Son, S.A. orcid.org/0000-0002-3045-7939 (2016) Identity, security and the nation : understanding the South Korean response to North Korean defectors. Asian Ethnicity, 17 (2). pp. 171-184. ISSN 1463-1369
Abstract
From the Cold War era of the ‘veteran heroes’ to the present view of escaped North Koreans in terms more akin to ‘refugees’ and sometimes even just ‘migrants’, perceptions of North Korean defectors in South Korea have changed as swiftly as the number and origins of Northerners entering the South have expanded. At the same time, government policy for these ethnic ‘brethren’ has evolved considerably, particularly as South Korea has seen fundamental shifts in its independent identity, with important repercussions for the way its citizens view themselves as a collective. This article explores some of the key influences behind changes to policy and perceptions regarding North Korean people in South Korea over the period from 1997 to 2012, by applying international relations theory on national identity and its role in policy formation and change through the need to secure different parameters within that identity.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Taylor & Francis. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Asian Ethnicity. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | North Korea; South Korea; defectors; refugees; nation; identity; security; immigration |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of East Asian Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Apr 2020 07:58 |
Last Modified: | 01 Apr 2020 11:43 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14631369.2016.1151236 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:146767 |