Week VIII:
February 26th and 28th
Kim Jong-un's Apparatus of Power
Tuesday, February 26th
Kim Jong-un's Apparatus of Power
Thursday, February 28th
North Korea's Internal Security Apparatus
Reading:
- Gause, House of Cards, Section Two: pp119-279
- T'ae Yongho, T'ae Yongho's Testimony, chapter 6 pp 1-14, 22-42
(available on course website)
Study Questions:
- What does Gause mean by the Suryong system?
- What are the key structures supporting Kim Jong-un's power in Gause's analysis?
- What does Gause mean by "Praetorian Guard, and what has happened to it under Kim Jong-un?
- What are the three internal security agencies and what do they do?
- Is it possible to merge Fahy's analysis with Gause's, or are they different species of analysis?
- How about T'ae Yongho's analysis? As a person living within the system does T'ae emphasize what Gause does?
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