The Effects of Voters’ Relative Evaluations of Government Response to COVID-19 on Government Trust, Satisfaction of Democracy, and National Pride in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-166
Author(s):  
Brandon Beomseob Park ◽  
Jungsub Shin
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
National Pride ◽  
Government Response

scholarly journals COVID-19: Access to Information, Health Service, Daily Life Facility and Risk Perception of Foreigners during Coronavirus pandemic in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Nazirul Islam Sarker ◽  
Md Lamiur Raihan ◽  
Yang Peng ◽  
Tahmina Chumky ◽  
M M Kamruzzaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Services ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Government Response

IntroductionCoronavirus disease outbreak has become a top global challenge. Critical issues have emerged regarding access to information, health services, and daily necessities. Effective access to such components is expected to promote public safety and survival as well as to help combat social fear and risk perception. This study aims to fill this gap by exploring public perceptions of access, risk, and government response during the COVID-19 outbreak.Material and methodsA quantitative field survey using a structured mailed questionnaire was conducted to collect primary data from 100 foreigners living in various cities in South Korea. Access to information, health and daily necessities, and overall risk perception were examined based on individual reports regarding sources, availability, credibility, and overall satisfaction.ResultsOur finding suggest that foreigners are receiving reliable information from public and private sources. Although access to health services, daily necessities, and protection measures were perceived as limited due to government protection measures, survey respondents tended to perceive an overall satisfactory government response in terms of providing resources and reducing risks related to COVID-19.ConclusionsModel analysis indicates that gender, home location, and duration of stay are significantly related to lower levels of risk perception. This study provides a new lens for policymakers, administrators, and academicians by which they can ensure smooth public access to information, health, and daily necessities regarding the protection and containment of coronavirus.

National Pride and Political Participation: The Case of South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-838
Author(s):  
Gidong Kim ◽  
Jae Mook Lee
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
South Korea ◽  
National Pride

National Pride and Economic Voting in South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-58
Author(s):  
Gidong Kim ◽  
Jae Mook Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Economic Voting ◽  
National Pride

National Identity, National Pride, and Happiness: The Case of South Korea

2014 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shang E. Ha ◽  
Seung-Jin Jang
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
South Korea ◽  
National Pride

scholarly journals The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Imports and Exports in China, Japan, and South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panpan Wei ◽  
Cheng Jin ◽  
Chen Xu
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Industrial Production ◽  
Government Intervention ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Government Response ◽  
Trading Partners ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Trade Partners

In this paper, time-series and cross-country data spanning from January 2020 to December 2020 are adopted to empirically investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on exports and imports in China, Japan, and South Korea. In the models, industrial production, trade openness, government response (including monetary and fiscal intervention), and the pandemic impact of major trade partners are controlled. In addition, the three countries, China, Japan, and South Korea, are also estimated separately in consideration of the cross-country disparity. The results show that domestic epidemics in China, Japan, and South Korea have a non-significant (statistically significant) effect on imports, but are negatively correlated with exports in Japan; epidemics in major trading partners are negatively correlated with imports in Japan and positively correlated with exports in China and South Korea; and government intervention is positively correlated with imports in China and positively correlated with exports in China, Japan, and South Korea.

Everyday Politics of “Dokdo” and South Korean National Identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-87
Author(s):  
Ji-Young Lee ◽  
Jaehyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Policy Position ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Pride ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
Korean Identity

Abstract In this article, we show that the Dokdo/Takeshima islands issue has become a cultural phenomenon in South Korea, in which the popular desire for national pride has increasingly been intertwined with the government’s efforts for promoting its policy position vis-à-vis Japan. We argue that narratives on Dokdo – created in and through activities in the realms of education, media, and civil society activism – are designed to enhance South Korean territorial sovereignty over the islands. In the process, however, Dokdo has become a symbol of Korean identity or “Koreanness,” as the public, teachers, students, and activists have all engaged in meaning-making activities surrounding the islands. This phenomenon has become salient, in part because these actors sought to respond to Japan’s own activities, including the designation of “Takeshima Day” in 2005. As part of a grassroots movement, their strategy of creating everyday symbols over the islands not just expressed, but also reproduced Korean national identity.

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