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Book SynopsisThe 2009 edition of the Korea yearbook contains concise overview articles covering domestic developments and the economy in both South and North Korea as well as inter-Korean relations and foreign relations of the two Koreas in 2008. A detailed chronology complements these articles. South Korea-related refereed articles in the 2009 edition deal with the internal politics of the Democratic Labour Party, the origins of the nuclear industry, industrial relations in the metals sector, Cheju island as a medical tourism hub, President Lee Myung-bak as seen through political cartoons, the comfort women movement's regionalisation process and perceptions of North Korean women. Additional refereed articles analyse the reliability of North Korean survey data, the migration experience of North Korean refugees, and sports-related cooperation between the two Koreas.
Table of ContentsPreface Chronology of Events in the Korean Peninsula 2008 South Korea in 2008: Domestic Developments and the Economy - Patrick Köllner North Korea in 2008: Domestic Developments and Economy - Rüdiger Frank Relations Between the Two Koreas in 2008 - Sabine Burghart and James E. Hoare Foreign Relations of the Two Koreas in 2008 - James E. Hoare The South Korean Left’s ‘Northern Question’ - Joonbum Bae ‘Atoms for Sale’: From ‘Atoms for Peace’ (South Korea) to ‘Weaponized’ Plutonium (North Korea), 1955-2009 - John P. DiMoia Dynamics of Korean Industrial Relations: Challenges for Foreign Invested Companies in the Metal Sector - Peter Kloepping Cheju Island as a Medical Tourism Hub in Northeast Asia - Jürgen Mühl Scapegoat, Beggar and President for the Economy: The Image of Lee Myung-bak as Seen through Political Cartoons in Chosun Ilbo and Hankyoreh - Katharina Polley The Korean Comfort Women Movement and the Formation of a Public Sphere in East Asia - Thomas Kern and Sang-hui Nam The Social Construction of North Korean Women’s Identity in South Korea: Romanticisation, Victimisation and Vilification - Mikyoung Kim Statistical Explorations in Terra Incognita: How Reliable are North Korean Survey Data? - Daniel Schwekendiek Migration Experiences of North Korean Refugees: Survey Evidence from China - Yoonok Chang, Stephan Haggard, and Marcus Noland Playing the Game? Sport and the Two Koreas - Brian Bridges
