Research Guides
SIS 495: Task Force - Winter 2011: Task Force B
Research and writing resources for winter quarter Jackson School Task Force projects.
U.S. Policy Towards North Korea
CLARK SORENSEN M W 1:30-3:20, and T 5:30-7:20
In this Task Force students will explore US policy towards North Korea over the past 15 years, focusing on questions of security for South Korea, Japan, and the US; North Korea’s nuclear program; human rights in North Korea; humanitarian assistance to North Korea; Radio Free Asia; North Korean refugees; and so forth.
Skills Assessment Survey: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/owrc/121116
Article Databases
- PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
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The key database for identifying journal articles in political science, international relations, security studies, and related fields. - BAS (Bibliography of Asian Studies)Index of Western language articles about Asia [UW restricted]
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly and general interest sources in business, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.
[UW restricted] Find full-text articles
- Academic OneFile HomeFull-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference soruces.
- JSTORA search database for Korea-related academic journals
News
- LexisNexis academicSearch for news from the New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, etc.
- KPM - North Korea News and MagazinePyongyang Times, Nodong Sinmun, Minju Choson, etc...
My Journey Inside the North Korea
Background and Country Information
- U.S. Department of State - North KoreaCountry background.
- U.S. Department of State - South Korea (Republic of Korea)Country background
- North Korea: a guide to recent developmentsA current bibliography of source, from the NATO Library
Policy Sources
- South Korea's Ministry of UnificationUnification policy, Inter-Korean Affairs, North Korea Information, Press release, White papers and more...
- The Sejong InstituteA private non-profit think-thank on national policies in the areas of security, unification and foreign affairs.
- National Committee on North KoreaA US based non-partisan coalition of individuals with extensive and complementary knowledge of and direct experience related to the society, economy, government, and history of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- U.S.-Korea Institute at SAISThe U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
- North Korea | Amnesty InternationalHuman rights information
- UNHCR - The UN Refugee AgencyLook for statistical information on North Korean refugees and other information
Need help?
Hyokyoung Yi, Korean Studies Librarian
Zhijia Shen, Director, East Asia Library
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