Familism, Socialism and Political Religion in North Korea

Armstrong, Charles K.

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“…At the same time, however, it could also have contributed to North Korea's desire to put its leader in the centre of the limelight. According to North Korea's ruling Juche ideology, the leader is a central figure who commands god-like respect (Armstrong, 2005). The main TV news programme in North Korea often starts with the leader's itinerary for the day, putting it squarely in the centre.…”

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The ‘Kim Jong-un Effect’ and the mainstreaming of North Korea coverage in UK Media

Seo

Choi

Choi³

2022

European Journal of Communication

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This article uses qualitative and quantitative methods to analyse the entire corpus of news articles published about North Korea by six major UK national newspapers from 2000 to 2020. It offers insights on how North Korea evolved from a relatively obscure subject to a mainstay in the world news section, particularly for the tabloids. Coverage grew exponentially, led by not only stories about nuclear development and missile programmes, but also by soft news items like football, and tourism. Notably, the tone of coverage shifted after Kim Jong-un came to power in 2011, leading to an explosion of stories focussed on the young leader and his family. Structural topic modelling reveals 12 key topic areas among elite and tabloid media. While elite media coverage spanned a wider range of subjects, tabloid media largely focussed on three topics: missiles, the Kim family, and football. Each theme was highly compatible with the traditions of tabloid coverage, supplying eye-catching images (missiles and Kim’s eccentric appearance), a ‘royal family’ of sorts, and sports (North Koreans’ feats during World Cup). Furthermore, qualitative analysis demonstrates that while tabloidization and sensationalistic reporting on the Kim family largely drove the increase in coverage, such stories also added colour and depth previously lacking in reportage on the enemy regime, thereby making the portrayal of North Korea more multidimensional.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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The ‘Kim Jong-un Effect’ and the mainstreaming of North Korea coverage in UK Media

Seo

Choi

Choi³

2022

European Journal of Communication

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“…Today, only North Korea comes close to this totalitarian type (Scobell, 2005;Armstrong, 2005;Dukalskis & Hooker, 2011). It exemplifies what we call the 'indoctrination' mechanism insofar as the North Korean government goes to great lengths to ensure that its citizens believe its legitimation claims (see, e.g.…”

Section: Totalitarianism the Role Of Political Ideologies And The Imentioning

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What autocracies say (and what citizens hear): proposing four mechanisms of autocratic legitimation

Dukalskis¹,

Gerschewski²

2018

Justifying Dictatorship

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“…German, the Soviet, or the Chinese population were true believers, passive followers, opportunists, or just ordinary people trying minimize catastrophe for themselves and their loved ones during the high tide of totalitarianism in those states (for historical work that addresses these themes in each case see, respectively, Browning, 1993;Fitzpatrick, 1999;Dikötter, 2016). Today, only North Korea comes close to this totalitarian type (Scobell, 2005;Armstrong, 2005;Dukalskis & Hooker, 2011). It exemplifies what we call the 'indoctrination' mechanism insofar as the North Korean government goes to great lengths to ensure that its citizens believe its legitimation claims (see, e.g.…”

Section: Totalitarianism the Role Of Political Ideologies And The Imentioning

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What autocracies say (and what citizens hear): proposing four mechanisms of autocratic legitimation

Dukalskis

Gerschewski

2017

Contemporary Politics

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Autocratic governments make claims about why they are entitled to rule. Some autocracies are more talkative than others, but all regimes say something about why they deserve power. This article takes seriously these efforts by introducing and interrogating the concept of autocratic legitimation. After engaging in a definitional discussion, it traces the development of autocratic legitimation in modern political science by identifying major turning points, key concepts, and patterns of inquiry over time. Ultimately, this introductory article aims to not only argue that studying autocratic legitimation is important, but also to propose context, concepts, and distinctions for doing so productively. To this end, the article proposes four mechanisms of autocratic legitimation that can facilitate comparative analysis: indoctrination, passivity, performance, and democratic-procedural. Finally, the essay briefly introduces the five original articles that comprise the remainder of this special issue on autocratic legitimation. The article identifies avenues for further research and identifies how each article in the issue advances down productive pathways of inquiry.

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Familism, Socialism and Political Religion in North Korea

Cited by 27 publications

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The ‘Kim Jong-un Effect’ and the mainstreaming of North Korea coverage in UK Media

The ‘Kim Jong-un Effect’ and the mainstreaming of North Korea coverage in UK Media

What autocracies say (and what citizens hear): proposing four mechanisms of autocratic legitimation

What autocracies say (and what citizens hear): proposing four mechanisms of autocratic legitimation

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