[학술논문] Identity, Supreme Dignity, and North Korea’s External Behavior: A Cultural/Ideational Perspective
...Why? We argue that it is because any blasphemy against the leader is tantamount to disrespectagainst the being of the nation and the North Korean peopleas a whole. This (an extreme form of “face saving”) can be attributedto the unique identity formation of leader and people in NorthKorean history and culture where identity is inseparably tied toself-esteem (how we regard ourselves) and esteem...