North Korean Human Rights: Activists and Networks

ISBN-13: 9781108442404 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 333 str.

Andrew Yeo; Danielle Chubb

Opis

This volume explores the emergence, evolution, and politics of North Korean human rights activism and its relevance for international policy.

Recenzje

'Having been passionately involved in North Korean human rights activism since the 1990s, and experiencing first-hand the frustrations of trying to enact meaningful change in the country, I found this book to be a timely and encouraging analysis of the role of transnational advocacy networks in persuading the DPRK to honor its human rights obligations. This work insightfully explores the unique dynamics of North Korea, which lacks a developed civil society of its own, and the challenges and opportunities of transnational activism. A must-read for scholars as well as practitioners, this book will have important implications for the next generation of activism in the field of North Korean human rights.' Changrok Soh, Korea University and Human Asia

Spis treści

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.