Preparing for transitional justice in North Korea. Issue 2 (4th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zadeh-Cummings, Nazanin; Son, Sarah; Chubb, Danielle
• Is Part Of: Australian journal of international affairs. Volume 76:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 121
• Page End: 129
• Publication Date: 2022-03-04
• Subjects: North Korea -- transitional justice -- Australia; Australia -- Foreign relations -- Periodicals; East Asia -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 327
• DOI: 10.1080/10357718.2021.2022597
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1035-7718

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The further isolation of North Korea in response to the Covid-19 pandemic is a timely reminder that when it comes to the question of how to bring about change with relation to North Korea, a combination of creative and differentiated approaches are needed. In this piece, we argue that preparations for a just future transition on the Korean peninsula must start now. This commentary considers the possibilities for Australia to support just transition, in whatever form it may take, through immediate action not focused on bilateral or state-centric relations, but instead through other spaces in a broadly defined civil society. Effective Australian support for transitional justice and overall wellbeing of North Koreans must overcome structural barriers to opportunity for North Koreans within Australia, as well as barriers of overly securitised paradigms.