A Tale of Two and a Half Visits: Wu Dawei, and Rodman vs. The King

By | September 03, 2013

Chief Editor Adam Cathcart reviews the North Korean approach to diplomacy in the summer of 2013, zooming slowly but surely in on the extraordinary case of Robert King’s (non)-collection of Kenneth Bae from a Pyongyang hospital.

Yongusil 2: Cathcart and Green at EAHRNK, London on September 3rd

By | September 02, 2013

EAHRNK is a new North Korean human rights group based in London. On September 3 the group will hold its inaugural conference, and Adam Cathcart and Christopher Green will be there to speak about media representations of North Korea in Europe and South Korea.

Yongusil 1: Robert Winstanley-Chesters at the Royal Geographical Society on August 29

By | August 26, 2013

On Thursday, Robert Winstanley-Chesters will present and extend upon the findings of his doctoral research at a keynote and prestigious event in the field of Geography, the RGS-IBG International Annual Conference.

Getting Better Every Day: Sino-NK Website Upgrade

By | August 23, 2013

Just like you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs, so you can’t bring a wealth of great content to your readers without revamping your website. In other words, Sino-NK is going under the knife.

Political and Environmental Organization in North Korea: From Charismatic Politics to Landscapes of Charisma

By | August 22, 2013

Looking at how we might interpret landscapes in an environment of charismatic politics in North Korea, Robert Winstanley-Chesters finds in the work on on the relationship between the politics and the environment a new and useful theory that goes beyond politics, persons, and personhoods. Borne of the politics of charisma is a “landscapes of charisma.”

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