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The Crack on Cold War in 1980s and the Response of Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Appearance and Implication of ‘Own Style of Socialism’

  • The Journal of Northeast Asia Research
  • Abbr : NEA
  • 2021, 36(1), pp.73-99
  • DOI : 10.18013/jnar.2021.36.1.003
  • Publisher : The Institute for Northeast Asia Research
  • Research Area : Social Science > Political Science > International Politics > International Relations / Cooperation
  • Received : July 5, 2021
  • Accepted : August 16, 2021
  • Published : August 31, 2021

park ah reum 1

1강원대학교 통일강원연구원

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ABSTRACT

This study provides a literature analysis centering 『Korean Diplomatic Historical Records Removal Collection』 and 『DPRK Yearbook』, paying attention on the circumstances of Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) made an effort to recover the solidarity with the collapsing socialist camp at the situation of the breakup of cold war in 1980s. This study, firstly finds that DPRK recognized international situation and the limitation of competition between North and South Korea disadvantageous to DPRK focused on non-alignment movement and made an effort to recover the solidarity with socialist camp. Secondly, this study investigates that DPRK completed ‘Own Style of Socialism’ as a domestic political discourse by the change of diplomatic relations and redefinition for the people. Lastly, this study suggests that DPRK moved the focus of foreign policy by the change of foreign relationship of DPRK in 1980s from confrontation between North and South Korea to system protection and internal unity centering Il-sung Kim and Jung-il Kim.

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