WPŁYW IDEOLOGII JUCHE NA POLITYKĘ KOREAŃSKIEJ REPUBLIKI LUDOWODEMOKRATYCZNEJ
THE INFLUENCE OF JUCHE IDEOLOGY ON THE POLICY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Summary/Abstract: North Korea is becoming one of the most important entities of contemporaryinternational relations not only in the East Asian region, but also on a global scale. Thisis mainly due to two factors. The first is the degree of militarization of this country andthe anxiety that this phenomenon raises among representatives of the internationalcommunity. The second aspect is the fact that the interests of the largest powers arecurrently crossing in this region of the world. When analyzing North Korean issues, theofficial state ideology - Juche - is often mentioned. However, many analysts doubt itsreal significance for the DPRK's citizens world outlook and its impact on this state’spolicy. It is also difficult to find an exact explanation of assumptions of this ideology.This article presents the sources of Juche’s origin and message and the potential impacton the contemporary face of the Kim Jong-un’s country. It seems that by usingnationalist thesis, Juche ideology can indeed have a considerable significance and on theone hand strengthen the current regime, and on the other hand it can hinder the morepositive perception of the external world by Koreans from the North.

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