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JSIS A 469A/569A
Winter 2016
North Korean Society

Week VII:

February 16th & 18th
The Third Succession

 

Tuesday: February 16th
North Koreans as "the cleanest race"

Thursday, February 18th
The Purges

Readings:

  • Lankov, Chapter 4
  • Gause, House of Cards, Section One: pp20-99

Study Questions:

  • Does Gause consider Kim Jong-un's power consolidated? If so how did it become consolidated?
  • What does Gause say are the reasons for Jan Song-taek's purge?
  • What does Gause consider North Korea's leadership dynamics?
  • Does Lankov's picture of Kim Jong-un's regime agree with Gause's?

 

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 Last Updated:
12/24/2015

Contact the instructor at: sangok@u.washington.edu