• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.178-199
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• 2022

Two surveys for exploring communicative paths toward political participation were conducted with relatively large samples of Americans (N = 1001) and South Koreans (N = 1166). Hierarchical regression modeling of the relationships among demographics, personal networks, news consumption, and cross-cutting discussion and political participation demonstrated mostly commonalities between the two samples, including the interaction between political diversity and Twitter usage for news access but with distinct effect sizes of cross-cutting discussion on political participation. We attribute the differences to the two countries' distinct histories of democracy and culture, and the commonalities to the general relationships between cross-cutting discussion and political participation moderated by strong ties political homogeneity.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.103-127
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• 2014

This study reviews existing research on the measurement of and the relationship between political diversity and political participation. It addresses the inconsistency in the arguments of existing studies researching the influence of political diversity on political participation. It attempts to find the cause in the variety of approaches to conceptualize and operationalize the two variables. As the measure of political diversity, political network heterogeneity and network attributes are discussed in detail in specific relation to political participation. As for political participation, an in-depth analysis of various ways to understand different forms of political involvement is presented. Implications for public opinion research are discussed.

• 한국언론정보학보
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• 제56권
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• pp.194-218
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• 2011

이 연구는 온라인 토론 과정에서 메시지 품질과 토론 연결망 구조, 그리고 여론지도력의 관계를 탐색했다. 서울시 무상급식 논란이 벌어진 온라인 커뮤니티의 실제 토론사례를 분석한 결과, 메시지 품질과 연결망 지수, 주목과 반응이 모두 밀접한 관련을 맺고 있었다. 메시지 품질이 높은 토론자는 활발한 의견 교환을 유도해 토론 연결망에서 중심위치를 차지하면서 다른 토론자의 주목과 반응을 이끄는 여론지도력을 행사했다. 그러나 메시지 품질이 주목과 반응을 직접 유인하기보다 연결망 위치와 역할이 메시지 품질의 효과를 매개하고 있어 온라인 여론지도력이 토론자의 메시지 품질과 구조적 위치의 복합적 영향력임을 알 수 있었다. 한편, 여론지도층의 높은 메시지 품질에도 불구하고 연결망의 구조적 효과가 전체 토론의 합리성을 제약해 고립된 숙의와 여론 극화를 유인했다. 마지막으로, 메시지 품질의 여론지도력을 매개하는 연결망 구조와 여론지각의 상호작용 효과는 여론을 주도하는 다수여론집단에서 강하게 관찰됐다. 분석결과를 토대로 온라인 여론지도력 연구에서 토론 연결망의 구조적 효과가 지니는 함의를 논의했다.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2021

This study investigates the influence of social network services (SNS) and political podcasts on youth participation in candlelight rallies leading up to the impeachment of the Korean president. It also examines the effect of SNS and podcasts on online participation through SNSs. It was found that engaging in political discussions with friends or parents and news media use, including TV and Internet newspapers, exerted a major positive influence on participation in the rallies. However, SNS had a negative influence, while podcasts did not have a significant effect. On the other hand, SNS and podcasts had a positive influence on online participation. The results of structural equation modeling showed that SNS and podcasts affected SNS participation in the mediation of political discussion and political efficacy.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.65-79
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• 2013

This paper examines communication patterns of key Twitter users by considering the socially and politically controversial Sejong City issue in South Korea. The network and message data were drawn from twtkr.com. Social network-based indicators and visualization methods were used to analyze political discourse among key Twitter users over time and illustrate various types of Tweets by these users and the interconnection between these key users. In addition, the study examines general Twitter users' participation in the discussion on the issue. The results indicate that some Twitter profiles of media outlets tend to be very dominant in terms of their message output, whereas their Tweets are not likely to be circulated by other users. Noteworthy is that Twitter profiles of individuals who are geographically affiliated with the issue are likely to play an important role in the flow of communication.

• 한국언론정보학보
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• 제44권
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• pp.108-143
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• 2008

후보자 이미지는 다양한 차원의 속성들로 구성되는 후보자에 대한 총체적 인상이다. 본 연구는 온 오프라인 뉴스미디어, 정치광고, 텔레비전 토론회, 후보자 웹사이트 등의 캠페인 미디어, 그리고 대인 간 정치 대화가 후보자의 개인적 품성과 직무수행 및 정책능력에 대한 이미지에 어떠한 영향력을 행사하는지를 분석하고, 더 나아가 정치적 의사결정 과정에서 이미지가 담당하는 역할을 탐색했다. 분석은 2007년 12월 실시된 17대 대통령 선거에서 50% 가까운 득표를 통해 당선된 이명박 후보를 중심으로 수행되었다. 주요 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 신문 뉴스 열독은 개인 품성 이미지에 긍정적 효과를 보였으나, 인터넷신문 이용은 직무수행과 정책능력 이미지에 부정적 영향력을 행사했다. 둘째, 캠페인 미디어 중 특히 텔레비전 정치광고와 후보자 웹사이트는 다양한 차원에서 긍정적인 이미지 형성에 매우 높은 효과를 나타냈지만 투표 행위에 대해서는 직접적인 효과를 보이지 않음으로써, 주로 간접적 경로로 정치적 선택에 영향력을 행사했음을 알 수 있었다. 텔레비전 후보 토론회의 경우, 1, 2, 3차 토론회가 각각 상이한 방식으로 이미지 형성과 정치적 행위에 영향을 미친 것으로 관찰되었다. 셋째, 정치 대화의 빈도와 규모는 각각 개인적 품성과 경제정책능력에 대한 평가에 부정적인 효과를 보였으나, 대화 규모는 이명박 투표에 긍정적인 효과를 나타났다. 넷째, 다양한 차원의 후보자 이미지는 투표 행위에 매우 높은 설명력을 보였는데, 특히 이명박 후보의 도덕성, 정직성, 신뢰성, 서민성 등 개인적 품성에 대한 이미지가 그에 대한 투표 행위에 가장 중요한 예측 요인이었던 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.130-151
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• 2018

