Boomerangs and Borderlines: Transnational Advocacy and South Korea’s Human Rights Approach to North Korea

• In Event: Perceptions and Policy Agenda in East Asia

Brief Overview

South Korea’s policy toward North Korea has sometimes shifted from ESCR to CPR. This study examines how transnational advocacy networks, defector NGOs, and global institutions—via pressure and framing—shaped this human security shift.

Authors

• Esther Kim, Yale University

• Mason Kim, SUNY Cortland