This paper critiques the roles and relationships between the state and nonstate actors, as well as analyzing the relationships among nonstate actors through a case study of asylum procedures in Korea. The relationships among the Korean government, the...
This paper critiques the roles and relationships between the state and nonstate actors, as well as analyzing the relationships among nonstate actors through a case study of asylum procedures in Korea. The relationships among the Korean government, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, and the National League of Democracy (NLD) are analyzed
The study demonstrates that nonstate actors are diverse, with different histories, goals, and are in different positions of power. The power relations between these groups, although imbalanced, show a much wider participation of individuals and actors in politics than traditional IR politics assumes. Although, the state is still a central figure, nonstate actors have created new norms and principles in the international system, creating the necessary structures and links that can form infrastructures and foundations of more equitable and durable regimes.