Juche March 17 and 19, 2009 Suryong S Political Science 4931 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

� � � Juche March 17 and 19, 2009 � Suryong � S Political Science 4931 � Korean Politics, Spring 2009 Department of Political Science University of Florida y 3 � � � � � � � � � 2 4

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� � � � 22 26 � � We will try to look into the history of the regime, the � � psyche of people ( Juche ideology) � � Nationalist pride? Religious symbols? � � � � � � Security as well as humanitarian considerations � Efforts at different levels of gov and civil orgs 25 27

� � � � Economic problems: � � Lack of consumer goods � Too much concentration on heavy industry and defense � Too much concentration on heavy industry and defense � � Diplomatic balance btw Soviet and China Vietnam; South Korea’s militarization and econ growth � � 28 30 � � � � � Centralized gov; heavy-industry-based industrialization � � (planned econ policy); personality cult � Ideological arts and literature; education Ideological arts and literature; education � � Overt use of terror after the end of war � � � � � “De-Stalinization” by Khrushchev � Juche : Stalinism with Korean nationlist content Juche : Stalinism with Korean nationlist content � � 29 31

Juche Juche � � � Modification of Marx-Leninist principles � Trying to balance btw Soviet and China � � � Vis-à-vis South Korea Vis à vis South Korea � Emphasis on the value of collectivism � � The “remolding” of people � � A benevolent leader who guides this (recall the statues) � � � Self sufficient socialist economy � � Foreign aid and economic cooperation w/ suspicion � � 32 34 Juche Juche � � � � � � 33