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Human Rights, Transparency and Transborder Collaboration in Korea: The Case for a Deliberative Approach at the Kaesong Industrial Complex
Author(s) -
Schattle Hans
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pacific focus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.172
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1976-5118
pISSN - 1225-4657
DOI - 10.1111/j.1976-5118.2010.01052.x
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , credibility , political science , human rights , public administration , scholarship , corporate governance , democracy , deliberative democracy , global governance , economics , law , politics , management
This article proposes the creation of a deliberative forum that would establish and uphold standards related to human rights and transparency at the Kaesong Industrial Complex, the only remaining joint economic initiative still in operation between South Korea and North Korea. By providing an analysis of ongoing developments and drawing upon recent scholarship on deliberative democracy, I argue that for Kaesong to reach its full potential and gain international credibility, its governance must be strengthened. The most promising way to achieve this aim, despite the seemingly long odds, is to launch a permanent forum in which representatives of all constituencies at Kaesong shape policy together through a sustained and inclusive process of public reasoning.