwon province as well as in research collaboration with the Korean Institute for National Unification (KINU), among others. As result of a comparison of the Korean and German situation Hanns-Seidel-Foundation is proud to announce the publication of the results of the study in a new publication by the Korean Institute for National Unification. The publication is available solely in Korean language.

Ways to activate North and South exchanges through making a peace zone in the border area (1): Theoretical Overview for a peaceful use of the border area and case studies

by Gi-Woong Son, Bernhard Seliger et al.

Seoul, KINU, December 2009, ISBN: 978-89-8479-519-8

I. Introduction p. 3
Problem
Border area: notion and situation
Peace area: notion and example

II. The challenge of South-North relations in the current situation and the peaceful use of the border area p. 33

1. The challenge of South-North relations in the current situation and the peaceful use of the border area
2. The basic direction of the peaceful use of the border area
3. Suggestions for the peaceful use
4. Current situation of the discussion between North and South authorities related to the border area

III. Case studies of the peaceful use of the border area: East and West Germany p. 73

1. The case study of the peaceful use of the East and West German border area
2. Exchange and cooperation on water resources in the border of East and West Germany
3. Exchange and cooperation in the German Baltic sea border area

References p. 213

Recently published materials by KINU p. 219