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We introduce a novel dataset mapping career transitions of 505 elites in North Korea. Despite ample attention to granular data on elites, there is a lack of comprehensive information spanning state, party, military, and parastatal sectors. Granular rank and position data enable tracing intra- and inter-institutional elite transitions, opening new r...
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... preliminary findings suggest weak support for H 1 while confirming H 2 . The positive z-statistic in Table 4 suggest that there was stronger intensity of upward mobility in Kim Il-sung to Kim Jong-il succession period (t 1 ) compared to Kim Jongil to Kim Jong-un succession period (t 2 ) overall, however the p-value was statistically insignificant. As for H 2 , the negative z-statistic in Table 5 suggests that there was weaker intensity of inbound and outbound appointments in the military in Kim Il-sung to Kim Jong-il succession period (t 1 ) when succession was relatively less institutionalized, compared to Kim Jong-il to Kim Jong-un succession period (t 2 ). ...Similar publications
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