North Korea Research Group

It's quite an interesting time to be studying North Korea to say the least. With the actions of North Korea and so much information in the news, it has been quite difficult to wade through all the analysis, speculation, and rumour surrounding everything from succession to nuclear proliferation. A lot of the analysis speak of China's role in this international issue. Whether one believes China has a significant, but difficult role to play in this affair is up to different shades of interpretation, however the NKRG thought it would be interesting to find out what some Chinese students in Beijing thought of the matter.

Dr. Donald Rickerd, academic advisor to North Korea Research Group, was interviewed by CBC on April 4th 2009, on North Korea and the recent launch.

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On April 2, after months of gathering and analyzing data, the three subunits of the North Korea Research Group met at the Munk Centre for International Studies to share our findings and discuss further research endeavors.  Over the course of two hours each group outlined some of the successes and obstacles encountered during the research process, and exchanged ideas on how to improve and expand the three projects.

On March 24, Suk-Young Kim, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance at the University of California at Santa Barbara, delivered a talk on “Dancing Through the Revolution: Performing Revolutionary Women in China and North Korea,” at the Munk Centre, University of Toronto.