[ECNK Webinar] Studying with North and South Koreans in Dandong
Join us on October 28, 2026 (10:00-11:00 CET) for a webinar on studying Chinese together with North and South Korean students in Dandong with Stephen Finch!
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Located at the University of Vienna, the European Centre for North Korean Studies (ECNK) is a platform for scholars and researchers to pursue multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and comparative research on North Korea.
We endeavor to help interested colleagues from within and outside Europe to accomplish the following goals:
- Define and develop North Korean Studies as a field through research and collaboration.
- Work with current and potential stakeholders.
- Find, discuss, and improve data, sources, and methods.
- Further institutionalize the field of North Korean studies.
The ECNK will support these objectives through the following actions:
- Hosting individual researchers or research groups who have acquired funding, or intend to do so, and need an institution through which to pursue their research projects on North Korea.
- Building and supporting a network of researchers from the field of North Korean Studies or among those whose research involves a substantive focus on North Korea through non-resident fellowships and a Ph.D. Network.
- Connecting European and non-European colleagues by hosting joint events, such as conferences and workshops.
- Hosting North Korea-related databases.
To learn more about the motivation behind the ECNK and who we are, read our Background statement. You can submit a plan for collaboration at the Join Us page.
Most Recent Announcements
[Short Documentary] What North Korean life is actually like beyond Pyongyang
In a short CNN documentary, our Specialist Network member Kathi Zellweger shares rare footage of everyday life in North Korea, filmed during her years as a humanitarian aid worker in the country.
Publications
[Article] North Korea’s Irregular Warfare After Ukraine
In his latest contribution to War on the Rocks, our Specialist Network member Anton Ponomarenko covers experience and equipment transfers from Russia to North Korea and how they flow into near-, medium- and long-term scenarios of asymmetric operations on the Koran Peninsula.
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[Journal Article] Gradual, Cumulative, Consequential: Monetization and the Rise of Private Domestic Demand in North Korea
In his most recent academic publication, Prof. Rüdiger Frank puts forward a 'monetisation thesis' on North Korea's economy, showing how the return of money's core functions is creating pressure for political change.
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[ECNK Webinar] Miss Kathi: Saving Lives in North Korea
Join us on September 2, 2026 (13:00-14:00 CEST) for a webinar marking the latest publication by Katharina Zellweger and Mike Chinoy.
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