Title Page
ABSTRACT
Contents
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 12
Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION 15
A. MAJOR RESEARCH QUESTION 15
B. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH QUESTION 16
C. LITERATURE REVIEW 19
1. Nordpolitik Policy 20
2. Neo-Nordpolitik Policy 26
D. POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS 27
E. METHODS AND SOURCES 28
F. THESIS OVERVIEW AND CHAPTER OUTLINE 31
Ⅱ. NORDPOLITIK 33
A. INTRODUCTION 33
B. POLICY FOUNDATION 33
C. POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND U.S. IMPACTS 39
1. Origins of the Nordpolitik Policy 39
2. Events during Policy Implementation 46
3. Outcomes of the Nordpolitik Policy 65
D. CONCLUSION: WHAT WAS THE OVERALL U.S. EFFECT ON THE NORDPOLITIK POLICY? 66
Ⅲ. NEO-NORDPOLITIK 69
A. INTRODUCTION 69
B. POLICY FOUNDATION 69
C. POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND U.S. IMPACTS 75
1. Origins of the Neo-Nordpolitik Policy 75
2. Events during Policy Implementation 81
3. Outcomes of the Neo-Nordpolitik Policy 98
D. CONCLUSION: WHAT WAS THE OVERALL U.S. EFFECT ON THE NEO-NORDPOLITIK POLICY? 100
Ⅳ. CONCLUSION 103
A. A COMPARISON OF THE FINDINGS FROM PRIOR CHAPTERS 103
B. OVERALL LESSONS 107
C. POLICY IMPLICATIONS 113
D. FUTURE RESEARCH 115
LISTS OF REFERENCES 119
INITIAL DISTRIBUTION LIST 131
Table 1. The northern policies of Roh administration and subsequent ROK governments 16