Bad, mad, sad or rational actor? Why the 'securitization' paradigm makes for poor policy analysis of North Korea

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Issues related to approaches policy analysts take in understanding developments in North Korea are examined, focusing on the need to replace an analytical paradigm based on North Korea's military policy with a paradigm based on North Korea's social needs and its underlying, rational intent to pursue purposeful goals.

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The evolution of international political economy

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The international political economy (IPE) is divided between the rationalist species that dominates in the US and varied types of critical scholars. But developments in the IPE hint that there is every chance to bridge the invisible gap.

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Democracy and international society

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Issues regarding the impact of democracy on international society in the 1990s and whether the establishment of democracy rests on particular cultural preconditions are discussed.

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