나현정 Nah Hyunjung , 심미승 Shim Miseung

DOI: Vol.31(No.1) 1-29, 2024

The study aims to investigate whether the implementation of a women-friendly city policy influences the realization of gender equality values, using the case of Gwangju Metropolitan City. To achieve this, we analyzed the extent to which the vision and core values of the women-friendly city were put into practice in five policy areas (economic activity, decision-making, welfare, safety, and family) by employing the regional gender equality index. The results indicated that the regional gender equality index generally increased after the designation of the women-friendly city across all policy areas. However, some sub-indicators revealed that the index either remained unchanged or decreased. Specifically, the gender wage gap index in the economic activity area and the sex ratio index of housework hours and family relationship satisfaction in the family area remained at a similar level for a decade. The index of the gender ratio of basic livelihood security recipients in the welfare area and the index of the gender ratio of overall social safety in the safety area decreased. The study suggests that for the developmental direction of a women-friendly city, there needs to be modifications and improvements in institutional, cultural, and social dimensions.

여성친화도시, 성평등지수, 광주광역시, Women-Friendly City, Gender Equality Index, Gwangju Metropolitan City

박신애 Park Shinae , 최태현 Choi Taehyon

DOI: Vol.31(No.1) 31-62, 2024

This study investigates the intersection of individual capabilities and welfare policy awareness, focusing on Seoul's emergency disaster relief funds in 2020. Analyzing data from the 2020 Seoul Welfare Survey, the research reveals that a lack of personal capabilities acts as a hindrance to policy awareness among citizens, challenging traditional rational actor models. Economic capabilities were identified as partially contributing to increased awareness, emphasizing the nuanced role of financial factors. Importantly, the study highlights the often-overlooked impact of health capabilities on awareness, urging a more compassionate approach in welfare policy considerations. The conclusion emphasizes the pivotal role of communication in welfare system design, emphasizing the need for targeted strategies that consider the diverse circumstances of the population. In summary, this research underscores the significance of individual characteristics, particularly health, in shaping policy awareness, providing actionable insights for policymakers aiming to create more inclusive welfare systems.

긴급재난지원금, 정책 인지, 역량, COVID-19 disaster relief funds, policy awareness, citizen capabilities

이병량 Lee Byungryang

DOI: Vol.31(No.1) 63-92, 2024

This study was an attempt to reflect on the issue of political neutrality of the bureaucracy, which has recently gained significance in Korea and has become the subject of realistic controversy, by raising realistic issues. In the Korean context, political neutrality, which was institutionalized as a way to prevent bureaucratic intervention in elections to protect the basic procedures of democracy. And it was later replaced by the need for political control over the bureaucracy, which enjoyed autonomy while taking over political functions in military authoritarian regimes. However, recently, with the change of political power accompanied by impeachment, the demand for the bureaucracy to resist the unreasonable order by political power based on conscience and soul has acquired the meaning of an ethical norm through political neutrality. However, for the Korean bureaucracy, which is faced with conflicting normative demands for political neutrality in various contexts, these demands do not seem to be functioning as realistic norms in practice. This can be assumed to reflect the reality that the change of political power in Korea does not actually lead to concrete changes in policy due to incremental policy-making practices or path dependence. In this situation, it is difficult to find evidence that allows for a positive evaluation of the Korean bureaucracy both in terms of its neutral capabilities based on expertise required in relation to political neutrality. It is also considered negative in terms of the public interest representation required in the process of pursuing the interests of the entire people.

관료제, 정치적 중립성, 민주화, Bureaucracy, Political Neutrality, Democratization

정주용 Jung Juyong , 노은주 Rho Eunju

DOI: Vol.31(No.1) 93-117, 2024

This study aims to investigate the impact of local government Public Relations (PR) through YouTube on public trust in government, focusing on the case of ChungTV, the official YouTube channel of Chungju City, and its creator, Chungju PR Man. Utilizing data gathered from a survey of the channel’s visitors, the current research examines the influence of various factors, including attitudes towards the channel, perceptions of the creator’s authenticity and emotional attachment, and perceived entertainment value, on trust in government, mediated by the cognitive and affective image of the City. The findings reveal that attitudes towards the channel and the creator’s authenticity are negatively associated with the City’s cognitive and affective image. However, perceived entertainment value and emotional attachment to the creator positively impact the affective image of the city, leading to a higher level of trust in government. These results suggest practical implications, highlighting the necessity to differentiate between traditional government PR via mainstream media and government PR through Social Networking Sites (SNS) in terms of format, content, and methodology.

정부PR, 지방정부 신뢰, YouTube, Government PR, Trust in Local Government

배정아 Bae Jungah

DOI: Vol.31(No.1) 119-136, 2024

The purpose of this study is to analyze whether local governments' own resources affect the size of local subsidy expenditures and whether the resident participatory budget system controls this relationship. The main analysis results of this study are as follows. The higher the local tax ratio of local governments, the more significant the wealth (-) effect on the expenditure scale of local subsidies, and the higher the ratio of non-local tax revenue, the more positive (+) effect on the expenditure scale of local subsidies. The higher the ratio of non-local tax revenue, the higher the resident participatory budget system, the more moderating the expenditure of local subsidies. This can be interpreted as the possibility that the resident participatory budget system will control this trend, although local governments with a higher ratio of non-local tax revenue among their own resources are likely to secure some degree of autonomy in fiscal expenditure. These analysis results show the need to actively utilize the resident participatory budget system to solve the principal-agent problem in relation to budget expenditure.

지방보조금 지출, 자체재원, 주민참여예산제도, Local Subsidy Expenditure, Local Governments’ Own Financial Resources, The Resident Participatory Budget System