Korea 2011: Politics, Economy and Society -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Refereed Articles Published since 2007 -- South Korea -- 1 Politics and foreign relations -- 2 Economy -- 3 Society -- North Korea -- 1 Politics and foreign relations -- 2 Economy -- 3 Society -- The Two Koreas: Connections and Comparisons -- Chronology of Events in the Korean Peninsula 2010 -- South Korea -- North Korea -- Inter-Korean Relations and Six Party Talks -- South Korea in 2010: Domestic Politics and the Economy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reforming the judiciary: no room for a bipartisan approach? -- 3 Parliament rejects revised Sejong city plan, and other municipal affairs -- 4 GNP suffers setback in local elections: main parties pick new leaders -- 5 Lee Myung-bak's persistent personnel problems -- 6 Regular but hardly orderly: the National Assembly session -- 7 South Korea's economy in 2010: the big picture -- 8 Equality issues come to the fore, again -- 9 The China factor in the ROK economy and free trade -- 10 Nuclear ambitions -- North Korea in 2010: Domestic Developments and the Economy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The 2010 joint New Year editorial -- 2.1 Key topic: Improvement of the people's standard of living -- 2.2 Ideology -- 2.3 The leader(s). -- 2.4 North Korea's 'normalisation' -- 3 The annual parliamentary session -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 Budget report. -- 3.3 The work of the cabinet -- 4 The KWP conference -- 4.1 The facts -- 4.2 Analysis -- 5 Other events -- 5.1 Upgrade of the Special Economic Zone in Ras?n -- 5.2 State Development Bank and Taepung Investment Group -- 5.3 Other developments -- Relations Between the Two Koreas in 2010 -- Introduction -- 1 Managing a crisis: the impact of Cheonan and Yeonpyeong -- 2 Limitations of Lee Myung-bak's self-defined pragmatism.

3 Kaesong Industrial Complex: troubled symbol of inter-Korean reconciliation? -- 4 Humanitarian aid: reduced to a symbolic -- 5 Other developments -- 6 Outlook -- Foreign Relations of the Two Koreas in 2010 -- Introduction -- 1 Republic of Korea -- 1.1 Relations with the United States -- 1.2 Relations with China -- 1.3 Relations with Japan -- 1.4 Other relations -- 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- 2.1 The Six Party Talks, the nuclear issue and relations with the United States -- 2.2 Relations with China -- 2.3 Relations with Japan -- 2.4 Relations with Russia -- 2.5 Other relations -- Nation Branding in South Korea: A Modern Continuation of the Developmental State? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Developmental State -- 2.1 The concept of the Developmental State -- 2.2 The South Korean Developmental State -- 3 Nation Branding -- 3.1 The concept of Nation Branding -- 3.2 The practice of Nation Branding -- 4 Nation Branding in South Korea: the Presidential Council on Nation Branding -- 4.1 Motives for Nation Branding in South Korea -- 4.2 Structure, goals and activities of the PresidentialCouncil on Nation Branding. -- 5 Parallels between South Korean Nation Branding and the Developmental State -- 6 Conclusion -- From 'Cold Friendship' to Strategic Partnership: The Transformation of South Korea's Political Relations with India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 South Korea and India during the Cold War: from mistrust to 'cold friendship' -- 2.1 India and the Korean problem -- 2.2 The role of India in the Korean War -- 2.3 The prisoner of war debacle -- 2.4 Post-war diplomatic rift between the ROK and India -- 2.5 'Cold friendship' in the post-Rhee years. -- 3 Political impetus of South Korean-Indian rapprochement after the Cold War -- 3.1 Countering the China-Pakistan-North Korea triangle -- 3.2 Defence and security co-operation.

