North Korean Defectors Political Participation in South Korea

Abstract

This paper investigates motivating factors and reasoning on why North Korean defectors are seen in South Korean politics with a focus from what is apparent to what is implied from political framework to cultural and personal viewpoints. This research paper finds that first, North Korean defectors political participation has been shaped by the polarized political climate in South Korea. Additionally, North Korean defectors political participation is believed to be behaviors from their old belief system established in North Korea. Lastly, North Korean defectors are motivated by altruism as they are survivors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 06, 2021
Accession Number
AD1178018

Entities

People

  • Lisa Kim

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Information Operations
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • North Korea
  • Political Systems
  • Psychology
  • Social Media
  • Social Sciences
  • Societies
  • Sociopolitics
  • South Korea
  • United States
  • Ussr

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.