Episode 20 – What is daily life like in North Korea? (Part 3: Organizational Life & Surveillance)

Ask me about North Korea

One of the key pillars of the long-lasting North Korean authoritarianism is a highly complex system of mass-surveillance. Spying on your own citizens is something that is characteristic of many authoritarian regimes, but Pyongyang has certainly outperformed all of its undemocratic counterparts in this field. Some researchers even argue that the North Korean system has no equivalents in the world, while Amnesty International has christened the DPRK as ‘The Surveillance State’. Since using security and intelligence agents is a widespread practice in many authoritarian regimes, today I will talk about other more subtle surveillance mechanisms that are more specific to North Korea. For more details visit - askmeaboutdprk.wordpress.com