Korea 2012

Rüdiger Frank, Ph.D. (2001) in Economics, University of Duisburg, is Professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna. He has published on North and South Korean political economy. His current research is on North Korea's development and its East Asian context.James E. Hoare, Ph.D. (1971) in Far Eastern History, University of London, was in the British Diplomatic Service from 1969 to 2003. He is a writer and broadcaster on East Asia as well as a Research Associate at both the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London and the Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.Patrick Köllner, Ph.D. (1998), is Director of the Institute of Asian Studies, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies and a professor of political science at the University of Hamburg. From 1996 to 2006 he edited the German-language edition of the Korea Yearbook.Susan Pares, was in the British Diplomatic Service from 1965 to 1987. She is a writer and editor on East Asian affairs.

• Preface - Rüdiger FrankList of Refereed Articles Published since 2007Chronology - Susan ParesSouth Korea in 2011: Domestic Politics, the Economy and Social Issues - Patrick KöllnerNorth Korea in 2011: Domestic Developments and the Economy - Rüdiger FrankRelations Between the Two Koreas in 2011 - Sabine BurghartForeign Relations of the Two Koreas in 2011 - James E. HoareKORUS, KOREU and Beyond: South Korea’s Free Trade Drive - Patrick Köllner/Parick FlammNorth Korea after Kim Jong Il: The Kim Jong Un Era and its Challenges - Rüdiger FrankThe Concept of Middle Power and the Case of the ROK: A Review - Dong-min ShinNortherners on Southern Screens: From Shiri (1999) to The Yellow Sea (2010) - Mark MorrisA New Deal: Graphic Novel Representations of Food Issues in Post-famine North Korea - Martin PetersenSpecial Economic Zones, Trade and Economic Reform: The Curious Case of Rason Special City - Bernhard SeligerThe North Korean Philosophy of Foreigners - Tatiana Gabroussenko