The Role of Foreign Media and Data Transfer Devices in Changing the Views of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Citizens

North Korea is often seen as the most isolated country in the world. This isolation may be one of the key factors ensuring the rule of the Kim’s family. For the last several years, however, the information barrier has been increasingly violated there. This article therefore describes how information is provided to the DPRK and examines whether this process can cause significant socio-political changes in North Korea.

ROLA ZAGRANICZNYCH MEDIÓW I ŚRODKÓW PRZEKAZYWANIA DANYCH W ZMIENIANIU ŚWIATOPOGLĄDU OBYWATELI KOREAŃSKIEJ REPUBLIKI LUDOWO-DEMOKRATYCZNEJ

Korea Północna często postrzegana jest jako najbardziej odizolowane państwo świata. Izolacja ta może być jednym z kluczowych czynników zapewniających trwanie tamtejszego reżimu rodziny Kimów. Od kilkunastu lat jednak bariera informacyjna zaczyna być tam coraz częściej naruszana. Artykuł ten opisuje zatem sposoby przekazywania informacji do KRLD oraz stanowi analizę tego, czy proces ten może spowodować w Korei Północnej znaczące zmiany społeczno- -polityczne.

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