Imaharism

The logo of the Aikokutou, symbolizing the three principles and nine sub-principles of Imaharism.

Imaharism, sometimes referred to as Katurou Imahara Thought (Senrian: 이마하라까뚜로우씨쏘우, Imahara Katurou sisou), is a Senrian ideology based upon the philosophy and policies of Katurou Imahara, and the founding ideology of the Aikokutou, the country's governing party. Developed amidst the Great War to outline Imahara's plan to transform Senria into an independent, powerful, prosperous, and modern nation after the war, the ideology was expanded further by Imahara during his four terms as Prime Minister of Senria and, following Imahara's death, by subsequent Senrian leaders.

Imaharism bases itself primarily around the three core principles of nationalism, statism, and republicanism, which Imahara considered necessary for the establishment and maintenance of a powerful and prosperous Senria. Each of these three principles is, in turn, subdivided into three "sub-principles", important factors or facets of a given principle. Though Imahara and his successors have typically been politically conservative, Imaharism has been used as the ideological justification for substantial reforms to Senrian society and governance, most notably by Imahara himself.

Origins

[imahara promulgates the three-point plan early in the war as a way to make sure senria wins it; later in the war, once it's more clear that the allies are going to win it, he begins to formulate his plan for what to do after the war]

[imahara himself writes that he always believed in principles one and two, and came to be convinced of point three during the revolution; he formally outlines the three principles and nine sub-principles in 32; they're expanded beyond the basic principles through his time in office and by subsequent leaders]

Three Principles

At the core of Imaharism are the Three Principles of Imaharism (이마하라씨쏘우노싼건쏘꾸, Imahara sisou no Sangensoku), alternatively known as the Three Principles and Nine Sub-Principles (싼건쏘꾸또꾸쏘우건쏘꾸, Sangensoku to Kusougensoku) or simply as the Three Principles (싼건쏘꾸, Sangensoku). These three principles - nationalism, statism, and republicanism - were regarded by Imahara as vital not only for Senria to become wealthy and powerful, but for its continued survival as a sovereign state, and as a result formed the guiding principles of both his personal ideology and of the ideology of the Aikokutou, which Imahara founded.

Nationalism

[(민소꾸쑤기, Minzokusugi) in imahara's conception the most fundamental of the three principles, required in order for the other two to function, the ultimate prerequisite to senria's survival and well-being; the senrian people must maintain an immutable national identity around their shared history, language, culture, race, and customs, which will provide them with solidarity in all affairs; promoting and maintaining a senrian national identity, and Senrian nationalism, must be the goal of the senrian government]

Imaharism puts great emphasis on the promotion of Senrian culture as a means to bolster Senrian nationalism.

Patriotism

[(애꼬꾸, Aikoku) in order for a senrian nationalism to exist, the senrian people must be brought up to love, to be proud of, to revel in their country, history, language, culture, and customs, and to oppose all attempts to denigrate or minimize their country; additionally, senrians must be senrians first, above all else; reflected by things like the Senbunzikai which promote senrian culture, and decades later by gov't support for the Senrian Wave]

Uniqueness

[(유이이띠, Yui'iti) it is not merely enough that senrians love and be proud of senria and its culture; they must recognize it as special and unique among all the nations of the world, and know instinctively that its distinctiveness makes it unparalleled by all others; this is linked by some scholars to things like the script change imahara undertook in the 1940s]

Independence

[(도꾸리뚜, Dokuritu) the senrian nation, as a unique and cohesive nation, must be independent both of euclean colonialism and of xiaodongese imperialism, wholly sovereign over its soil and able to choose its own course of action; hence imahara's ending of the concessions and antixiao policies]

Statism

[(쎄후쑤기, Seihusugi) the senrian state needs to have a strong centralized authority in order to accomplish a series of aims which are beneficial for the people and the nation (imahara uses the stagnation and internal conflict of the yowai and tigoku periods as proof that lack of strong central authority is dangerous); the people should faithfully and dutifully obey the state so long as it continues to act to accomplish these aims]

National defense

[(꼬꾸보우, Kokubou) - it is the duty of the state to protect the nation both from internal disorder and from external invasion, to guarantee its domestic stability, territorial integrity, and political sovereignty; ties in to imahara's emphasis on a strong military, and also to its policy on concessions and xiaodong]

Imaharists credit the ideology with Senria's post-war manufacturing boom, affluence, and economic power.

National prosperity

[(꼬꾸한에, Kokuhan'ei) - it is the duty of the state to ensure the economic well-being of the people, and to guarantee them an acceptable standard of living; the obvious tie in is to the creation of the keiretu system and the keizakiseki, "the economic miracle"]

National pride

[(꼬꾸시만, Kokuziman) - it is the duty of the state to ensure both that senrians are proud of their culture and their nation, and that senria can stand proudly on the global stage; basically the state must actively promote senrian culture and senrian nationalism; again, the senbunzikai and the senrian wave]

Republicanism

[(꾜우외쑤기, Kyouwasugi) - in order to guarantee that the state remains focused on the benefit of the people and the nation, a republican form of government is required (imahara cites the senrian empire as the proof that a republic is needed)]

Popular authority

[(민껀, Minken) - the people have the right to express their political wishes and to make sure the government is doing its duty, so long as this is not done in an improper fashion, and it is the duty of the state to listen to them]

Administrative authority

[(시껀, Ziken) - the republican state has the authority to administer the nation on behalf of the people, and its officials have the authority to govern in the people's interest as they see appropriate]

Imahara signing the Constitution of Senria in 1933.

Constitutional rule

[(껀뽀우쎄, Kenpousei) - the structure of the government must be protected from frivolous or dangerous changes by the implementation of a national constitution; obvious tie-in to the senrian constitution, whose drafting imahara oversaw]

Other components

Economic policy

[very liberal economically; laissez-faire regulatory stance, antiprotectionism, to a certain extent a support for vertical and horizontal integration; a very fraternal gov't-business relationship]

Social policy

[generally emphasizes social moral norms and roles]

Women and children

Imahara's wife Keiko strongly influenced the Imaharist perspective on women's rights.

[women are emancipated but encouraged to continue doing traditional women things regardless]

[tbd stance on children]

Burakumin rights

[burakumin are emancipated as they too are part of the proud senrian nation]

Members of the Isotaman Nationalist Party protesting Senrianization efforts in 1947.

Ethnic minorities

[during imahara's day, heavy emphasis on centralization and senrianization meant that minority rights were often denied, or that minorities were told they were misguided senrians]

[this loosens up *slightly* in the 60s and 80s, and moreso in the 2000s, before backsliding a little in the 2010s]

Foreign affairs

[imaharism vis-a-vis COMSED, senria's relations with euclea, senria's relations with xiaodong]

Defense

Imaharist military doctrine places great emphasis on naval and aerial warfare.

[imahara's emphasis on navy primacy, and on the air force, post-great war, are commonly considered part of imaharism; "if xiaodong ever lands here again, then we have already failed"]

Status today

[as the doctrine of the aikokutou into the present, remains paramount in senrian society; though its exact interpretation has changed under subsequent leaders, the core tenets are functionally unchallengeable in modern senrian society]

Influence

[any foreign ideologies influenced or inspired by imaharism?]

Criticism

[outline criticism of the various points here; that it's illiberal, senrian chauvinist, that he never really believed in the third point, etc.]