Conditional Recognition Regime and Negotiated Repositioning: Vocational Resocialization of North Korean Refugee Women

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This research aims to explore the vocational resocialization of North Korean refugee women through the lens of gendered labor market dynamics.
Conducted in-depth interviews with 12 North Korean refugee women.
Analyzed data using grounded theory procedures from Strauss and Corbin.
Identified the interplay of gender and defector status in their vocational experiences.
Participants faced a 'low trust starting line' and symbolic distrust shaped by their gender and defector status.
Developed strategies including acquiring qualifications and adjusting relationships to navigate exclusion and accumulate recognition.
Redefined vocational resocialization as 'negotiated repositioning' within a conditional recognition regime.

Qualitative analysis reveals strategies for vocational resocialization of North Korean refugee women, highlighting gender and status implications.

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Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

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