권태진 Kwon Taejin , 박나라 Park Nara

DOI: Vol.32(No.3) 1-33, 2025

Although citizens are the principals in a principal-agent relationship within representative democracy, they are often reduced to policy clients under administration grounded in new public management (NPM). This study assumes that civicness can be restored through deliberative democracy, and analyzes how participants move from an ‘off-stage audience’ to an ‘on-stage citizenry’ through the public stage of deliberation. Using the grounded theory method developed by Strauss and Corbin, the present study examines reflections written by members of the Pension Reform Citizens’ Delegation, convened by the Special Committee on Pension Reform of the 21st National Assembly, after the conclusion of their deliberative activities. The analysis illustrates how participation in deliberation reshaped participants’ civic attitudes and sense of civicness. In doing so, this article expands existing deliberative democracy research―often limited to the content of deliberative opinions or quantitative variables―and demonstrates, based on empirical evidence, the significance of deliberative democracy for restoring citizens’ role as principals in representative democracy.

숙의민주주의, 시민성, 근거이론방법, Deliberative Democracy, Civicness, Grounded Theory Method

황슬아 Hwang Seula , 천명기 Chon Myoung-gi , 이태준 Lee Taejun

DOI: Vol.32(No.3) 35-57, 2025

This study aims to develop and validate indicators to systematically measure the innovation competencies required for public officials in the era of New Public Governance (NPG), moving beyond the efficiency-centered limitations of the New Public Management (NPM) perspective. Based on a literature review considering the institutional layering of the Korean administrative context, a theoretical framework of five core competencies was derived. Utilizing survey data from 21,434 public officials in South Korea, this study conducted Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to empirically validate the construct validity of the theoretically derived scale. The final five-factor model consists of: (1) Complex Problem Solving, (2) Data-Driven Decision Making, (3) Network and Collaboration, (4) Adaptive Execution and Resilience, and (5) Inclusive Communication and Co-production. The results confirmed a statistically significant model fit, securing the scale's reliability and validity. Notably, the analysis revealed a structural asymmetry where relational and technical competencies were relatively lower than cognitive ones. This study holds academic significance by operationalizing abstract NPG values into measurable behavioral indicators and offers practical implications for the 'Digital Platform Government' and the innovation of competency-based human resource management (CBHRM) systems.

뉴거버넌스, 공무원, 혁신역량, New Public Governance, Public Officials, Innovation Competencies

서충완 Seo Chungwan , 김대욱 Kim Daewook

DOI: Vol.32(No.3) 59-85, 2025

This study aims to empirically analyze the effects of donation motivation factors on donation amounts and re-donation intentions among actual donors to the Hometown Love Donation System. A sample of 101 individuals with prior participation experience was analyzed to examine how intrinsic, extrinsic, institutional, and other factors influence donation amounts and re-donation intentions. The findings indicate that significant determinants vary depending on the type of dependent variable. Tax incentives have a significant positive (+) effect on both re-donation intention toward the program and intention to re-donate to the same region. In addition, regional attachment, local government promotion, and moral elevation positively influence intention to re-donate to the same region. In contrast, among intrinsic motivational factors, social responsibility and psychological satisfaction negatively affect the likelihood of donating KRW 100,000. These results suggest that donors with stronger intrinsic motivation tend to place greater emphasis on voluntary value realization than on monetary incentives. To further expand participation in the Hometown Love Donation System, it is necessary to strengthen institutional incentives centered on tax benefits while simultaneously fostering long-term relationships through relationship-based marketing grounded in regional attachment.

