A new issue of bi-annual THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF UNIFICATION AFFAIRS, a leading publication on unification affairs published by the Institute for Peace Affairs, long-standing partner of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and supported by Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, has just been issued. Articles by renowned North Korea experts include those on currency reform, the succession question, human rights and defector issues are included. You can view the table of contents and the abstracts below. Articles are in Korean language only.

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF UNIFICATION AFFAIRS, Vol. 22, No. 1, The First Half of 2010

Table of contents

1.    A study on the Dual-Structures of the North Korean Nationalism: the Evolutionary and Developmental View of Nation and Nationalism, Chung, Young-Chul, p. 1

2.    Assessment of North Korea's Nuclear Capability through Nuclear Tests' Yields, Moon, Joo-Hyun, p. 41.

3.     Currency Reform of North Korea: Facts and Assessment, Yang, Moon-Soo, p. 59.

4.    The Logics and Indications of Kim Jong-un’s Succession in North Korea, Koh, Yu-Hwan, p. 93.

5.    How to Approach the Peace Regime and Agreement on the Korean Peninsula, Chang, Yongseok, p.123.

6.    North Korean Human Rights Issues and ‘Humanitarian Intervention’: Disputes and the Critical Evaluations, Lee, Moo-Chul, p. 153.

7.    Japan's Public Awareness and Policy Towards China,Lee, Ki-Wan, p. 191.

8.    A Study on the Normative Control for the Security of Kim Jong-il’s Regime: with Emphasis on the Addenda of the North Korean Criminal Law in 2007, Park, Jeong-Won, p. 225.

9.     North Korean Refugee Supporting Policy Based on Barrier Factor Analysis, Kang, Chang Koo, p. 261.

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