On Armistice Buffer

Preface
Part I
1. A Conceptual Framework of Bordering 1
1.1 Pre-modern, Modern, and Post-modern Borders 1
1.2 Demarcation, Delimitation, Periphery, and March 6
2. Three Modes of Buffer Zones 11
2.1 Armistice 11
2.2 Demilitarized Zones 15
2.3 Border Barriers 18
3. Peace Parks as the Fourth Mode of Buffer Zones 21
3.1 Commemoration and Reminiscence of the Past 21
3.2 Celebration of Existing Harmony 28
3.3 International Ecological Sanctuaries 31
3.4 Post-Reconciliation Projects 34
3.5 An End to Border Disputes 37
3.6 Implications for a Peace Park in the Korean DMZ 38
4. Ecological Security 43
4.1 Ecology and Security as Public Goods 44
4.2 Causal Paths between Ecology and Security 47
4.3 Demilitarization Compatible with Ecological Values 51
Part II
5. The Korean War Buffer Zone 55
5.1 The Decision to Divide Korea 55
5.2 The Korean War 56
5.3 The Intent of the Korean DMZ 56
5.4 Reciprocal Violations of Demilitarization 57
5.5 Asymmetric Perceptions over Ecological Values 68
5.6 A DMZ Peace Park as a Confidence-Building Measure 69
6. A Historical Meaning of the Korean DMZ 71
6.1 The Han River Estuary as Border between Goguryeo and Baekje 73
6.2 The Imjin River as Border between Goguryeo and Silla 76
6.3 A Spatio-History of the DMZ as a Network of Frontiers 79
7. An Economic-Evaluative Value of the Korean DMZ 81
7.1 Composition of the Korean DMZ Values 81
7.2 Peaceful Uses of Israeli Borders 84
7.3 DMZ Agriculture 86
7.4 DMZ Tourism 87
7.5 DMZ Industrial Complex 89
8. DMZ Policies for Mutual Interests 91
8.1 The Collapse of the Berlin Wall and the Future of the Korean DMZ 91
8.2 Previous Studies on the Korean DMZ 92
8.3 Prerequisites for Cooperation in the Korean DMZ 95
8.4 Common Interests beyond the DMZ 102
8.5 Common Interests beyond the CCZ 102
8.6 The South Korean Government’s Efforts for a DMZ Peace Park 108
8.7 A DMZ Peace Park Manifesto 109
Reference 113