A Soupçon of Anger: KCNA-China File No. 23
Looking back at a period of bilateral agony, Sino-NK returns to December 2012, capturing several critical months of North Korean discussion about China.
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Symbolic Truth: Epic, Legends, and the Making of the Baekdusan Generals
Yonsei University PhD candidate Benoit Berthelier shows that myth in the DPRK not only elevates the position of the three Kim leaders in succession, but implicates individual Koreans into the myth and binds them closer with every retelling.
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In Need of an Icon: Interview with Blaine Harden [Part 3/3]
In the third and last part of a Sino-NK exclusive interview, Blain Harden, author of Escape from Camp 14, discusses with Adam Cathcart the potential impact of the Chinese-language publication and his experience writing the book.
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6.28 Back on the Docket?: Economic “Improvement” Hints Return
Is economic change on the way, or was it already here, or is the DPRK government spinning yet another yarn? Christopher Green reports on new rhetorical evidence of “improvement” (개선).
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Premier Pak Pong-ju: The Helmsman Looks North
If the DPRK’s new Premier is indeed seeking economic reform and outside investment, all roads surely lead north, as Adam Cathcart argues.
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Through the DPRK Information Membrane: Interview with Blaine Harden [Part 2/3]
In the second part of Sino-NK’s interview with Blaine Harden, the author of Escape from Camp 14 discusses the trials of life in defector society and its search for a defining leader, as well as borderlands journalism and the controversial AP bureau in Pyongyang.
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Charismatic Politics of Another Sort: Personality Politics in South Korea
In unconsolidated democracies with weak party institutions, charismatic political figures have a disproportionately higher level of influence compared to consolidated democracies. Ahn Cheol-soo is one such figure. Steven Denney explains.
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A Soupçon of Anger: KCNA-China File No. 23
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Moranbong Band: Joseon Style Electronic Music on a New Level
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Charismatic Politics of Another Sort: Personality Politics in South Korea
May 4, 2013
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Traumatized Defectors: North Korean Women, Sexual Violence, and Depression
April 19, 2013
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Jackson Five Ri-dux: More Sol-ju in the South Korean Media
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Ri Sol-ju Goes Viral: What Social Media Reveal about the DPRK’s First Lady
March 6, 2013
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In Need of an Icon: Interview with Blaine Harden [Part 3/3]
May 15, 2013
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The Golden Age Is Over: Stacking Up Borderlands Sources in Dandong
April 30, 2013
