Kim Jong Un and Consolidating Power: Explaining Elite Appointment in the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee, 2012–2019

IF 1.1 4区社会学 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI:10.1177/00219096231197771

Taekbin Kim, John Ishiyama

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Abstract

Despite concerns about the stability of the early days of the Kim Jong Un regime, he has firmly established his control over the existing system. How was he able to achieve this? Important insights are provided by Kim Jong Un’s patter of official appointments, particularly involving the members of the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea (WPK). This study scrutinizes the pattern of elite appointments under Kim Jong Un from 2012 to 2019, examining the personal data of 296 members of the WPK Central Committee. The results reveal that under Kim Jong Un’s leadership, party and military elites enjoyed the privilege of being appointed to key posts compared with cabinet elites. However, as his power consolidation advanced, this preferential treatment for party and military elites began to diminish starting in 2016. These findings suggest that certain tensions and conflicts may exist within North Korea under Kim’s rule.

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金正恩与巩固权力:2012-2019年朝鲜劳动党中央委员会精英任命解释

尽管人们担心金正恩政权初期的稳定性，但他已经牢固地确立了对现有体制的控制。他是如何做到的呢?金正恩的官方任命模式提供了重要的见解，特别是涉及朝鲜劳动党中央委员会成员。这项研究分析了2012年至2019年金正恩领导下的精英任命模式，分析了朝鲜劳动党中央委员会296名成员的个人数据。调查结果显示，在金正恩的领导下，党和军队精英比内阁精英享有重要职位的特权。然而，随着他权力巩固的推进，从2016年开始，这种对党和军队精英的优待开始减少。这些发现表明，在金正恩的统治下，朝鲜内部可能存在某些紧张和冲突。

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Journal of Asian and African Studies AREA STUDIES-

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