2018, Vol.14, No.8

Crisisonomy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.64

pISSN : 2466-1198 / eISSN : 2466-1201
https://journal.kci.go.kr/cemtp

The purpose of this article is to examine what types of crisis management and negotiation strategies the Korean government should pursue in the denuclearization process of the Korean peninsula. The findings are as follows. First, it is necessary to make political and diplomatic commitments to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the security of his regime. Second, North Korea sanctions should remain in place until complete denuclearization. Third, the US-South Korea military cooperation must be reinforced to put pressure on North Kore. Fourth, a ‘win-win’ cooperative negotiation strategy should be used, even if North Korea abandons its nuclear program. The implications of these findings include that South Korea needs to boost strategic and tactical responsiveness in the debates on the dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and prepare for crisis management and negotiation strategies to ensure and maximize national interests.

The article examines school safety practices in France and Japan in order to seek insightful information for school safety policy in Korea. School safety training in France characterizes: 1) participation in professional development of school safety program is open to teachers, and 2) community safety agencies such as fire stations help school to operate the program. School safety education for students in Japan is featured as follows: 1) schools train students to prepare natural disasters regularly and tightly, 2) school safety manuals are well prepared and tailored to unique risks in each school. The controversial issues around the adoption of the practices in France and Japan to the Korean educational context include the scope of professional development programs about school safety and the revision of safety manuals according to disaster characteristics.

The purpose of this study was to suggest the domestic implications for the planning and operation of temporary shelter for disaster victims through a case study in Nerima-gu, Tokyo, Japan. Major results are as follows; First, Nerima-gu emphasized the role of the government and local residents in minimizing disaster damage and ensuring sustainable operation of the evacuation site. Second, Nerima-gu have developed disaster prevention guides to respond to disasters, and evacuate quickly. It is necessary to develop relevant guidelines for autonomous safety of residents according to this case study. Third, based on experiences and problems in past disasters, it is necessary to establish management and planning guidelines for residential spaces, sanitary spaces, medical spaces, and spaces for disadvantaged persons such as the elderly and disabled in temporary shelter.