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" The More Avid historian? A Comparison Between Kim Jong- Il's and Kim Jong- Un's Uses and Usage rates of the Korean War as a heuristic in KCNA, 1998–2018 "
Aum, Daniel
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Latin Dissertation
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1113548
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TLpq2315890046
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Aum, Daniel
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The More Avid historian? A Comparison Between Kim Jong- Il's and Kim Jong- Un's Uses and Usage rates of the Korean War as a heuristic in KCNA, 1998–2018\ Aum, Daniel
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Purpose-While many scholars have studied how the Kim regimes have absorbed the Korean War into North Korea's national narrative, no one has conducted a systematic study of how the Kims wield that history as part their policy toolbox. The purpose of this paper is to compare how and how often Kim Jong-Il and Kim Jong-Un reference the Korean War between 1998 and 2018 to advance their policy objectives. Design, Methodology, Approach-Drawing from the literature on availability and representative heuristics, this paper argues that Kim Jong-Un will reference the Korean War more often than Kim Jong-Il. To test that theory, this paper applies quantitative content analysis to KCNA articles between 1998 and 2018 to determine how often KCNA under both Kim Jong-Il and Kim Jong-Un cite the Korean War. Then, this paper applies Yuen Foon Khong's analytical framework (2009) to assess how the two Kims used the Korean War for diagnosis, advocacy, and justification in policy decisions. Findings-The results confirm the author's theory on who uses the Korean War more often: KCNA under Kim Jong-Un highlights the Korean War 1.8 times more frequently than it does under Kim Jong-Il. In addition, the Kims wield the Korean War most often to advocate policy positions. Practical Implications-This study confirms the utility of the availability and representative heuristics in understanding how Kim Jong-Un and Kim Jong-Il perceive their environment. The study also provides support that the heuristics are useful for predicting how individuals might behave in the presence of certain conditions. Based on these findings, the study observes there are both troubling and useful implications for policymakers to leverage awareness of these operating heuristics in the mind of North Korean leaders. Originality, Value-This paper makes an original contribution to the understanding of the frequency and use of the Korean War by North Korean leaders. Using a quantitative and qualitative approach, this paper provides a framework which can be applied to extract new insights into North Korea across wider periods and different topics. This paper also contributes to the literature of how policymakers use history as a tool to advance their objectives.
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History--History Of Asia
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Political Science--International Relations
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