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정치학과 4단계 BK21 교육연구단입니다.

아래와 같은 주제로 융복합국제랩 워크샵을 진행하오니,

많은 관심 및 참여 부탁드립니다.

북한 시장 참여자들에 대한 심층 인터뷰를 바탕으로, 뇌물이 어떻게 북한 사회의 신뢰와 관계망을 만들어내는 수단으로 작동하는지를 다루는 연구입니다. 관심 있는 학부·대학원생 및 연구자 여러분의 많은 참여를 바랍니다.

일시: 2026년 09월 29일(화) 오후 5:30 - 6:30

장소: 연세대학교 연희관 301호

발표자: Justin V. Hastings 교수님(University of Sydney), Andrew Yeo 교수님(Brookings Institution & The Catholic University of America)

주관: Economic Statecraft and Security Lab(ESSL)

주최: 연세대학교 정치외교연구소, 연세대학교 정치학과 BK21 교육연구단

※ 발표 논문의 영문 초록은 아래에 함께 드립니다.

영문 초록

The literature on market transformation in North Korea has long examined the causes and effects of market participation. Institutional rigidity and the informal nature of market transformation is often associated with corruption in transitional economies. Based on a series of in-depth interviews with North Korean market participants, we argue that the role of bribery and its impact in building social relations depends on the scope and level of market participation. Market participants view bribery as the (literal) currency individuals use to build social trust and navigate social relations and processes that are shaped by the North Korean state. Bribery has become routinized in North Korean society in the absence of functioning state institutions. How bribery is understood and how it is used are interwoven with social relations in North Korean society, particularly between businesspeople and officials. Thus, bribery exists within a context where there are rules to the game, meaning that bribery operates within relatively predictable constraints. Bribery is viewed as a social good for low level, local, informal businesses, and is used to create and solidify relationships outside the family, and make markets function ‘properly.’ This paper has implications for our understanding of how bribery is related to North Korea’s market transformation, as well as institutions and practices which may persist in unification scenarios.

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