Indeed, pyongyangs juche ideology could foster a similar phenomenon in. Juche philosophy and juche music juche philosophy or juche ideology is the sole ideology adopted by north korea to rule all realms, including politics, economy, society, and culture. English in north korea volume 18 issue 1 jae jung song. Furthermore, the revised constitution of 1982 adopted juche as the official ruling ideology. The sublime object o ideology tries to answer this question by way of rehabilitating psychoanalysis in its philosophical core as a theory indebted to hegels dialectics and readable only.
Abstractthis article examines the content of north koreas juche ideology by analyzing official texts in comparison with confucian classics and new religious. Juche, or korean socialism, is a political ideology first formulated by kim ilsung 19121994, the founder of modern north korea the word juche is a combination of two chinese characters, ju and. How north koreas political ideology became a defacto religion. The juche philosophy is an orignalthe juche philosophy is an orignal revolutionary philosophy discourse published in kulloja, theoretical magazine of the central committee of the. The political philosophy of juche grace lee introduction the political philosophy known as juche became the official autarkic state ideology of the democratic peoples republic of korea dprk in 1972. It postulates that man is the master of his destiny, that the korean masses are to act. Juche began in the 1950s and is the official philosophy promulgated by the north korean government and educational system.
From 1987 to 1994, michael harrold lived and worked in north korea as an editor for the. But in contrast to their custom with other speeches, editors of kims works have. The advantages and disadvantages of juche philosophy by timo schmitz, philosopher part of the series individualism between moral and virtues, government and religion in part 12, i introduced the key principles of juche. How north koreas political ideology became a defacto. The advantages and disadvantages of juche philosophy.
Note that documents are in pdf according to international standard isoiec 320001. Juche has become the fundamental framework of orientation for north koreans. Chuche ideology is the basic cornerstone of party construction, party works, and government operations. Furthermore, the revised constitution of 1982 adopted juche as the official ruling ideology of north korea. Hwang jangyop, the architecture of juche ideology, whodefected from north korea in february, 1997, and came to korea to seek political asylum, confessed that juche ideology isthe weapon of dictatorship and that it has been used as a propaganda machine to deceive some leftist groups in the republic of korea. It was under kim that the political ideology of juche. The idea of juche, also known kimilsungism after kim il sung, is the religious, political, social and economic ideology of north korea the juche idea.
The treatise is a systematization of both president kim ilsung and kim jongils thought on juche philosophy and offers the most comprehensive account of juche. North koreas juche ideology and the german reunification experience stephan a. Scholar brian reynolds myers views north koreas actual ideology. Juche ideology explains the relationships between kim, the communist party, and the people with the analogy of the human body.
What is the difference between communism and juche ideology. Visual regimes of juche ideology in north koreas the country i saw. On some questions in understanding the juche philosophy talk to theoretical propagandists of the party april 2, 1974 a social scientist recently sent me a letter in which he expressed his view on the juche philosophy. Chuche is also claimed as the presentday marxismleninism. Juche ideology emerged under kim ilsung, following the inception of the north korean state in 1948, and in the aftermath of the korean war. At the 5th kwp congress of 1970, juche was crystallized in the kwp statutes as the official ideology of the party. Hwang jangyop, the architecture of juche ideology, whodefected from north korea in february, 1997, and came to korea to seek political asylum, confessed that juche ideology isthe weapon of. The koreans believe that the juche idea has been proven the right ideology for revolution in korea. North koreas own juche ideology, and the suryong has replaced the party as the nucleus of political leadership. This philosophy has reached such importance that there is a jucher calendar. Chuche is sanctified as the essence of what has been officially called kim il sung chuui kim il sungism since april 1974. North koreas juche literally selfreliance idea was improvised in the s for thepurpose of cutting off the soviet unions influence, and as ameans to purge kim ilsung s political rivals. The governing principles of juche were clearly expressed by kim il sung in a speech entitled let us. Juche a christian study of north koreas state religion.
A representative of the indigenous sirhak practical learning school in the late choson era, tasan merits attention because he was politically endorsed in kim il sungs 1955 juche. A perusal of the letter led me to believe that our academic circles still lack a correct understanding of the juche philosophy. It was first introduced by kim ilsung at the meeting of leading personnel of the young communist. A study of the changing dynamic between juche and the state constitution in north korea. A historicalcritical examination of the evolution of north koreas juche ideology using fantasy theme analysis. Juetten commander, german navy submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree.
Songun politics is rooted in the militarypriority ideology that embodies the juche idea. A historicalcritical examination of the evolution of. North koreas juche literally selfreliance idea was. The hypothesis investigated is that, upon eventual korean reunification, significant problems of national. Juche is, in laymans terms, a derivation of marxismleninism with maoist influences. The juche idea, which strongly propels the advance of the era of independence, has been developed in depth by leader kim jong ils outstanding ideological and theoretical activities. Project muse between confucianism and marxismleninism. The juchesasangpa was in part a reaction to park chunghees yushin constitution, citation needed which gave park authoritarian powers. What remains as the foundation of north korean ideology from the era of socialist development is juche. The fall of the soviet union and anticommunist laws in south korea have hadand continue to havea negative effect on the perception of juche ideology. Juche is the official ideology of north korea, described by the government as kim ilsungs. The regime justifies its dictatorship with arguments derived from. This article examines the confucian component of the north korean juche ideology, appraising the nationalstalinist doctrine in view of its relation to the reformed confucianism of chong tasan.
Available formats pdf please select a format to send. Despite us efforts to curb north koreas pursuit of nuclear capability in return for humanitarian aid, pyongyang continues. The black panther partys relations with north korea, 19691971, the asiapacifc journal, vol. Grace lee 105 korea the political philosophy of juche. President kim il sung is a founder of songun ideology and an outstanding leader of the songun revolution. On the juche idea is one of kim jongils major writings on juche and considered the most authoritative work on it. The juche tower more formally, tower of the juche ideology is a monument in pyongyang, the capital of north korea, named after the ideology of juche introduced by the countrys first leader, kim ilsung background.
Juche s concepts of selfreliance have evolved with time and circumstances, but still provide the groundwork for the spartan austerity, sacrifice and discipline demanded by the party. There is a great deal of evidence to support this, including the onetime greater development than south korea before the loss of its vital trading partners. A vision transformed presented to the faculty liberty university school of communication. The kim il sung and kim jong il elibrary is provided by the korean friendship association kfa. The goal of this article is to chart the evolution of juche in north korea, using the changing form of the state constitution as a gauge, in order to gain insight into the varying roles that juche. This page continually expands as we continue our juche.