The Humanitarian's Dilemma: The experience of international NGOs in North Korea

Dalton, BM; Jung, K

The Humanitarian's Dilemma: The experience of international NGOs in North Korea

Dalton, BM

Jung, K

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Publisher:: University of Sydney
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: The Proceedings of the Sixth Biennial Korean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) Conference, 2009, pp. 201 - 216
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dalton, BM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9507-1447	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jung, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9346-7712	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Duk-soo Park	en_US
dc.date	2009-07-09	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The Proceedings of the Sixth Biennial Korean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) Conference, 2009, pp. 201 - 216	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-9806679-0-5	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11526
dc.description.abstract	Until the drastic reduction in the flow ofinternational aid precipitated by US sanctions in 2005, International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) conducted significant operations in the Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK). The DPRK solicited assistance from the international community in 1995, after a major flood and subsequent chronic food shortage. Over subsequent years the country became increasingly dependant on international assistance. Given this dependence on foreign aid by one of the world's most isolated, repressive andpotentially dangerous regimes and the recent withdrawal of' many aid agencies, it is timely to examine the impact of NGO operations, not only in humanitarian terms but with regards to economic, political and social development. After discussion of the various theories relating to the role ofINGOs in economic, social and political development, including their potential to promote democratisation, the pdper examines the impact of the activities of international aid organisations participating directly or indirectly in the provision ofhumanitarian aid, assistance or development in the DPRK. Based on the findings of10 semi-structured telephone interviews with relevant INGO personnel, INGO documents and other economic and social data, the paper examines the impact of INGOs on three key areas: Humanitarian objectives, economic development andpolitical/ social development.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Sydney	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	The Proceedings of the Sixth Biennial Korean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) Conference	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Biennial Korean Studies Association of Australasia Conference	en_US
dc.title	The Humanitarian's Dilemma: The experience of international NGOs in North Korea	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Social and Political Sciences Program
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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Abstract:

Until the drastic reduction in the flow ofinternational aid precipitated by US sanctions in 2005, International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) conducted significant operations in the Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK). The DPRK solicited assistance from the international community in 1995, after a major flood and subsequent chronic food shortage. Over subsequent years the country became increasingly dependant on international assistance. Given this dependence on foreign aid by one of the world's most isolated, repressive andpotentially dangerous regimes and the recent withdrawal of' many aid agencies, it is timely to examine the impact of NGO operations, not only in humanitarian terms but with regards to economic, political and social development. After discussion of the various theories relating to the role ofINGOs in economic, social and political development, including their potential to promote democratisation, the pdper examines the impact of the activities of international aid organisations participating directly or indirectly in the provision ofhumanitarian aid, assistance or development in the DPRK. Based on the findings of10 semi-structured telephone interviews with relevant INGO personnel, INGO documents and other economic and social data, the paper examines the impact of INGOs on three key areas: Humanitarian objectives, economic development andpolitical/ social development.

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