This lecture tells us about the recent development in North Korea, such as people's life, social phenomenon, power structure, with the help of a North Korean defector intellect.

Index

CHAPTER 1: Life in North Korea
 1. Local people’s neighborhood unit system in North Korea
 2. North Korea’s unequal structure reflected in the distribution system
 3. Rampant class-based discrimination
 4. North Koreans - never free to date or drink
 5. When will the North Korean subway come “Aboveground”?

 CHAPTER 2: Social trends
 1. North Korea at war against the market
 2. “Brave Guys” in North Korea
 3. Signs of change driven by the people
 4. “Suryǒng-centeredness” as a religion of North Korea
 5. Scientific development breaking through North Korea’s closed-door politics

 CHAPTER 3: Power elites
 1. License plates as a reflection of authorities’ pecking order
 2. Kim Jong-un’s “Physical Contact Politics”
 3. Kim Jong-un mimics his father’s “Ratification Politics”
 4. Three obstacles facing Kim Jong-un’s succession of power