China's cultural diplomacy is mostly understood as an endeavour to build and project soft power, which draws on three sources of 'culture, political values and foreign policy' according to Nye. This paper focuses on the debates about the vehicle and agents of China's cultural diplomacy. It starts with a theoretical discussion of the competing views in the Chinese context, and develops an argument that the vehicle of China's cultural diplomacy tries to project soft power on two wheels of culture and political values, to serve the purpose of reshaping China's image away from being the 'cultural other' and 'ideological other' respectively. However, the state-led approach to driving this vehicle is generating some side effects with its sponsorship, censorship and presence in the driver's seat. Then the paper analyses the inherent tensions existing in practice both between the two sources of building soft power and between the two means of doing so, attraction and persuasion, with empirical evidence through a comparative case study of the Confucius Institutes in the US and South Korea. The finding shows that China's attempt at reshaping its image as an Eastern cultural contestant is often disrupted by its authoritarian political values, and the state-led persuasion is often reducing China's cultural attraction. Following this, the paper finishes with some recommendations regarding evolving the cultural diplomacy approach from a vertical one that is government-centred to a horizontal one that is network-based with multiple agents, and localising its practice by engaging the target audiences as stakeholders.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2022

The main purpose of the study is to determine the key aspects of the public-private partnership system in the context of the economic development of the state. At first glance, the mutually exclusive interests of the state and business do not contribute to the development of common and agreed development goals. At the same time, ignoring the versatility of interests and the aggravation of the discussion regarding the two sides under consideration, the study of the theoretical foundations of the interaction between the public and private sectors of the economy allows us to draw the following conclusion: world economic theory from classical political economy to new institutionalism has a clear structured position on the ancient historical depth of existence of the form of partnerships Based on the results of the study, the main elements of the public-private partnership system in the context of the economic development of the state were identified.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.125-138
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to determine which types of leisure activities promote happiness in young people. The ultimate goal of this study is to improve adolescents' levels of happiness and examine the academic and political challenges that occur in their social networks. In this study, subjects as "more than 4th grade of elementary school to less than a high school students". A sampling of the group was completed using a pre-percentage assignment and the data was analyzed according to gender and grade. The primary research method employed was internet research, and questionnaires were used as a secondary method of collecting information. The final analysis used 1.046 (final response rate 83.4%). The results of the present study were classified into the following four parts: social network and the characteristics of youths' subjective happiness; leisure activities according to the type of social network; differences in the level of subjective happiness organized according to the type of leisure activity; and the relative influence of variables that affect the level of subjective happiness. In conclusion, there is a strong correlation between social relationships, leisure activities, and youth's subjective happiness. An analysis of the difference in the level of subjective happiness according to the type of leisure activities of adolescents confirmed that the type of active participation in leisure and the type of indoor and outdoor activities variety were the highest in terms of contributing to the level of subjective happiness. Generally, a discussion of how the existing leisure life affects the subjective happiness of young people needs to be taken one step further. This difference was significant because the level of subjective happiness was confirmed according to the type of leisure activities. In addition, this study determined that leisure activities have an effect on subjective happiness and positively impact young people.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.191-216
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• 2006

It has been talked about the responsibility of the South-North Korean e-market place(e-MP) collaboration project every you since 2003. However, the feasibility as the business has not been dealt with in detail due to the uncertain environment as well as the complicated procedures of the project. The research focuses on the workable mechanism of the South-North Korean E-Market Place collaboration project. The feasibility of the project results from the newly installed fiber telecommunication network as well as the 1 billion dollars of the trading volume between South and North Korea. The research analyzes on the capabilities as well as willingness of the South and North Korea for the e-MP, and concludes with two paradigms of the future tasks. First, the unified but step-wise structure should be made to promote the project by the political committee (South and North Korea EC Committee) and the economical administration body (South and North Korea EC Corporation). Second, the market-oriented resolution system such as South and North Korea Arbitration Body should be involved to create legal environment. Above all, the discussion should be on the main body of e-MP settlement to abolish the psychological as well as practical barriers to enter the South-North Korean electronic commerce.