Pateman, J. (2023) North Korea: the last remaining bastion of anti-revisionism. Asian Survey, 63 (3). pp. 465-493. ISSN 0004-4687
Abstract
In communist discourse, revisionism is a self-proclaimed socialist policy that undermines the revolutionary essence of socialism. This article examines the meaning, purpose, and significance of North Korea’s anti-revisionism. Each successive leader has emphasised different aspects of anti-revisionism, in accordance with the changing circumstances. Kim Il Sung made no concessions to revisionism. He endorsed Juche, the monolithic ideological system, and Korean style socialism to oppose revisionism. Under Kim Jong Il’s leadership, economic cracks emerged in North Korea’s anti-revisionist edifice, though he promoted Songun politics to mitigate them. These economic cracks have widened under Kim Jong Un’s leadership, though he has promoted Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism to successfully maintain an anti-revisionist course. North Korea has upheld anti-revisionism to safeguard socialism and build communism. Anti-revisionism has played a central role in North Korea’s development, by determining the evolution of its ideology, socialist system, and foreign policy. Today, North Korea is the last remaining bastion of anti-revisionism.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Asian Survey. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | North Korea; anti-revisionism; Stalinism; socialism; Marxism-Leninism |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Oct 2022 16:30 |
Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2024 11:03 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of California Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1525/as.2023.1809272 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:191374 |