KJCKorea
Journal Central

@article{ART001909067},
author={Lim, Jae-Cheon},
title={Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics},
journal={The Journal of Northeast Asia Research},
issn={2005-4432},
year={2014},
volume={29},
number={1},
pages={5-47},
doi={10.18013/jnar.2014.29.1.001}

TY - JOUR
AU - Lim, Jae-Cheon
TI - Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics
JO - The Journal of Northeast Asia Research
PY - 2014
VL - 29
IS - 1
PB - The Institute for Northeast Asia Research
SP - 5
EP - 47
SN - 2005-4432
AB - This article compares three North Korean leaders (Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) by focusing on their growth, thoughts, political legitimacy and leadership characteristics. Since its founding in 1948, North Korea has been ruled by the Kim family. After Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un is the third leader of the state. The leaders have been the crux of social unity and are described in terms of "the highest national dignity" in the media. In a totalitarian society without political checks and balances, they have almost monopolized decision-making. Under the highly centralized decision-making system, regardless of their relative triviality or importance, their decisions affect both domestic and international politics. If we define leadership as a leader's activity of influencing followers to achieve goals under certain circumstances, we need to know about his or her growth, thoughts, and political legitimacy in order to figure out his or her leadership. Comparing the North Korean leaders is not only helpful in clarifying the similarities and differences in their leadership, but also valuable in understanding policy implications of the incumbent Kim Jong Un regime.
KW - Kim Il Sung;Kim Jong Il;Kim Jong Un;North Korea;leadership
DO - 10.18013/jnar.2014.29.1.001
ER -

Lim, Jae-Cheon. (2014). Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics. The Journal of Northeast Asia Research, 29(1), 5-47.

Lim, Jae-Cheon. 2014, "Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics", The Journal of Northeast Asia Research, vol.29, no.1 pp.5-47. Available from: doi:10.18013/jnar.2014.29.1.001

Lim, Jae-Cheon "Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics" The Journal of Northeast Asia Research 29.1 pp.5-47 (2014) : 5.

Lim, Jae-Cheon. Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics. 2014; 29(1), 5-47. Available from: doi:10.18013/jnar.2014.29.1.001

Lim, Jae-Cheon. "Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics" The Journal of Northeast Asia Research 29, no.1 (2014) : 5-47.doi: 10.18013/jnar.2014.29.1.001

Lim, Jae-Cheon. Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics. The Journal of Northeast Asia Research, 29(1), 5-47. doi: 10.18013/jnar.2014.29.1.001

Lim, Jae-Cheon. Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics. The Journal of Northeast Asia Research. 2014; 29(1) 5-47. doi: 10.18013/jnar.2014.29.1.001

Lim, Jae-Cheon. Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics. 2014; 29(1), 5-47. Available from: doi:10.18013/jnar.2014.29.1.001

Lim, Jae-Cheon. "Comparing Three North Korean Leaders : Their Growth and Thoughts, Political Legitimacy, and Leadership Characteristics" The Journal of Northeast Asia Research 29, no.1 (2014) : 5-47.doi: 10.18013/jnar.2014.29.1.001