After Kim Jong-Un officially launched his administration in 2012; he organized system under the name of ‘Ruling with Dying Instruction'. And he utilized leadership of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il as much as possible for securing socio-political authority. Kim Jong-Un restored Party-State Regime through strengthening the party's function and highlighted difference in enhanced control and operation of military. Especially; based on the 'Economy-Nuclear Parallel Policy'; Kim Jong-Un is conducting economic-social changes and emphasizing ‘Love of the People Leadership’ by providing vision on improve living quality for the people.
This paper has its purpose on finding characteristic of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il leadership succession and change by tracking and analyzing political activity after appearance of Kim Jong-Un. This study is required as it is meaningful to identify change in leadership of North Korean Leader by studying structural characteristics and pathway from Kim Il-Sung/Kim Jong-Il to Kim Jong-Un. Also; through analyze of Kim Jong-Un leadership; this could contribute to understand policy implications appeared so far.
Kim Jong-Un is succeeding leadership of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il. Above all; he seems to be focusing on constructing leader image that are Unification type; Military type; The People-friendly type. First; Kim Jong-Un is conducting activities to secure initiative in North-South relations in the name of the 'Dying Instruction of unification' from Kim Il-Sung. Kim Jong-Un's Military Leadership has characteristics that the army excludes its influence on politics and reorganized as an operational unit that is responsible of system protection. Also; Kim Jong-Un aims to bind system by Love of the People Leadership that is future-oriented and a step further in Kim Il-Sung's ‘Yiminwicheon(serve the people as if they were king)’ policy and Kim Jong-Il's ‘Humanity’ policy.
Policies that Kim Jong-Un conducted so far can be specified as restoration of Party-State Regime; presenting system-vision; The People-friendly performance.
Kim Jong-Un is evaluated as restoring Party-State Regime while constructing sole power ruler system. He proposed ‘Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Ilism’ as the best party platform that combined Kim Il-sung’s ‘Juche idea’ and Kim Jong-Il’s ‘Military First idea’ by using successor’s right to interpret ideology theory. And from May 2012; he has been developing idea education business so called ‘Kim Jong-Il patriotism’. ‘Kim Jong-Il patriotism’ is emphasizing ‘Loyal to leader that is to say patriot’ and used in mass mobilization while injecting legitimacy of system to the people's mind.
Kim Jong-Un propose ‘Economy-Nuclear Parallel Policy’ in general session of central committee of the workers party on 31th March 2013.
This can be interpreted as strengthening the protection of system and
promoting economic development with nuclear power. Kim Jong-Un
stated his willingness that he will not give up on nuclear ability by legislating ‘Nuclear country’ and focus his power on improvement of
economy and life standard of people.
Kim Jong-Un is conducting ‘Open type policy’ to enhance his ‘Love of the people Leadership’. The characteristics may be found in various business that invites to Pyongyang. Kim Jong-Un is inviting student representative; veteran representative; mother representative and other classes of society to Pyeongyang and encourage them to enhance his leadership. On the other hand; Kim Jong-Un is conducting music politics symbolized by Moranbong band; and creating new culture. Also; he aims to infusing pride in system into the people by using sports policy.
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