Public Deliberation on Nuclear Energy Policy in Korea: The Impact of Trust in Information Providers

• 영문명: 공론화가 원자력 정책 결정에 미친 영향력 분석: 정보제공자에 대한 신뢰의 영향력을 중심으로
• 발행기관: 한국비교정부학회
• 저자명: 유지성(Jisung Yoo)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국비교정부학보』제25권 제2호, 253~279쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 행정학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2021.06.30

영문 초록

(Purpose) Deliberative democracy allows citizens to participate in informed discussions to build consensus leading to conflict resolution and/or optimal policymaking, thereby ensuring a more democratic system. This paper presents an overview of deliberative decision-making for energy policy, focusing on the impact of participants’ trust in information sources. (Design/methodology/approach) Examined in this study is the 2017 public deliberation in Korea tasked with deciding whether to resume or discontinue construction of two Shin-Gori nuclear reactors. Logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the results of four surveys conducted over the course of the deliberation process with the purpose of investigating the impact of trust in information providers on participants’ opinions and final decisions. (Findings) The results indicated that participants who trusted information from nuclear experts and nuclear power operators tended to support resumption of reactor construction, while those who trusted information from government, civic groups, and Internet sources tended to support suspension of construction. (Research implications or Originality) Implication for energy policymakers is that sound, safe, reliable nuclear energy policy enacted with the support of citizens can be achieved through designing an effective process of providing reliable information on all sides of the policy issue and engaging an informed representative group of citizens in decision making.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Background and Literature Review

Ⅲ. Method

Ⅳ. Result

Ⅴ. Conclusion

키워드

자력 정책 원자력 정책결정 정책결정과정 공론화 정보제공자 신뢰 Energy Policy Nuclear Energy Policymaking Policymaking Process Deliberative Decision Making Public Deliberation Process Trust in Information Providers