Comprehensive Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula: Internal Dynamics in North Korea and South Korean Approaches (Development Cooperation and Non-Traditional Security in the Asia-Pacific)

This book explores the state of play on the Korean peninsula, where old conflicts remain latent. Regarding security on the Korean Peninsula, however, this book challenges the belief that the internal affairs of states should be discounted and posits that to have a fuller perspective of comprehensive peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula, all aspects of the security spectrum should be considered from the perspective of both challenges to building peace and opportunities for doing so. In particular, the internal governance functioning of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) regime will be considered, as well as the intersection between regime security, economic development and distributive justice, and South Korean perceptional, ideational, and bottom-up approaches to peace on the Korean Peninsula. Hence, this book will be of interest to scholars of the region, journalists and peace-makers.

Kadir Jun Ayhan is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Ewha Womans University Graduate School of International Studies, and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Public Diplomacy.

Brendan Howe is Dean and Professor of International Relations at Ewha Womans University Graduate School of International Studies, and President of the Asian Political and International Studies Association.