| ID | 090092 |
| Title Proper | Regime change in North Korea |
| Other Title Information | economic reform and political opportunity structures |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Park, Kyung-Ae |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The structuralist perspective of regime change looks at economic constraints as the principal explanatory variable of regime collapse, suggesting that both economic crisis and economic reform give rise to political pluralism, activate civil society, and thus lead to regime change. The Kim Jong Il regime in North Korea escaped its collapse in spite of the prolonged economic crisis. The article offers an analysis of North Korean exceptionalism in regard to the economic crisis and economic development theories of regime change. It argues that several components of political opportunity structures salient to North Korea work as constraints of regime change, and offers an assessment of prospects for activation of North Korea's civil society. An earlier version of this article was published as "Regime Change in North Korea?," in T. Roehrig, J. Seo, and U. Heo, eds., Korean Security in a Changing East Asia (New York, NY: Praeger, 2007), pp 70-92. |
| `In' analytical Note | North Korean Review Vol. 5, No. 1; Spr 2009: p23-45 |
| Journal Source | North Korean Review Vol. 5, No. 1; Spr 2009: p23-45 |
| Key Words | North Korea ; Regime Change ; Civil Society ; Political Opportunity Structures ; Economic Reform ; Regime Legitimacy |