This paper examined the Linkage between Presidential leadership style and bureaucratic politics in foreign policy making- in particular, in its policy process toward North Korea. This paper compared the miscarry case(Kim Young Sam and Roh Tae Woo' lea...
This paper examined the Linkage between Presidential leadership style and bureaucratic politics in foreign policy making- in particular, in its policy process toward North Korea. This paper compared the miscarry case(Kim Young Sam and Roh Tae Woo' leadership and political control) with the successful case(Roh Moo Hyun and Kim Dae Jung's leadership and political control) in Inter-Korean Summit. The failure cases implied bureaucratic politics' harmful effect. Bureaucrats acted politically in accord with their own interest and have strong to realize, suspend, or invalidate the prospective policy toward North Korea and pervert the president's will and plan. Furthermore, this paper analyzed the significance and the background, the outcomes and problems of the first and the second inter-Korean summit meeting. Consequentially, the two meetings have an important meaning in terms of the necessity to improve the relationship between North and South Korea.
Through this analysis, this study suggests a good lesson of democratic control plan by political administration for Inter-Korean Summit. This article focus on the Presidents' will and political administration's actions. First of all, President's strong policy-pushing will and NSC‘s role enabled the government to accomplish their origin goal, outcome and the Inter-Korean Summit in the Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun Administration. In short, strong political administration's actions with political advisors and cabinet officials can serve as president's initiative-propelling arm to exert influence on the whole process. As a conclusion, this article suggests that the democratic government's effective control against the negative bureaucratic politics. Through these efforts, the twice inter-Korean Summits could be held.
Although many difficulties between inter-korean, I think that the third inter-Korean Summit Talk has to be hold in the near future. The third inter-Korean Summit need to held for permanent peace on the Korean peninsula. Most of all, The third inter-Korean Summit has to be the foundation for Unified Korea building. In addition, establishing a peace regime in the Korean peninsula and successful inter-korean summit requires a carefully articulated international coordination and cooperation in Northeast Asia.
Most of all, this article suggests four the successful plan and for a summit meeting between two Koreas. First, president's firm determination and resolution for policy philosophy is most important of all. Second, the positive role of strong political administration must be assured institutionally. Third, it is important to nominate the political administration's staff sharing the original policy goal and the motive. Fourth, the policy-making process of political administration must proceed based on the communication with the various social sector's requirement. Fifth, South Korea is obligated to coordinate different interests of the neighboring countries and organize concerted efforts among them.