scholarly journals Vicious Circle of Public Conflicts, Conflict Behaviors, and Public Trust in South Korea

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-81
Author(s):  
Kim Dong-young
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Conflict Management ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Vicious Circle ◽  
Individual Experience ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Conflict Behaviors ◽  
Korean Government

Conflict and trust interact in a complex self-reinforcing vicious circle. With frequent, serious public conflicts, as well as stagnantly low level of trust in government, Korea may suffer from a vicious circle. This paper tests empirically whether Korea is in a vicious circle of public conflicts and public trust based on data from a questionnaire survey for 3,000 Korean citizens conducted during January and February 2016. The results show that individual experience of public conflicts significantly reduced the level of trust in government, and rights- and/or power-based conflict behaviors of the individuals who experienced conflict lowered their level of trust in government more. As another link in a vicious circle, low level of public trust is believed to propel citizens to adopt more rights- and power-based approaches to conflict, which, in turn, may reduce the level of public trust in Korea. These results imply that the Korean government can build public trust through more effective conflict management.

scholarly journals Public Trust in Government in China and South Korea: Implications for Building Community Resilience

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soonhee Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Political Corruption ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Resilient Communities ◽  
Building Community

This study analyzes how citizens' satisfaction with governance values and perceived government performance affect public trust in government in China and South Korea and explores its implications for building resilient communities. The results of the study show that the level of satisfaction with democratic governance values and the government's performance in dealing with political corruption, the economy, and human rights are all significantly associated with trust in government in China. Government performance in dealing with political corruption and the economy is significantly associated with trust in government in South Korea as well. Government officials' attention to citizen input is significantly associated with trust in local government in both countries. Trust in people was significantly associated with trust in government in China only. Finally, implications of the study findings for building resilient communities and future research agendas are discussed. 本研究分析了中国和韩国公民对治理价值的满意度和感知的政府绩效如何影响他们对政府的信任，并探讨其对构建有韧性的社区的启示。研究结果显示，中国民众对民主治理价值和政府治理政治腐败、经济发展和人权保护方面绩效的满意水平，都同政府信任显著相关。韩国政府在治理政治腐败和经济方面的表现，也同政府信任显著相关。政府官员对民意的关注同两国地方政府信任显著相关。人与人之间的信任只在中国同政府信任显著相关。最后，本文讨论了本研究发现对构建有韧性的社区的启示，以及未来研究议程。 본 연구는 중국과 한국 시민의 거버넌스 가치에 대한 만족도와 정부 성과에 관한 인식이 정부 신뢰에 미치는 영향을 분석하고 그것이 회복력 있는 공동체 건설에 가지는 함의를 탐색하였다. 본 연구 결과에 따르면 중국 정부의 부패, 경제 그리고 인권에 관한 성과와 민주적 거버넌스 가치에 관한 만족도가 정부 신뢰와 유의미한 관련성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 한국 정부의 부패와 경제에 관한 성과 또한 정부 신뢰와 유의미한 관련성이 있음을 확인하였다. 중국과 한국 양국 공무원의 시민 의견에 관한 관심은 지방 정부에 관한 신뢰와 유의미한 관련성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다.  국민에 대한 신뢰는 중국 정부 신뢰에만 유의미한 관련성을 확인하였다. 이로써 본 연구는 회복력 있는 공동체 건설에 가지는 함의와 향후 연구 어젠다를 논의하였다.

scholarly journals Public Trust in Government in China and South Korea: Implications for Building Community Resilience

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soonhee Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Building Community

This study addresses public trust in China and South Korea. This study provides implications for building community resilience.

scholarly journals Extending the Coverage of the Trust–Acceptability Model: The Negative Effect of Trust in Government on Nuclear Power Acceptance in South Korea under a Nuclear Phase-Out Policy

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3343
Author(s):  
Seungkook Roh ◽  
Hae-Gyung Geong
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Nuclear Phase ◽  
Phase Out

This article extends the coverage of the trust–acceptability model to a new situation of nuclear phase-out by investigating the effect of trust on the public acceptance of nuclear power, with South Korea as the research setting. Through the structural equation modeling of a nationwide survey dataset from South Korea, we examined the effects of the public’s trust in the various actors related to nuclear power on their perceptions of the benefits and risks of nuclear power and their acceptance of nuclear power. Contrary to previous studies’ findings, in South Korea, under a nuclear phase-out policy by the government, trust in government revealed a negative impact on the public acceptance of nuclear power. Trust in environmental non-governmental groups also showed a negative effect on nuclear power acceptance. In contrast, trust in nuclear energy authority and trust in nuclear academia both had positive effects. In all cases, the effect of a trust variable on nuclear power acceptance was at least partially accounted for by the trust’s indirect effects through benefit perception and risk perception. These findings strengthen the external validity of the trust–acceptability model and provide implications for both researchers and practitioners.

Digital / Humanities: New Media and Old Ways in South Korea

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 127-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier> Cha
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Korean Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Digital Or

This article outlines the background to the divide between ‘the digital’ and ‘the humanities’ in contemporary South Korea. Since the late 1990s, the government of South Korea has made concerted efforts to digitize information, resulting in increased access to an unusually high quantity of heritage sources. However, the massive investments in the building of online resources have not inspired a ‘digital turn’ in the mainstream of South Korea’s departments in the humanities. This indifference to ‘the digital’, or what might be called a ‘digital/humanities divide’ has a history going back to the 1980s, when the Korean government and business leaders prepared for a post-industrial transition without drawing the interest of humanists and without expecting the nation’s remarkable success inict.

The Interplay of Perceptions and Conflict Behaviors during Disagreements: A Daily Study of Physical Teen Dating Violence Perpetration

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110219
Author(s):  
Andréanne Fortin ◽  
Alison Paradis ◽  
Martine Hébert ◽  
Andréanne Lapierre
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Daily Diaries ◽  
Conflict Behaviors ◽  
Adolescent Dating ◽  
Destructive Conflict ◽  
The Individual

Physical dating violence (DV) is a widespread problem among adolescents. A growing body of literature demonstrates that physical DV often occurs during disagreements when partners use destructive conflict management strategies, such as conflict engagement (e.g., losing control, criticizing) or withdrawal (e.g., acting cold, being distant). However, little is known regarding how the individual daily variability on the use of destructive conflict management strategies can influence the probability of perpetrating day-to-day physical DV, especially if the other partner is also perceived as using destructive behaviors. Using an intensive longitudinal approach, the current study first aimed to examine the daily associations between the use of various conflict management strategies and physical DV perpetration in adolescent dating relationships. A second objective was to investigate if perceived partner’s conflict behaviors moderated the relation between self-reported conflict management strategies and day-to-day physical DV perpetration. A sample of 216 adolescents ( Mage = 17.03, SD = 1.49) involved in a dating relationship, completed a baseline assessment followed by 14 daily diaries. Results of multilevel logistic analyses revealed that using conflict engagement strategies significantly increased the probability of day-to-day physical DV perpetration. Furthermore, the probability of perpetrating physical DV was significantly higher on days in which teens reported using high levels of conflict engagement while also perceiving their partner as using high levels of conflict engagement or withdrawal. These findings yield new insights on the daily context in which disagreements might escalate into aggression. Evidence from this study further supports the conflict escalation pattern and the demand/withdraw communication pattern in the context of adolescent dating relationships. Preventive initiatives should address the interplay of perceptions and conflict behaviors concerning physical DV perpetration.

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