Reproduction of North Korea's national identity and totalitarian regime through nationalism

After the Second World War, Korea was divided into two. The domestic and foreign policies of North Korea have been perceived as a threat for most of the international community. During the construction of totalitarian regime in North Korea, political authority has benefitted from tools of nationalism. Kim Il Sung created the idea of national self reliance – Juche ideology for the nation and then established the army based on the regime type to strenghten North Korea's national integrity. Within this framework, this thesis aims to reveal how North Korea reproduces its national identity and totalitarian regime type under the influence of nationalism.Therefore, the result of this thesis is that; as with other examples of totalitarian regimes in the political history, nationalism has been playing an essential role for reproduction of North Korea's national identity and totalitarian regime. Keywords: North Korea, Nationalism, Leader, National Identity, Reproduction,Totalitarianism