Bücher veröffentlicht von Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies

The contributors to The North Korean Conundrum explore how dealing with the issue of human rights is shaped and affected by the political issues with which it is so entwined. Sections discuss the role of the UN; how North Koreans' limited access to information is part of the problem; and North Korean human rights in comparative perspective.

In 2009, while working on a PhD in Seoul, Andray Abrahamian visited North Korea, a country he had studied for years but never seen. He returned determined to find a way to work closely with North Koreans. Ten years and more than thirty visits later, Being in North Korea tells the story of his experiences setting up and running Choson Exchange.

Half a century since the adoption of democracy in South Korea, the Korean people's high hopes for popular governance have not been met. Taking an issue-oriented approach, this book examines the origins, structures, and conflicts of conservative democracy in South Korea as well as democratization's impact on the state, economy, and civil society.