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이 책은 지금까지 비관주의, 숙명론에 경도된 한반도 평화연구에서 탈피하여 분석적 절충주의 이론에 바탕하여 북한의 비핵화와 민주화를 통해 한반도의 평화를 구축할 수 있는 가능성을 모색하고, 구체적인 방법과 과정 그리고 한반도 평화가 이루어졌을 때 이를 보장할 수 있는 국제적 그리고 한반도적 차원의 평화보장책을 제시하였다. 저자는 독일의 브란트(W. Brandt)의 동방정책을 살펴보며 불가능한 조건하에서 남북평화의 가능성을 찾기 위해서는 기존의 이론과 정책을 단순히 모방해서는 안 되고 창조적이고 혁신적인 이론과 방법을 구상해야 한다고 주장한다. 이 점에서 “한반도평화를 위한 북한독재체제의 민주화”와 “비핵화와 평화협정의 병행추진전략”은 “생각할 수 없는 것을 생각하게 하는” 혁신적인 해결방안이라는 것이다.

This book will address the problems in conflict resolution and peace-building in the Korean Peninsula. Peace building in the Korean Peninsula has been exceptionally difficult because concerned actors could not found feasible solutions to the complex problems surrounding conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peace building in the Korean Peninsula such as the North Korean nuclear issues, inter-Korean confrontation, and the rising competition of hegemony in East Asia between the US and China.

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“A well-written, insightful, and comprehensive overview of the vast literature on tension reduction and peace building on the Korean peninsula. Discusses successive attempts by US and ROK policymakers to solve the nuclear issue, offering a devastating critique of Obama’s “strategic patience.” Outlines a proposal for encouraging North Korean democratization and reform, which would require reversing the current policy of isolation, pressure, and sanctions. Highly recommended.”
-- Dr. John Merrill, USKI, Johns Hopkins University SAIS

“Professor Im is one of the most sure-footed clear-headed iconoclastic scholars of the Korean problem. He sees diplomacy at an impasse, policy paradigms as failing, and proposes a theoretically eclectic possibilist approach to conflict resolution that deserves a closer look. Like a skilled diagnostician and political surgeon, Im has sliced through to the essence of the problem and crafted a possible solution that could benefit everyone. He has identified the core issues in the North Korea nuclear dilemma and crafted a clever solution based on regional political precedent. This is a must read for those seeking a well reasoned path to peninsular peace and a reprieve from inertial forces and the squeeze of great power rivalry.”
-- Professor Shepherd Iverson, Inha University

Acknowledgement

1. Prologue: From Pessimistic Exceptionalism to Intended Possibilism

PART I. Theory
2. Theoretical Discussion: Possibilism and Analytical Eclecticism
3. Contending Approaches to Resolving Inter-Korean Conflict and Crafting Peace

PART II. Obstacles to Peace in the Korean Peninsula
4. The Myth of Collapsism
5. Exceptional Survivability of North Korean Regime
6. G2 Competition as a Stumbling Block to Peace in the Korean Peninsula

PART III. Preventing Conflicts in the Korean Peninsula: Sanctions vs. Engagement
7. Conflict Prevention by Engagement: The Rise and Fall of Sunshine Policy
8. The Experiment of Unilateralism and Multilateralism: The Rise and Fall of Six Party Talks
9. Resolving North Korean Nuclear Issues in the New Era

PART IV. A Possibilist Approach to Democracy for Peace in North Korea
10. Why Democracy for Peace in North Korea?: The Desirability of Democratic Peace in North Korea
11. Crafting Democracy in North Korea

PART V. Building Peace in the Korean Peninsula
12. Denuclearization and Peace Treaty Negotiations

PART VI. Guaranteeing Peace in the Korean Peninsula
13. International Dimension of Guaranteeing Peace
14. Guaranteeing Peace by Inter-Korean Prosperity and Identity: Korean Economic Community and Constructing National Identity
15. Conclusion

References
Index