• Preface List of Abbreviations Note on Romanization and Citations Introduction
• 1. Political Activism, Discursive Power, and Norm Negotiation
• 2. Political Activism Under Yushin and the Kwangju Uprising, May 1980
• 3. From Kwangju to Democracy, 1980-1987
• 4. South Korea in Transition, 1987-1997
• 5. A New Era of Inter-Korean Relations, 1998-2007 Conclusion: Inter-Korean Relations from a South Korean Perspective Notes References Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

In South Korea, the contentious debate over relations with the North transcends traditional considerations of physical and economic security, and political activists play a critical role in shaping the discussion of these issues as they pursue the separate yet connected agendas of democracy, human rights, and unification. Providing international observers with a better understanding of policymakers' management of inter-Korean relations, Danielle L. Chubb traces the development of various policy disputes and perspectives from the 1970s through South Korea's democratic transition. Focusing on four case studies-the 1980 Kwangju uprising, the June 1987 uprising, the move toward democracy in the 1990s, and the decade of "progressive" government that began with the election of Kim Dae Jung in 1997-she tracks activists' complex views on reunification along with the rise and fall of more radical voices encouraging the adoption of a North Korean-style form of socialism. While these specific arguments have dissipated over the years, their vestiges can still be found in recent discussions over how to engage with North Korea and bring security and peace to the peninsula. Extending beyond the South Korean example, this examination shows how the historical trajectory of norms and beliefs can have a significant effect on a state's threat perception and security policy. It also reveals how political activists, in their role as discursive agents, play an important part in the creation of the norms and beliefs directing public debate over a state's approach to the ethical and practical demands of its foreign policy.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
In South Korea, debate over relations with the North is a contentious subject that transcends traditional considerations of physical and economic security. Political activists play a critical role in shaping the discourse as they pursue the separate yet connected agendas of democracy, human rights, and unification. Providing international observers with a better understanding of how South Korean policy makers manage inter-Korean relations, this volume traces the debate from the 1970s through South Korea's democratic transition. Focusing on four case studies -- the 1980 Kwangju uprising, the June 1987 uprising, the move toward democracy in the 1990s, and the decade of "progressive" government that began with the election of Kim Dae Jung in 1997 -- Danielle Chubb unravels South Korean activists' complex views on reunification, with the more radical voices promoting a North Korean-style form of socialism. While these arguments have dissipated over the years, traces remain in discussions over engaging with North Korea to bring security and peace to the peninsula.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• PrefaceList of AbbreviationsNote on Romanization and CitationsIntroduction1. Political Activism, Discursive Power, and Norm Negotiation2. Political Activism Under Yushin and the Kwangju Uprising, May
• 19803. From Kwangju to Democracy, 1980-19874. South Korea in Transition, 1987-19975. A New Era of Inter-Korean Relations, 1998-2007Conclusion: Inter-Korean Relations from a South Korean PerspectiveNotesReferencesIndex.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

In South Korea, the contentious debate over relations with the North transcends traditional considerations of physical and economic security, and political activists play a critical role in shaping the discussion of these issues as they pursue the separate yet connected agendas of democracy, human rights, and unification. Providing international observers with a better understanding of policymakers' management of inter-Korean relations, Danielle L. Chubb traces the development of various policy disputes and perspectives from the 1970s through South Korea's democratic transition. Focusing on four case studies--the 1980 Kwangju uprising, the June 1987 uprising, the move toward democracy in the 1990s, and the decade of "progressive" government that began with the election of Kim Dae Jung in 1997--she tracks activists' complex views on reunification along with the rise and fall of more radical voices encouraging the adoption of a North Korean-style form of socialism. While these specific arguments have dissipated over the years, their vestiges can still be found in recent discussions over how to engage with North Korea and bring security and peace to the peninsula. Extending beyond the South Korean example, this examination shows how the historical trajectory of norms and beliefs can have a significant effect on a state's threat perception and security policy. It also reveals how political activists, in their role as discursive agents, play an important part in the creation of the norms and beliefs directing public debate over a state's approach to the ethical and practical demands of its foreign policy.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
In South Korea, debate over relations with the North is a contentious subject that transcends traditional considerations of physical and economic security. Political activists play a critical role in shaping the discourse as they pursue the separate yet connected agendas of democracy, human rights, and unification. Providing international observers with a better understanding of how South Korean policy makers manage inter-Korean relations, this volume traces the debate from the 1970s through South Korea's democratic transition. Focusing on four case studies -- the 1980 Kwangju uprising, the June 1987 uprising, the move toward democracy in the 1990s, and the decade of "progressive" government that began with the election of Kim Dae Jung in 1997 -- Danielle Chubb unravels South Korean activists' complex views on reunification, with the more radical voices promoting a North Korean-style form of socialism. While these arguments have dissipated over the years, traces remain in discussions over engaging with North Korea to bring security and peace to the peninsula.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• 1. Adaptive activism: transnational advocacy networks and the case of North Korea Danielle Chubb and Andrew Yeo-- Part I. Domestic Discourse and Activism:
• 2. A prisoner's dilemma of movement nationalization: North Korean human rights in South Korea, 1990-2016 Jacob Reidhead--
• 3. North Korean human rights discourse and advocacy in the United States Andrew Yeo--
• 4. Linking abductions activism to North Korean human rights advocacy in Japan and abroad Celeste L. Arrington--
• 5. North Korean human rights discourse and advocacy: the European dimension Rajiv Narayan-- Part II. Transnational Networks:
• 6. NGOs as discursive catalysts at the United Nations and beyond: an activist's perspective Joanna Hosaniak--
• 7. Human rights diffusion in North Korea: the impact of transnational legal mobilization Patricia Goedde--
• 8. The politics of networking: behind the public face of the transnational North Korean human rights movement Danielle Chubb-- Part III. North Korean Voices:
• 9. The emergence of five North Korean defector-activists in transnational activism Jiyoung Song--
• 10. North Korea responds to transnational human rights advocacy: state discourse and ersatz civil society Sandra Fahy--
• 11. Breaking through: North Korea's information underground and transnational advocacy networks Jieun Baek--
• 12. Conclusion: the contentious terrain of North Korean human rights activism Andrew Yeo and Danielle Chubb.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

The evidentiary weight of North Korean defectors' testimony depicting crimes against humanity has drawn considerable attention from the international community in recent years. Despite the attention to North Korean human rights, what remains unexamined is the rise of the transnational advocacy network, which drew attention to the issue in the first place. Andrew Yeo and Danielle Chubb explore the 'hard case' that is North Korea and challenge existing conceptions of transnational human rights networks, how they operate, and why they provoke a response from even the most recalcitrant regimes. In this volume, leading experts and activists assemble original data from multiple language sources, including North Korean sources, and adopt a range of sophisticated methodologies to provide valuable insight into the politics, strategy, and policy objectives of North Korean human rights activism.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)