Securitization of Human Rights
North Korean Refugees in East Asia
1st Edition
Published on 24. February 2012
224 pages
978-0-313-36408-2 (ISBN)
Description
This important book focuses on North Korean refugee human rights issues-a topic largely ignored in favor of addressing North Korea's domestic politics and deterrence of Pyongyang's nuclear threat.
The first book of its kind, Securitization of Human Rights: North Korean Refugees in East Asia examines the complex problem of "what to do with North Korea"-specifically, regarding human rights issues and treatment of North Korean refugees.
The book spotlights four key countries-China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States-with regard to their policy stance towards North Korean human rights issues, analyzing the dynamic tension between realpolitik and moral principle by looking at the regional governments' responses. Rather than focusing only on politics and foreign policy, this book is about the people involved, describing the plight of North Korean refugees, the perspective of South Korean citizens, and the quandary facing power elites in the regional governments.
The first book of its kind, Securitization of Human Rights: North Korean Refugees in East Asia examines the complex problem of "what to do with North Korea"-specifically, regarding human rights issues and treatment of North Korean refugees.
The book spotlights four key countries-China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States-with regard to their policy stance towards North Korean human rights issues, analyzing the dynamic tension between realpolitik and moral principle by looking at the regional governments' responses. Rather than focusing only on politics and foreign policy, this book is about the people involved, describing the plight of North Korean refugees, the perspective of South Korean citizens, and the quandary facing power elites in the regional governments.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-36408-2 (9780313364082)
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02/2012
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Person
Mikyoung Kim is associate professor at the Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University, Japan. She was a Fulbright visiting professor at Portland State University, OR, and served with the U.S. State Department at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Korea, as a public diplomacy specialist. She has published many articles on memory, human rights, and gender in Northeast Asia. Kim is coeditor of Northeast Asia's Difficult Past: Essays in Collective Memory and North Korean Review.
Content
1. Introduction: North Korean Human Rights
2. The Refugees
3. Political Construction of Human Rights in China
4. Security Construction of Human Rights in Japan
5. Social Construction of Human Rights in South Korea
6. Moral Construction of Human Rights in the United States
7. North Korea in the East Asian Community
8. Conclusion: Reality and Theories
Notes
Bibliography
Index
2. The Refugees
3. Political Construction of Human Rights in China
4. Security Construction of Human Rights in Japan
5. Social Construction of Human Rights in South Korea
6. Moral Construction of Human Rights in the United States
7. North Korea in the East Asian Community
8. Conclusion: Reality and Theories
Notes
Bibliography
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