과거 북한 김정일의 세습구도 정착화를 위해 김일성은 주체사상의 창시자, 김정일은 그 구현자로 각인시키기 위한 김정일=김일성 등식화 작업이 일층 강화시켰다. 따라서 김일성-김정일 합성화 사업에 총력을 기울여 온 북한의 김정일 체제 구축을 위한 상징전략이 일단 성공하였다고 하겠다. 그런데 상징정책도 본래 의도한바 목적을 달성하기 위해서 그 나름대로의 논리가 정당화될 수 있는 현실적 근거가 마련되어야 하다. 따라서 어떤 그럴듯한 상징전략일지라도 그 허구성이 강하면 강한 만큼 종국에 가서는 그 자체내의 모순에 의해 역기능을 드러낼 것이다. 주체사상이라는 터무니없는 허구에다 기반을 둔 김정일 세습을 위한 상징전략이야말로 그 조작성의 고도화로 인해 오히려 상징정책의 주요한 특성인 의도되지 않은 결과, 즉 반작용의 위기를 필연적으로 맞게 될 가능성이 크기 때문이다. 본 연구에서는 북한에서 김일성=김정일로 이어지는 권력구조의 창출 이면에는 주체사상을 중심에 둔 고도의 상징조작이 작용했다는 점을 중시하고, 상징조작에서의 왜곡성이 초래 할 역기능을 북한의 권력구조의 붕괴가능성과 관련시켜 검토하였다. 그리고 그 과정에서 어떠한 정치적 상징을 이용했는지를 분석하였다. 김정일은 리더십 활용상징전략, 김일성=김정일 은유상징전략, 신화창조전략, 대응상징전략을 구사하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 그런데 김일성=김정일 은유에서 보여 지는 상징전략 등 정치상징전략은 실패할 가능성이 큰 것으로 보여 진다. 여하간 북한 체제를 위해 상징전략을 사용하는 것은 상징이 가져다주는 효과 때문이다. 즉 상징은 진실을 은폐하는 역할을 수행하면서 동시에 사람들에게 심리사회적 만족을 주기 때문이라는 결론을 내릴수 있다.

The works for the equalization of Kim Jong Il = Kim Il Sung had been reinforced all the more to imprint Kim Il Sung as the founder of self-reliance theory, Kim Jong Il as the embodier of self-reliance theory for the purpose of fixation of the past hereditary composition of Kim Jong Il in North Korea. The agitation or change of self-reliance theory means the collapse of not only myth of Kim Il Sung but also the collapse of the system of Kim Jong Il it self from the view point of North Korea. Accordingly the authority of North Korea has no alternative but devote all their energy to the symbolic strategy for the purpose of sticking to the self-reliance theory. Especially seen from the functional relation between the system of Kim Jong Il and the self-reliance theory, it would not be wrong to say that in fact, the political power of Kim Jong Il depends on completely how the self-reliance theory as the base of justification is maintained. The construction of political image to the effect that Kim IlSung that is to say is Kim Jong Il with the self-reliance theory as the center plays a key role in maintaining the system of Kim Jong Il. Accordingly the strategy of symbol to build the system of Kim Jong Il in North Korea devoting all of their energy in the composition works of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il appeared successful once. In the policy of symbol, by the way, to accomplish the target originally intended, the practical base capable of justifying the logic in their way should be prepared. Even in case of a plausible strategy of symbol, if the fictiveness is as much as strong, the adverse effect would appear by the internal contradiction within themselves finally. The strategy of symbol indeed for the purpose of hereditary succession of Kim Jong Il based on the unreasonable fiction called self-reliance theory; rather the unintended result as the major characteristic of symbol policy owing to the high degree of manipulation so to speak, there would be a big possibility to be confronted with the crisis of counteraction inevitably. In this study, laying emphasis on the enhancement of symbol fabrication with the self-reliance theory as the center in the dark side of creation of political power structure connected from Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong Il in North Korea, the adverse effect to be generated from the distortion in the symbol manipulation in connection with the possibility of collapse of political power structure in North Korea has been investigated. In its course, what kind of political symbol has been used as well has been analyzed. We could know that Kim Jong Il had the command of the utilization of leadership, the metaphorical strategy of symbol saying Kim Il Sung = Kim Jong Il, the strategy of myth creation, the counteractive strategy of symbol. The political strategy of symbol, by the way, such as the strategy of symbol seen in the metaphor of Kim Il Sung = Kim Jong Il, etc. is shown with the big possibility of failure. Anyway, to use the strategy of symbol for the system of North Korea is because there is an effect to be produced by the symbol. Namely, it may be concluded because the symbol plays a role to conceal the truth at the same time gives the psychosocial satisfaction to the people.

The works for the equalization of Kim Jong Il = Kim Il Sung had been reinforced all the more to imprint Kim Il Sung as the founder of self-reliance theory, Kim Jong Il as the embodier of self-reliance theory for the purpose of fixation of the past hereditary composition of Kim Jong Il in North Korea. The agitation or change of self-reliance theory means the collapse of not only myth of Kim Il Sung but also the collapse of the system of Kim Jong Il it self from the view point of North Korea. Accordingly the authority of North Korea has no alternative but devote all their energy to the symbolic strategy for the purpose of sticking to the self-reliance theory. Especially seen from the functional relation between the system of Kim Jong Il and the self-reliance theory, it would not be wrong to say that in fact, the political power of Kim Jong Il depends on completely how the self-reliance theory as the base of justification is maintained. The construction of political image to the effect that Kim IlSung that is to say is Kim Jong Il with the self-reliance theory as the center plays a key role in maintaining the system of Kim Jong Il. Accordingly the strategy of symbol to build the system of Kim Jong Il in North Korea devoting all of their energy in the composition works of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il appeared successful once. In the policy of symbol, by the way, to accomplish the target originally intended, the practical base capable of justifying the logic in their way should be prepared. Even in case of a plausible strategy of symbol, if the fictiveness is as much as strong, the adverse effect would appear by the internal contradiction within themselves finally. The strategy of symbol indeed for the purpose of hereditary succession of Kim Jong Il based on the unreasonable fiction called self-reliance theory; rather the unintended result as the major characteristic of symbol policy owing to the high degree of manipulation so to speak, there would be a big possibility to be confronted with the crisis of counteraction inevitably. In this study, laying emphasis on the enhancement of symbol fabrication with the self-reliance theory as the center in the dark side of creation of political power structure connected from Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong Il in North Korea, the adverse effect to be generated from the distortion in the symbol manipulation in connection with the possibility of collapse of political power structure in North Korea has been investigated. In its course, what kind of political symbol has been used as well has been analyzed. We could know that Kim Jong Il had the command of the utilization of leadership, the metaphorical strategy of symbol saying Kim Il Sung = Kim Jong Il, the strategy of myth creation, the counteractive strategy of symbol. The political strategy of symbol, by the way, such as the strategy of symbol seen in the metaphor of Kim Il Sung = Kim Jong Il, etc. is shown with the big possibility of failure. Anyway, to use the strategy of symbol for the system of North Korea is because there is an effect to be produced by the symbol. Namely, it may be concluded because the symbol plays a role to conceal the truth at the same time gives the psychosocial satisfaction to the people.

Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, the self-reliance theory, the defence mechanism, the strategy of symbol