The Korean Conflict and the North Korean Nuclear Problem in Public Opinion Research

Occupation: Associate Professor, Institute for Peace and Unification Studies
Affiliation: Seoul National University
Address: Republic of Korea, Siheung

Journal name

Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya

Edition

Issue 7

Pages

120-128

Abstract

This article examines differences in perceptions between North and South Koreans regarding the Korean unification, as well as attitudeы of citizens of interested neighboring 4 countries to the North Korean nuclear issue, based on the analysis of various public opinion surveys. There is a significant difference in the unification perceptions between North and South Koreans: The more time passes and the younger the generation, the more negatively South Koreans think about unification, while an absolute majority of North Koreans, regardless time and generation, express a desire for unification. On the North Korean nuclear issue, the perceptions by Russians and Chinese strikingly differ from the perception in South Korea, Japan and USA. Positions of six countries clearly show a confrontational structure between the DPRK-China-Russia and the ROK-Japan-USA, resembling the Cold War structure.

Keywords

political sociology, Korean conflict, Korean unification, North Korean nuclear issue, public opinion

Acknowledgment

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2021S1A5B8096371).

Received

27.07.2022

Publication date

22.09.2022

Number of characters

20945

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GOST	Lee M. The Korean Conflict and the North Korean Nuclear Problem in Public Opinion Research // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2022. – Issue 7 C. 120-128 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250019651-9-1-en (circulation date: 05.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250019651-9
MLA	Lee, Moon-Young "The Korean Conflict and the North Korean Nuclear Problem in Public Opinion Research." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 7 (2022):120-128. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250019651-9
APA	Lee M. (2022). The Korean Conflict and the North Korean Nuclear Problem in Public Opinion Research. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (7), pp.120-128 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250019651-9

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