A New Perspective on the North Korean Regime
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 Inside the Red Box
North Korea's Post-totalitarian Politics
Patrick McEachern
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"A nuanced and meticulous study of the inner workings of North Korea's policy apparatus....saying more about what happens inside the black box (or red box) beyond standard accounts and the personality cult of the Kim family." - Victor D. Cha, coauthor of Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies
Drawing on recent materials, such as North Korean speeches, commentaries, and articles, Patrick McEachern, a specialist on North Korean affairs, reveals how the state's political institutions debate policy and inform and execute strategic-level decisions.
Rather than being monolithic, McEachern argues, the regime, emerging from the crises of the 1990s, rules differently today than it did under Kim's father, Kim Il Sung. The son is less powerful and pits institutions against one another in a strategy of divide and rule. His leadership is fundamentally different: it is "post-totalitarian." Authority may be centralized, but power remains diffuse. McEachern maps this process in great detail, supplying vital perspective on North Korea's reactive policy choices, which continue to bewilder the West., reviewing a previous edition or volume
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