3.3 Energy security and nuclear co-operation -- 4 Implications of the Indo-Korean strategic partnership: an axis in the making? -- 5 Conclusion -- Shopping Abroad the Korean Way: A Study in Resource Acquisition -- 1 FDI in strategic materials -- 2 South Korean OFDIs and investments in strategic materials -- 3 Competing with other big players in Asia -- 4 The South Korean approach and the roots of its success abroad -- 4.1 Internal support -- 4.2 External factors in Korean acquisition strategies: exploiting opportunities -- 5 The Bolivian challenge -- 6 Conclusions: what to expect next -- Managing Labour Migration to South Korea: Policies and Problems Regarding Migrant Workers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background to labour migration in Korea -- 2.1 Profile of migrant workers in Korea -- 3 Migrant-related laws in Korea (1993-2011) -- 3.1 Kim Young-sam (1993-1998) -- 3.2 Kim Dae-jung (1998-2003) -- 3.3 Roh Moo-hyun (2003-2008) -- 3.4 Lee Myung-bak (2008-present) -- 4 Effects of policies on migrant workers -- 4.1 Illegal migrant workers -- 5 Human rights of migrant workers -- 5.1 Role of civil society and trade unions -- 6 Conclusion -- Vil(l)e Encounters: The US Armed Forces in Korea and Entertainment Districts in and near Seoul -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Setting the scene: 'If you are in a certain neighborhood ...' -- 3 The emergence of camp towns during South Korea's militarised modernity -- 4 From ally to aggressor: violent imaginations and urban entertainment districts -- 5 Tongduch'on's Ville: imaginative and territorial space on the margins -- 5.1 Early expansion -- 5.2 Marginalisation and decline -- 6 Hongdae and the everyday (de-)militarisation of urban space -- 6.1 Hongdae's reaction to GI visitors -- A Trajectory Perspective Towards Return Migration and Development: The Case of Young Korean New Zealander Returnees -- 1 Introduction.

2 Linking return migration, development and trajectories -- 3 Context -- 3.1 1.5-generation Korean immigrants in New Zealand -- 3.2 Korea's search for global talents -- 4 Methodology -- 4.1 Information about the study participants -- 5 Trajectories of the returnees' working experiences -- 5.1 Identification with the 'privileged' identity of Kyop'o (overseas Koreans) -- 5.2 Can Korean New Zealander return migrants be considered as agents of change? -- 5.3 Conflict, exclusion and jealousy -- 6 Conclusion -- Connecting East Asians in Europe: The Power of Korean Popular Culture -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The popular cultural scene in East Asia -- 2 Aims and methodology -- 3 East Asians in Austria -- 4 East Asian pop culture: the background -- 5 Korean Wave and Korean Nation Branding -- 6 Assessment of Korean pop culture in Austria -- 7 Conclusion: Is Popular Culture Bonding the East Asian Community in Vienna? -- From the 'Soviet Era' to the 'Russian Renaissance': Evolution of the Narrative about Russia and Russians in the North Korean Cultural Discourse -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The discourse of Russia/Soviet Union in the era of Soviet influence (1945-1960): from self-humility to Korean ethnocentrism -- 2.1 Changing attitudes as revealed in three texts -- 3 The discourse of the 'Russian Renaissance' (2000s): Koreans as the last warriors for socialism -- 3.1 The reasons for perestroika: the loss of loyalty to one's elders as the bearers of correct ideology -- 3.2 The effects of the collapse of the Soviet Union: ideological destruction as a loss of moral order -- 3.3 North Koreans as the embodiments of thriving morality -- 4 Conclusion -- Beyond Lips and Teeth: The Economics of the China-North Korea Relationship -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The trading web as context -- 2.1 China's trade with North and South Korea -- 2.2 North Korea's foreign trade.

3 Investment -- 4 Concluding remarks -- The International Community and the North Korean Nuclear Programme -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The North Korean nuclear programmes -- 3 Model 1: the first nuclear crisis 1993-1994 -- 3.1 Implementing the Agreed Framework: US leadership and the role of the UNSC and IAEA -- 4 The second nuclear crisis (2002-2004): waning US leadership and plurilateral conflict management without the UNSC -- 5 Model 2: regionalisation of the conflict, PRC leadershipand Six Party Talks (2003-2008) -- 5.1 Six Party Talks: from enthusiasm to rejection -- 6 Limiting the damage: the UNSC and control of the North Korean potential -- 7 North Korea and the international nuclear order: A time to break down, and a time to build up? -- About the Authors and Editors -- Map of the Korean Peninsula.