Politics of the North Korean Diaspora

"Politics of the North Korean Diaspora examines how authoritarian security concerns shape global diaspora politics. Empirically, it traces the recent emergence of a North Korean diaspora - a globally-dispersed population of North Korean âemigrâes - and argues that the non-democratic nature of the DPRK homeland regime fundamentally shapes diasporic politics. Pyongyang perceives the diaspora as a threat to regime security, and attempts to dissuade emigration, de-legitimate diasporic voices, and deter or disrupt diasporic political activity, including throughn o and transnational repression. This, in turn, shapes the North Korean diaspora's perceptions of citizenship and patterns of diasporic political engagement: North Korean âemigrâes have internalized many host country norms, particularly the civil and participatory dimensions of democratic citizenship, and âemigrâes have played important roles in both host-country and global politics. This Element provides new empirical evidence on the North Korean diaspora; demonstrates that regime type is an important, understudied factor shaping transnational and diasporic politics; and contributes to our understanding of comparative authoritarianism's global impact"--

List of contents

1. Introduction: North Korea's Emerging Diaspora; 2. North Korea's Diaspora Management Policies; 3. Shaping the North Korean Diaspora; 4. Citizenship & Political Belief; 5. Citizenship & Political Behavior; 6. Conclusions, Comparative Connections, & implications; References.

Summary

This Element explains the origins and shape of the North Korean diaspora; examines North Koreans' participation in the democratic systems in which they settle and their relationship with North Korea's non-democratic homeland regime; and discusses how this sheds light on comparative developments in authoritarian diasporas around the world.

Product details

• Authors: Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Sheena Chestnut (University of Texas At Greitens, Greitens Sheena Chestnut
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2024
• EAN: 9781009454537
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0945453-7
• No. of pages: 102
• Series: Elements in Politics and Society in East Asia
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Political activism, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, North Korea, Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship, Political activism / Political engagement