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'''''Juche''''' | '''''Juche''''' [Korean: 주체/主體, <small>lit.</small> 'subject'; usually left untranslated or translated as "self-reliance"] is the official ideology of the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|DPRK]].<ref name="North Korea: State of Paranoia">{{Textcite|author=Paul French|year=2014|title=North Korea: state of paranoia|pdf=|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-78032-947-5|lg=|doi=}}</ref> | ||
[[Kim Il- | [[Kim Il-sung]] developed the ideology, with his ''[[On the Juche idea]]'' which was originally viewed as a variant of [[Marxism-leninism|Marxism–Leninism]] until it became distinctly Korean in character. It incorporates the [[Historical materialism|historical materialist]] ideas of Marxism–Leninism and strongly emphasizes the relationship between the [[individual]], the [[nation state]] and its [[sovereignty]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The Juche Ideology differs from mainstream Marxist theory by rejecting the premise of [[ | The Juche Ideology differs from mainstream [[Marxism|Marxist]] theory by rejecting the premise of [[dialectical materialism]] as the driving force of history and instead argues that independent human agency and struggle are the main pre-requisites to the formulation of [[class consciousness]] and the struggle for popular sovereignty. The masses are to form an independent consciousness together and "resist fate" accordingly in establishing a revolutionary state. This theoretical premise forms the core strategic goal of the ideology in upholding the sovereignty and independence of the DPRK from Imperialism, a product of the precarious security situation the country faces against the United States. This is fleshed out into "independence in politics, achieving self-support in the economy and adhering to self-reliance in national defence"- of which underscores the logic of its nuclear weapons program.<ref name="Juche Idea: Answers to Hundred Questions">{{Textcite|author=DPRK Foreign Languages Publishing House|year=2014|title=Juche Idea: answers to 100 questions|pdf=https://www.bannedthought.net/Korea-DPRK/Ideology/JucheIdea-AnswersToHundredQuestions-2012.pdf|lg=|doi=}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:56, 1 July 2021
Juche [Korean: 주체/主體, lit. 'subject'; usually left untranslated or translated as "self-reliance"] is the official ideology of the DPRK.[1]
Kim Il-sung developed the ideology, with his On the Juche idea which was originally viewed as a variant of Marxism–Leninism until it became distinctly Korean in character. It incorporates the historical materialist ideas of Marxism–Leninism and strongly emphasizes the relationship between the individual, the nation state and its sovereignty.
Description
The Juche Ideology differs from mainstream Marxist theory by rejecting the premise of dialectical materialism as the driving force of history and instead argues that independent human agency and struggle are the main pre-requisites to the formulation of class consciousness and the struggle for popular sovereignty. The masses are to form an independent consciousness together and "resist fate" accordingly in establishing a revolutionary state. This theoretical premise forms the core strategic goal of the ideology in upholding the sovereignty and independence of the DPRK from Imperialism, a product of the precarious security situation the country faces against the United States. This is fleshed out into "independence in politics, achieving self-support in the economy and adhering to self-reliance in national defence"- of which underscores the logic of its nuclear weapons program.[2]
References
- ↑ Paul French (2014). North Korea: state of paranoia. Zed Books. ISBN 978-1-78032-947-5
- ↑ DPRK Foreign Languages Publishing House (2014). Juche Idea: answers to 100 questions. [PDF]