고향사랑기부제, 기부동기, 재기부의사, Hometown Love Donation System, Donation Motivation, Intention to Donate Again

방백두 Bang Baek-du , 김준형 Kim Jun Houng

DOI: Vol.32(No.3) 87-111, 2025

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between governance characteristics and performance in urban regeneration projects by analyzing the impact of collaborative institution/capability/culture characteristics on economic, social, and physical performance. This study selects the cases from the Project of Improve Living Conditions in Vulnerable Areas as the subjects of comparative case studies and aims to seek for identifying governance characteristics that cause differences in the performance of urban regeneration projects. Key findings are as follows. First, the performances of urban regeneration projects differ across economic, social, and physical dimensions. Second, the variables that cause differences in performances are those related to collaborative institution (collaborative plan specificity), collaborative capability (physical resource development, human resource development, task expertise, relational expertise), and collaborative culture (formalized participation, organized participation). These findings suggest the importance of collaborative plan specificity as a starting point for collaboration, collaborative capability as a detonator for collaboration, and formal/organized resident participation as a catalyst for collaboration. This study is significant in that it elucidates the multidimensional attributes inherent in the performance of urban regeneration projects and the interconnectedness among governance actors.

거버넌스, 협업, 도시재생사업, Governance, Collaboration, Urban Regeneration Project

김창수 Kim Chang Soo , 서재호 Seo Jae Ho

DOI: Vol.32(No.3) 113-139, 2025

This study aims to propose consensus-building strategies through a case study of the conflict surrounding the continued operation of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant, a pending issue related to the plant. Based on a literature review, focus group interviews were conducted with ten experts to analyze the impact of the conflict. The analysis revealed that the key stakeholders in the conflict and parties to the agreement―Gijang County, residents within a 5km radius of the plant, and the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power(KHNP) headquarters in Gori―were relatively likely to reach agreement on the key issues of safety and public acceptance. The likelihood of negotiations failing due to Gijang County, residents, and KHNP breaching the area of potential agreement was deemed low. However, if negotiations on the scope and subject of KHNP's compensation were delayed and residents within a 30km radius objected, a dilemma could arise. Therefore, defining the scope of negotiation participants was deemed crucial to ensure that the parties involved entered the area of potential agreement. The most important consensus-building method is communication and mediation. Determining the scope of participants in the communication and mediation body was deemed to be a critical factor in the success of the mediation.

고리원전 계속운전, 갈등영향분석, 합의가능영역, Continued Operation of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant, Conflict Impact Analysis, Consensus Area

김인혜 Kim Inhye , 김민서 Kim Minseo , 문경빈 Moon Gyeongbin , 박노아 Park Noah , 최여진 Choi Yeojin , 김서용 Kim Seoyong

DOI: Vol.32(No.3) 141-170, 2025

This study investigates the factors influencing public acceptance of nuclear power by examining the effects of government trust and media perception, along with the moderating roles of perceived benefits and perceived risks. The results indicate that all dimensions of government trust―information-based, competence-based, and communication-based trust― positively affect public acceptance, with information-based trust showing the strongest influence. Among media perception factors, the amount of information was not significant, while the level of controversy negatively affected acceptance. In contrast, sensationalism had a positive effect, suggesting that sensational coverage can increase public attention and awareness of the necessity and benefits of nuclear power. Additionally, perceived risk was found to moderate the relationship between competence-based trust and acceptance. These findings highlight the importance of enhancing government transparency and credibility, while also implementing effective risk communication and management strategies to improve public acceptance of nuclear energy.

원자력발전 수용성, 정부 신뢰, 지각된 위험, Public Aacceptance of Nuclear Power, Government Trust, Perceived Risk

