South Korea’s North Korean Image Problem
Human Rights under the Spotlight
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12349607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Son (0000-0002-3045-7939, Korea University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 662-681 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1035-7823 • E-ISSN: 1467-8403 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10357823.2018.1510898 |
| OpenAlex | W2891007678 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
The 2014 United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea (UN COI) had a decisive impact on South Korea’s approach to North Korea’s human rights abuses in the several years following its release. This article interprets moves within South Korea to support the UN COI’s recommendations as taken in the interests of ontological security, or a stable sense of identity, which has also driven the state’s broader initiatives on image management and nation branding. It extends the boundaries of nation-branding research by considering why and how a state may adopt policies that enhance its moral visibility and reputation in world affairs. It considers how a positive reputation is enhanced by demonstrating good international citizenship, promoting the visibility of state identity parameters beyond its culture and core industries. This article interprets the South Korean government’s efforts to act on North Korean human rights following the UN COI, as well as the significance of being seen to be doing so at home and abroad as security-giving behaviour asserting its moral authority in relation to North Korea. It explores how a longstanding policy of relative silence on North Korea’s human rights record acceded to identity-driven pressures arising from the UN COI and influencing South Korea’s international image-management strategy between 2014 and 2017
Citizenship · Commission · Government (linguistics · Human rights · Identity (music · Political science · Politics · Reputation · Silence · Sociology · State (computer science · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Public Administration
Contentious Activism and Inter-Korean Relations
The socialization of international human rights norms into domestic practices
Beyond the Nation Brand
Social Theory of International Politics
Contentious Activism and Inter-Korean Relations
All the World’s a Stage
The Good State
Ontological security and the power of self-identity
Nation Branding, National Self-Esteem, and the Constitution of Subjectivity in Late Modernity
Identity, security and the nation
Branding South Korea in a Competitive World Order
De-bordering Korea
Governmentality, ontological security and ideational stability
Theory of international politics
Ontological Security in World Politics
South Korea's middle power diplomacy
The Rise of the Brand State
People, states and fear
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |