The contradictory effects of South Korean resettlement policy on North Koreans in South Korea.
This paper analyses the intersection of government policy and social status in a forced migration context. Specifically, I evaluate the influence of state policies on the social status of North Koreans in South Korea (t'albungmin). In positively discriminating in their favour while simultaneously tr...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 48; no. 20; pp. 4922 - 4941 |
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