Korea 2013 : Politics, Economy and Society

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Korea: Politics, Economy and Society ; 7.2013

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Korea 2013:Politics, Economy and Society; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Refereed Articles Published since 2007; South Korea; North Korea; The Two Koreas: Connections and Comparisons; Chronology of Events in the Korean Peninsula 2012; South Korea; North Korea; Inter-Korean Relations and Six Party Talks; South Korea in 2012: Domestic Politics,the Economy and Social Issues; 1 Introduction; 2 The 2012 National Assembly election and its aftermath; 3 The 2012 presidential election; 4 The South Korean economy in 2012; 5 South Korea's music industry and the Psy phenomenon

North Korea in 2012: Domestic,Politics the Economy and Social Issues1 Introduction; 2 The 2012 New Year joint editorial; 3 Main events in 2012; 4 Succession and the image of the leaders; 4.1 Kim Jong Un's leadership style; 5 Bread and circuses; 6 Personnel; 6.1 Appointments; 6.2 Comment; 7 Budget; 8 The North Korean economy; 8.1 Demographics and GDP; 8.2 Food and agriculture; 8.3 Telecommunications; 8.4 Minerals; 9 Economic changes and reforms; 9.1 Foreign investment and its legal foundation; 9.2 Education and sports; 9.3 Other developments; 10 Conclusion and outlook

Relations Between the Two Koreas in 20121 Introduction; 2 Slamming the window of (n)opportunity; 3 Playing with fire; 4 Searching for a new North policy: old wine in new bottles?; 5 Economic exchanges; 6 Humanitarian aid and exchanges; 7 Defectors: exclusionary integration?; 8 Outlook; Foreign Relations of the Two Koreas in 2012; 1 Introduction; 2 Republic of Korea; 2.1 Relations with the United States; 2.2 Relations with China; 2.3 Relations with Japan; 2.4 Other relations; 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea; 3.1 Rockets, the nuclear issue and relations with the UnitedStates

3.2 Relations with China3.3 Relations with Russia; 3.4 Relations with Japan; 3.5 Other relations; How to Promote a Free Trade Agreement: UK Trade & Investment and the EU-Korea FTA; 1 Introduction; 2 The academic debate; 2.1 Free trade agreements-motivations; 2.2 Free trade agreements-impediments; 3 The EU-Korea free trade agreement; 4 Promoting the EU-Korea free trade agreement; 4.1 The government's role-UK Trade & Investment; 4.2 Putting the case for Korea; 4.3 Confronting the challenges; 4.4 Measuring success; 5 Discussion and conclusions; 6 Postscript-September 2012

Framing the Globalisation Debate in Korean Higher Education1 Introduction; 2 The phenomenon of global competition in higher education; 3 Internationalisation and student mobility in Asia; 4 Internationalisation policies in South Korea; 4.2 Specific government initiatives; 5 Contentious issues in Korean internationalisation policies; 5.1 English as a medium of teaching; 5.2 Effects of changed institutional standards; 6 Conclusion; The Millenarian Dimension of Unification Thought; 1 Introduction; 2 Historical overview: Mun Sn-myng and the Unification movement

3 The millenarian dimension of Unification thought

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