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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