New approaches to North Korean politics after reunification: the search for a common Korean identity

Virginie Grzelczyk

doi:10.1016/j.postcomstud.2014.04.008

New approaches to North Korean politics after reunification: the search for a common Korean identity

Virginie Grzelczyk^*

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Abstract

Whilst most of the literature focusing on the Korean peninsula has concentrated on how to achieve unification through confidence-building measures, dialogues, negotiation and diplomacy, little attention has been paid to how a unified Korean identity, a core component of any potential reunification scheme could develop and be sustained. The paper addresses this gap by: (1) defining what national identity is, and how Korean identities have been formed, (2) outlining how both South and North Korea have understood and used the concept of national identity, (3) suggesting possible grounds on which the two Koreas could build a new, common national identity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179-190
Number of pages	12
Journal	Communist and Post-Communist Studies
Volume	47
Issue number	2
Early online date	10 May 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postcomstud.2014.04.008
Publication status	Published - Jun 2014

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Keywords

nation-building
national identify
North Korea
reunification
South Korea

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