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A chapter from a book "People for Profit: North Korean Forced Labour on a Global Scale" mapping t... more A chapter from a book "People for Profit: North Korean Forced Labour on a Global Scale" mapping the phenomenon of North Koreans working forciebly in several different countries.
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This paper aims to uncover whether relations between the United States and North Korea are driven... more This paper aims to uncover whether relations between the United States and North Korea are driven by reciprocal or bullying strategies. The empirical findings do not support the premises of the stimulus-response theory, because the actors do not always respond cooperatively to cooperation and confrontationally to confrontation. Instead, they often change the nature of the mutual exchange from cooperation to confrontation and vice-versa. The states should not expect their counterparts to respond in a reciprocal manner, especially when they strive to establish long-term cooperative relations. When dealing with North Korea, the states should take a firm stance rather than offering positive stimuli, because those tend to be exploited and not reciprocated.
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The aim of this paper is to ask the question whether the relations between North Korea and South ... more The aim of this paper is to ask the question whether the relations between North Korea and South Korea follow the premises of stimulus-response theory and thus are driven by reciprocity, or whether bullying strategy suits better to explain the relations between two Korean states. The presented data shows that reciprocating strategy was prevailing pattern of relations between Seoul and Pyongyang since the end of 1980s till 2013, thus supporting the empirical relevance of the stimulus-response theory. The existence of eciprocity-based strategies in inter-Korean relations has been revealed, both in their confrontational and cooperational formulation, whilst higher reciprocity was found in cooperative relations.
Noteworthy, North Korean cooperative actions were of a milder character than South Korean ones, whilst South Korea did not respond by such strong confrontational actions, as were sent to it from the North. The results of the research are not significant only for theoretical level, but also for the policy-recommendation. The implication for practical politics is that states intending to increase the level of cooperation with North Korea should adopt the reciprocating strategy in its cooperative form. This approach must be adopted in the long-term perspective, as North Korea is sensitive to incoming impulses and is ready to switch from cooperation to confrontation right away.
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Noteworthy, North Korean cooperative actions were of a milder character than South Korean ones, whilst South Korea did not respond by such strong confrontational actions, as were sent to it from the North. The results of the research are not significant only for theoretical level, but also for the policy-recommendation. The implication for practical politics is that states intending to increase the level of cooperation with North Korea should adopt the reciprocating strategy in its cooperative form. This approach must be adopted in the long-term perspective, as North Korea is sensitive to incoming impulses and is ready to switch from cooperation to confrontation right away.
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Noteworthy, North Korean cooperative actions were of a milder character than South Korean ones, whilst South Korea did not respond by such strong confrontational actions, as were sent to it from the North. The results of the research are not significant only for theoretical level, but also for the policy-recommendation. The implication for practical politics is that states intending to increase the level of cooperation with North Korea should adopt the reciprocating strategy in its cooperative form. This approach must be adopted in the long-term perspective, as North Korea is sensitive to incoming impulses and is ready to switch from cooperation to confrontation right away.