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177862
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This article examines the political consequences of widespread social changes in North Korea to illuminate how, if at all, shifts in everyday life influence the power of an autocratic government. Our study is based on 23 interviews with North Korean defectors in 2017 and supplemented by interviews conducted in previous years. The main finding is that social practices associated with marketisation, flows of information, and increased corruption have not yet provided the foundation for collective challenges to the regime. It is, however, also clear that official norms, rules, and institutions have been significantly weakened to adapt to new social realities.
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127796
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2014.
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Although most North Koreans say 'yes' in front of power to avoid trouble, they murmur something different behind its back. The main goal of this paper is to investigate the 'hidden transcripts' of the ordinary powerless in contemporary North Korean society. Based on refugee testimonies, the paper examines how mere mortals question, mock, and challenge official rhetoric of the regime at the ever-prospering markets. In particular, a discourse analysis of 'those who think differently' and a practice analysis of 'those who act differently' are provided. The long-term effects of hidden transcripts of the ordinary powerless on the evolution of the North Korean system are discussed in the conclusion.
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106318
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2011.
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Themain goal of this paper is to analyze the increasing North Korean dependence on China and provide policy recommendations to deal with it. In the first section, the reality of North Korea behind the rhetoric of "self-reliance" during the cold war is analyzed. In the second section, the rising North Korean overdependence on China is investigated as a new reality between the two countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Overdependence comes at the price of vulnerability, a price that Pyongyang dearly paid when Beijing squeezed its vulnerable points during the nuclear crisis. In the third section, the vulnerability of North Korea is analyzed. After experiencing the tightening grip of China, Pyongyang is having second thoughts about its relationship with China. In the fourth section, North Korean efforts to distance itself from Beijing are investigated. Finally, policy recommendations are discussed in the conclusion of the paper to alleviate the North Korean overdependence on China.
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052209
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