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cance of the North Korean diaspora affects both North Korea s political system and transnational global politics. This section provides an overview of the North Korean diaspora, outlining migration processes and resettlement destinations. It argues for conceptualizing these émigrés within a diasporic framework: their global dispersion ...
Diaspora members identify themselves, or are identified by others – inside and outside their homeland – as part of the homeland’s national community.”. North Koreans beyond the Korean peninsula are dispersed from the homeland, whether that homeland is defined as North Korea, or the larger Korean peninsula.
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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. Key words: North Korea, authoritarianism, diaspora, political behavior, human rights
North Korean Diaspora. There is a range of opinion on the subject,1 starting from whether North Korean Diaspora can even be regarded as a diaspora2 in the tradi-tional sense. Terms like “North Korean defectors”, “North Korean immigrants”, “North Korean refugees”, and “North Korean migrants” are used widely to de-
Thus, this broader definition of “diaspora” refers to a dispersion of people of a common national origin or of common beliefs living in exile. An even broader definition would simply refer to people of one country dispersed into other countries.
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about North Korea s global presence and role in world politics, now and in the future. Describing contemporary North Korean migration and resettlement It may be helpful to think of the North Korean diaspora as one of two parallel networks that together comprise North Korea s global presence. One of these networks is chie y composed
1 Introduction: North Korea s Emerging Diaspora 1 2 North Korea s Diaspora Management Policies 12 3 Shaping the North Korean Diaspora 25 4 Citizenship and Political Belief 34 5 Citizenship and Political Behavior 43 6 Conclusions, Comparative Connections, and Implications 57 Appendix: Survey of North Koreans in the United States 64 References 66
