{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Korea Now Podcast #100 \u2013 Bal\u00e1zs Szalontai \u2013 \u2018History of the North Korean Socio-Political System\u2019","description":"This episode of the Korea Now podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Bal\u00e1zs Szalontai. They speak about the origins and the evolution that occurred with in the North Korean socio-political system from 1945 to 1994 with the death of Kim Il-sung, the impact of Japanese colonial rule, the creation of this system under Soviet occupation, the impact of significant events such as the Korean War, the factionalism and in-fighting that happened, the purges and the eventual dynastic succession, and importantly why the North Korean socio-political system looks the way it does today and why it has been able to hold onto power for so long. Bal\u00e1zs Szalontai is a Professor at Korea University, a former-Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor at Mongolian International University of Science and Technology, and a former-Research Associate at the Institute for International Education in Seoul. Bal\u00e1zs is the author of \u2018Kim Il Sung in the Khrushchev Era: Soviet-DPRK Relations and the Roots of North Korean Despotism, 1953-1964\u2019 and \u2018North Korea Caught in Time: Images of War and Reconstruction\u2019. He is also the author of \u2018Captives of the Past: The Questions of Responsibility and Reconciliation in North Korea\u2019s Narratives of the Korean War\u2019, and his academic works can be found at: Balazs Szalontai | Korea University, Republic of Korea - Academia.edu *** The Evolution of the North Korean Socio-Political System, 1945-1994 ((DOC) The Evolution of the North Korean Socio-Political System, 1945-1994 | Balazs Szalontai - Academia.edu). *** Weathering the Storm, Toppled by the Storm: North Korea's Non-transition Compared with the Transitions of Romania and Albania, 1989-1991 ((PDF) Weathering the Storm, Toppled by the Storm: North Korea's Non-transition Compared with the Transitions of Romania and Albania, 1989-1991 | Balazs Szalontai - Academia.edu). *** Immunity to Resistance? State-Society Relations and Political Stability in North Korea in a Comparative Perspective ((PDF) Immunity to Resistance? State-Society Relations and Political Stability in North Korea in a Comparative Perspective | Balazs Szalontai and C. Changyong - Academia.edu). *** The Wilson Center's North Korea International Documentation Project (https:\/\/www.wilsoncenter.org\/program\/north-korea-international-documentation-project). Support via Patreon \u2013&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jedleahenry Support via PayPal \u2013&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/jrleahenry Shop \u2013&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/shop.spreadshirt.com.au\/JLH-shop\/ Support via Bitcoin - 31wQMYixAJ7Tisp773cSvpUuzr2rmRhjaW Website \u2013&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.jedleahenry.org Libsyn \u2013&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/korea-now-podcast.libsyn.com Youtube \u2013&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_qg6g1KyHaRXi193XqF6GA Twitter \u2013&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/jedleahenry Academia.edu \u2013&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/university.academia.edu\/JedLeaHenry Research Gate \u2013&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Jed_Lea-Henry ","author_name":"The Korea Now Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.jedleahenry.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17401745\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/92555114"}