김정서 Kim Jeongseo , 문국경 Moon Kukkyoung , 금보연 Geum Boyeon , 김재인 Kim Jaein

DOI: Vol.32(No.3) 171-204, 2025

This study investigates the effect of public servants’ recognition of public values on organizational silence, focusing on the mediating role of organizational politics and the moderated mediation effect of transformational leadership. Using data from the 2024 Public Service Life Survey conducted by the Korea Institute of Public Administration, hierarchical regression analysis and bootstrapping techniques were employed. The results reveal that public values significantly reduce perceptions of organizational politics, which in turn lead to a decrease in organizational silence through an indirect effect. Furthermore, the negative impact of public values on organizational politics is more pronounced when the level of transformational leadership is high, thereby enhancing the indirect effect on reducing organizational silence. By empirically validating the psychological mechanism linking public values, organizational politics, and organizational silence, this study confirms the moderating role of transformational leadership in this relationship. The study also presents an integrated analytical framework based on social exchange theory and self-determination theory, thereby extending the theoretical understanding of the interaction among values, power, and leadership in public organizations. In terms of practical implications, the findings suggest the importance of fostering value internalization through organizational culture innovation, enhancing communication through leadership development, and designing institutional strategies to mitigate perceptions of organizational politics.

공직가치, 조직정치, 변혁적 리더십, Public Service Values, Organizational Politics, Transformational Leadership

임수진 Yim Soojin , 이수영 Lee Soo-young

DOI: Vol.32(No.3) 205-223, 2025

This study aims to identify the factors that determine carbon dioxide emissions, which are widely recognized as the primary cause of climate change. Carbon dioxide emissions originate from a myriad of sources of different levels, including individuals, corporations, and countries. This study conducts the analysis at the national level, as countries are the fundamental units that collectively constitute the global system. The main independent variables considered are the degree of democracy, which shapes the political system, economic growth, and income inequality. Population and the share of manufacturing in total GDP are included as control variables, and carbon dioxide emissions serve as the dependent variable. A two-way fixed effects model was employed, incorporating both country-level and year-level fixed effects in an attempt to account for time invariant country characteristics as well as global shocks that vary over time, providing a more robust framework for analysis. The analysis confirmed the occurrence of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) pattern and revealed that democracy steepens the EKC, thereby advancing its inflection point.

이산화탄소 배출, 민주주의, 환경 쿠츠네츠 곡선, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Democracy, Environmental Kuznets Curve

염일열 Yeom Ilyeol , 진진희 Jin Jinhee

DOI: Vol.32(No.3) 225-247, 2025

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of the HiVE project's collaborative education governance and to conduct a comparative analysis by demographic characteristics. In accordance with this research purpose, this study conducted a survey targeting the participants of the national HiVE project consortium and empirically analyzed a total of 191 valid data. The main results are as follows: First, the participants most highly recognized the environmental characteristics of the characteristic factors, the governance environment of the internal and external factors of the relationship, and the policy performance of the short and long-term results. Second, the participants by institution generally perceived it positively, but most of the regional related organizations such as local industries perceived it the highest. Third, the participants by region generally perceived it positively, but most of the metropolitan area and Daegu-Gyeongbuk area perceived it the highest. Therefore, this study is a timely study that conducted a survey on perceptions and comparative analysis of collaborative educational governance to measure the performance at the end of the HiVE project. Based on the analysis results, it is expected to provide basic data for establishing related policies when promoting RISE project in the future.

HiVE사업, 협력적 교육거버넌스, 비교분석, HiVE Project, Collaborative Educational Governance, Comparative Analysis

전준오 Jeon¸ Junoh

DOI: Vol.32(No.3) 249-271, 2025

This study investigates how governance policies shape organizational performance in nonprofit organizations. Drawing on agency theory, we distinguish between internal governance mechanisms―such as conflict-of-interest rules, monitoring systems, and executive compensation policies―and external mechanisms, including independent audits and financial oversight. Using a balanced panel dataset of 286,200 human service nonprofits in U.S. from 2017 to 2022 based on IRS Form 990 filings, we examine three dimensions of performance: volunteer engagement, program spending, and revenue per employee. Fixed-effects regression analyses reveal that internal governance practices significantly enhance volunteer engagement and program spending, while external governance practices primarily strengthen revenue performance and volunteer mobilization. These findings underscore the importance of adopting comprehensive governance frameworks to improve accountability, operational efficiency, and sustainability in the nonprofit sector.

Governance policies, organizational performance, agency theory, 거버넌스 정책, 조직성과, 대리인 이론