Essays about: "KIM JONG IL"

Found 2 essays containing the words KIM JONG IL.

1. 1. The modern International Theatre State : North Korea's statehood, hereditary successions and its place in the international society

   University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Lisa-Maria Altenberger; [2013]
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   Abstract : This thesis proposes an extended version of the ”theatre state” concept, originally coined by Clifford Geertz, as an alternative analysis of contemporary North Korean statehood and political rule. The DPRK is perhaps the only revolutionary, state-socialist entity to have survived the end of the Cold War with its original order intact, and to have undergone a hereditary succession of leadership twice, while withstanding remarkably adverse conditions. READ MORE

3. 2. Political Personality and Foreign Policy Behavior : A Case Study of Kim Jong-Il and North Korea’s Negotiating Behavior Regarding the Nuclear Issue

   University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Chung-Hwan Kim; [2006]
   Keywords : Kim Jong-Il; sense of loss; power seeking; personality; nuclear weapons program; negotiating behavior;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to analyze the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s personality and its influence on North Korea’s negotiating behavior regarding the nuclear issue. Through the theory of social identity shaping and personality disorder, this study has generated a hypothesis by the operationalization of the theoretical framework. READ MORE