<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Starting with the public introduction of Kim Jong-un to the public in autumn of 2010 and ending with observations of consumerism in February 2017, this collection of 16 short research notes that were originally published at 38North discusses some of the most crucial issues, aside from the nuclear problem, that dominated the field of North Korean Studies in the past decade. Left in their original form, these short articles show the consistency of major North Korean policies as much as the development of our understanding of the new leader and his approach. Topics covered include the question of succession, economic statistics, new ideological trends such as pyŏngjin, technological developments including a review of the North Korean tablet computer Samjiyŏn, the Korean unification issue, special economic zones, foreign trade, parliamentary elections and the first ever Party congress since 1980.</p></abstract>

Starting with the public introduction of Kim Jong-un to the public in autumn of 2010 and ending with observations of consumerism in February 2017, this collection of 16 short research notes that were originally published at 38North discusses some of the most crucial issues, aside from the nuclear problem, that dominated the field of North Korean Studies in the past decade. Left in their original form, these short articles show the consistency of major North Korean policies as much as the development of our understanding of the new leader and his approach. Topics covered include the question of succession, economic statistics, new ideological trends such as pyŏngjin, technological developments including a review of the North Korean tablet computer Samjiyŏn, the Korean unification issue, special economic zones, foreign trade, parliamentary elections and the first ever Party congress since 1980.

Current Affairs in North Korea, 2010-2017: A Collection of Research Notes

Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies

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Starting with the public introduction of Kim Jong-un to the public in autumn of 2010 and ending with observations of consumerism in February 2017, this...

Current Affairs in North Korea, 2010-2017: A Collection of Research Notes

Published Online: Dec 05, 2018

Page range: 235 - 350

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjeas-2017-0008

Keywords
North Korea, DPRK, 38North

© 2018 Rudiger Frank, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Current Affairs in North Korea, 2010-2017: A Collection of Research Notes

Published Online: Dec 05, 2018

Page range: 235 - 350

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjeas-2017-0008

KeywordsNorth Korea, DPRK, 38North

© 2018 Rudiger Frank, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
North Korea, DPRK, 38North