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Kivit, Theodorus Adrianus (2018)

North Korean propaganda on peaceful Korean reunification and the minjok. A case study of Minjok T’ongshin.

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

This thesis is concerned with the narrative on peaceful Korean reunification and the efforts of the North Korean regime to shape this narrative through online pro-North Korea websites. The thesis consists of an original case study research of pro-North Korea online newspaper Minjok T’ongshin and how it uses the concept of the Korean minjok to shape the narrative on peaceful Korean reunification. The thesis should conclude with a controversial answer to the following research question: what role does the concept of the Korean minjok play in the shaping of the South Korean narrative on peaceful Korean reunification by Minjok T’ongshin during the Kim Jong Un regime, and can it achieve the peaceful reunification that is envisioned?

korean reunification

propaganda

north korea

online propaganda

Author

Kivit, Theodorus Adrianus

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

BA International Studies East Asia track

Supervisors

Han, Namhee

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en