Autocratic governments make claims about why they are entitled to rule. Some autocracies
are more talkative than others, but all regimes say something about why they deserve …

Objective We argue that the “everyday nationalism” approach is both useful and necessary
for improving existing constructivist approaches in the comparative study of nationalism and …

Authoritarian regimes craft and disseminate reasons, stories, and explanations for why they
are entitled to rule. To shield those legitimating messages from criticism, authoritarian …

This article studies the ideological reactions of communist regimes to the advent of a post-
communist world. It examines two cases of reformed communist regimes (China and …

The Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) is one of the least known, even
supposedly inaccessible, tourist destinations, hence the question often posed to past and …

The article problematises a popular view in nation branding literature that equates nation
branding with states' attendant advertising campaigns. Instead, this article adopts a broader …

ABSTRACT In North Korea, as elsewhere, there exists a society beyond the state, and an
everyday life where government authority meets and mixes with the private sphere …

Since the late 1990s the transnational spread of South Korean media, known as the Korean
Wave or Hallyu, has filtered into North Korea through smuggling and black markets. The act …

Article Type: Research paper Purpose—This paper examines North Korea's
conceptualization of the knowledge economy and discusses the rationale behind the …

Outside entities have demonstrated a keen interest in the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea (DPRK) propaganda and cultural production since the Soviet occupation, but film …