2-1. The Confirmation of Kim Jong-il as Successor and the Reorganization of the Power Structure

2-2. Efforts for Diplomatic Diversification in the 1970s

2-3. Pursuit of Economic Change and Stagnation

2-4. Pyeongyang: The Showcase for the Complete Victory of Socialism

3-1. The Era of Joint Rule by the Supreme Leader and the Successor

3-2. An Economy Sinking into a Mire and North Korea’s Struggle

3-3. North Korea’s Carrot-and-Stick Policy toward the South (1)

3-4. North Korea’s Carrot-and-Stick Policy toward the South (2)

3-5. The 13th World Festival of Youth and Students and the Flower of Unification

4-1. The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Search for Self-Rescue Measures (1)

4-2. The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Search for Self-Rescue Measures (2)

4-3. The First Nuclear Crisis

4-4. The Death of Kim Il-sung and the Arduous March

4-5. Kim Jong-il's Succession and Systemic Changes in North Korea

5-1. The First Inter-Korean Summit

5-2. The Pursuit of Reconciliation and Cooperation

5-3. Seeking Change for Survival

5-4. The Second Nuclear Crisis (1)

5-5. The Second Nuclear Crisis (2)

5-6. The Death of Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un’s Succession

6-1. Changes in Research Methodologies Used to Study the Socialist Bloc (1)

6-2. Changes in Research Methodologies Used to Study the Socialist Bloc (2)

6-3. Progress and Shifts in North Korean Studies

6-4. Various Ways to View North Korea

7-1. Understanding North Korean Documentary Resources

7-2. Introduction to Major North Korean Documentary Resources

7-3. Methods for Accessing North Korean Documentary Resources

7-4. Production and Challenges of Oral Data

8-1. Research Achievements in Political, Military, and Legal History

8-2. Research Achievements in Economic, Commercial, and Financial History

8-3. Research Achievements in Social and Urban History

8-4. Research Achievements in Intellectual, Cultural, and Educational History