North Korea through famine survivors' eyes



Evergreen North Korea through famine survivors’ eyes Expert calls 1990s a period of surprising change for citizen-state relations Gianluca Spezza October 1, 2014 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Eric Lafforgue “Starvation” is one of the words most frequently associated with North Korea after the country’s tragic 1990s famine. The famine led to a growing influx of North Korean citizens leaving for South Korea and other countries, thus providing researchers with a direct source for economic analysis of the early 1990s, when a million people (some say more) are estimated to have starved. However, other aspects of these developments – the famine and subsequent migration – have not been considered in Western scholarship. A notable exception comes from the work of Sandra Fahy, assistant professor of anthropology at Sophia University in © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea through famine survivors’ eyes

Expert calls 1990s a period of surprising change for citizen-state relations

Gianluca Spezza October 1, 2014

North Korea through famine survivors’ eyes

Eric Lafforgue

“Starvation” is one of the words most frequently associated with North Korea after the country’s tragic 1990s famine.

The famine led to a growing influx of North Korean citizens leaving for South Korea and other countries, thus providing researchers with a direct source for economic analysis of the early 1990s, when a million people (some say more) are estimated to have starved.

However, other aspects of these developments – the famine and subsequent migration – have not been considered in Western scholarship. A notable exception comes from the work of Sandra Fahy, assistant professor of anthropology at Sophia University in

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Gianluca Spezza

Gianluca Spezza earned his PhD in 2017 from the University of Central Lancashire under the supervision of Professor Hazel Smith, on the strength of research on the cooperation between UNICEF and the DPRK in education and childcare. Dr Spezza is an assistant professor of international relations and a senior researcher at the DPRK Strategy Center at KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan; he is writing a monograph on education, international cooperation, and human capital in North Korea (Palgrave 2021). His work on the DPRK, articles or interviews, can be found, among others, on the websites of the BBC, The Guardian, The Diplomat, IRIN News, NK News, DR.dk, Newsweek Korea, and El Confidential.

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