North Korean Review, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Spring 2024)

North Korean Review is the first academic journal in North America or Europe to focus exclusively on North Korea. The purpose of NKR is to provide readers with an improved understanding of the country’s complexities and the threat it presents to global stability. International and interdisciplinary, NKR is a refereed journal published twice a year. Topics include culture, history, economics, business, religion, politics and international relations, among others. Back issues are available to individuals $30 and to institutions for $75, and are subject to availability. Order on our website, contact your subscription agent, or contact McFarland at 800-253-2187 or journals@mcfarlandpub.com.

Yongho Kim is the director of the Yonsei Institute for North Korean Studies and a professor in the Political Science and International Studies Department at Yonsei University.

Edited by Yongho Kim
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 118
Bibliographic Info:
Copyright Date: 2024
ISSN 1551-2789
Imprint: McFarland

Managing Editor’s Comments 3

Issue Articles

The Spaces In Between: The Impact of Remittances on North Korean Mobility and Border Economy
  (Queralt ­Boadella-Prunell) 5

Special Section

First Ladies of the DPRK: Categorizing the Roles of Kim Family Women Throughout North Korean History
  (Elizabeth Campbell) 25

Navigating North Korea’s Identity: A Cultural Theory Examination of Naming Practices and Implications for Engagement with the DPRK
  (Zoe Stephens ©P1X) 48

Children at the Center of Society: Prospects for the Study of Childhood in North Korea
  (Bianca Trifoi) 74

Security Dilemma’s Shadow: Historical Analysis of North Korea’s Nuclear Motivations during the 1950s–1960s
  (Wooyun Jo) 87

Commentary Essay

The ­Pyongyang-Moscow Security Nexus: Ultimately Not What It Seems
  (Liang Tuang Nah) 104

Book Reviews 113
Call for Papers and Style Guide 116

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