Analysis Of The Sustainability Of North Korea's Totalitarian Regime From Hannah Arendt's Perspective
Analisis Keberlanjutan Rezim Totalitarian Korea Utara Dalam Perspektif Hannah Arendt
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22303/pir.10.1.2025.53-63Keywords:
Totalitarianisme, Teror, Propaganda, Keberlanjutan Rezim, Korea UtaraAbstract
Penelitian ini mengkaji keberlanjutan rezim totalitarian Korea Utara menggunakan perspektif Hannah Arendt. Totalitarianisme, sebagaimana dijelaskan oleh Arendt, mencakup kontrol penuh terhadap pikiran, emosi, dan kehidupan masyarakat melalui teror, propaganda, dan kultus individu. Korea Utara mempertahankan kekuasaannya melalui pengawasan intensif terhadap warganya, penggunaan propaganda, serta pembentukan loyalitas ideologis sejak dini. Sistem ini menciptakan "realitas total" yang menekan kebebasan individu dan mencegah pluralitas. Di bawah kepemimpinan Kim Jong-un, kontrol sosial dan ideologi tetap menjadi alat utama stabilitas rezim. Meski begitu, ketimpangan sosial-ekonomi, isolasi internasional, dan ketergantungan pada sumber daya eksternal melemahkan stabilitas jangka panjang. Rezim ini juga menghadapi tantangan dari sanksi internasional dan perubahan dinamika global. Berdasarkan teori Arendt, sistem totalitarian yang menekankan kontrol dan teror berpotensi mengalami keruntuhan ketika kontrol menjadi tidak efektif. Penelitian ini memberikan wawasan tentang masa depan Korea Utara dengan mempertimbangkan faktor internal dan eksternal. Keberlanjutan rezim akan bergantung pada kemampuannya menyesuaikan diri dengan tekanan domestik dan global.
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