Comprehensive Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula: Internal Dynamics in North Korea and South Korean Approaches (Development Cooperation and Non-Traditional Security in the Asia-Pacific)

This book explores the state of play on the Korean peninsula, where old conflicts remain latent. Regarding security on the Korean Peninsula, however, this book challenges the belief that the internal affairs of states should be discounted and posits that to have a fuller perspective of comprehensive peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula, all aspects of the security spectrum should be considered from the perspective of both challenges to building peace and opportunities for doing so. In particular, the internal governance functioning of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) regime will be considered, as well as the intersection between regime security, economic development and distributive justice, and South Korean perceptional, ideational, and bottom-up approaches to peace on the Korean Peninsula. Hence, this book will be of interest to scholars of the region, journalists and peace-makers. Contents Notes on Contributors List of Figures List of Tables Part I Internal Dynamics in North Korea 1 Comprehensive Peacebuilding and Development on the Korean Peninsula: An Introduction References 2 Kim Jong Un’s Policy Direction or “Line”: Heading for Radicalization? Introduction A New Strategic Line in April 2018: “Everything for the Economy” A “Frontal Breakthrough” Line in December 2019 The Eighth Party Congress in January 2021 Economic Policies Ideology and the State’s Role Policies for External Relations Policy Toward the United States Military and Nuclear Strategy Conclusion References 3 Compliance with Global Norms: A Case of North Korea and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Introduction International Norms and Sanctions in Development Discourse North Korea and Sustainable Development Goals Conclusion References 4 Legitimation Shuffle: Sources of North Korean Legitimacy Introduction Literature Review Legitimacy in the DPRK The Paektu Line and Juche Songun Policy Byungjin Line Information and Media Control International Views on DPRK Legitimacy Forced Famine COI Report on Human Rights Nuclear Weapons Program Criminal Activities Summit Legitimacy DPRK Legitimacy in Context References 5 North Korea’s Economic Statecraft: Reactive Inducements and Market Power for State Autonomy Introduction Inducements and Market Power Kim Jong Il’s Economic Statecraft: Political Bargains and Inadvertent Marketization Kim Jong Un’s Economic Statecraft: Building Juche Resilience and Autonomy Preservation Conclusion References 6 Indo-Pacific Security: Calibrating Pyongyang’s NATO Calculus amid AUKUS Fears New Cold War on the Korean Peninsula: Fears of NATO Reconfiguration for the DPRK? The AUKUS Calculus: A North Korean Perspective Prospects for Kim Regime Survival: Solidifying the Autocratic Triangle or Hedging with the U.S.? Conclusion References Part II South Korean Approaches 7 Let the Sun Shine? Inter-Korean People-To-People Diplomacy in the Absence of State-Based Public Diplomacy Introduction People-to-People Diplomacy Background of Inter-Korean Social and Cultural People-to-People Exchanges Methodology Mapping the Theories of Change Framing the Problem Framing the Exchanges Method of Exchanges Expected Outcomes Exploration of the Outcomes of Exchanges: Insights from South Korean Participants Discussion and Conclusion References 8 Moon Jae-In Administration’s Framing of the Peace Initiative Introduction Understanding Norm Diplomacy and “Framing” Moon’s Peace Initiative Setting the Peace Initiative as South Korea’s Norm Diplomacy Framing “Peace” as the Collective Goal of Value and Norm Delivery of the Framing Effort Public Reception Change from the Framing Effort Conclusion References 9 Beyond Threatening Capabilities: South Korea’s Threat Perception of North Korea Threat Perception of North Korea Threatening Material Capabilities Military Technology Size of Forces and Geography Common Interests, Values, and the Rules of the Game Common Interests and Values The Rules of the Game Domestic Constituencies Conclusion References 10 Security, Governance, and Operationalizing the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDPN) on the Korean Peninsula Introduction Global Governance and Peacebuilding Rational Engagement with North Korea Human-Centered Governance The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDPN) The HDPN and South Korea Conclusions and Policy Prescription References Index