연구과제 1. Characteristics of Trust Type and Its Impact on Institution Trust : Comparison of Korea and Japan
This study examines the characteristics of trust type and its impact on institution trust of Korea and Japan. For the purpose of this stu ...
연구과제 1. Characteristics of Trust Type and Its Impact on Institution Trust : Comparison of Korea and Japan
This study examines the characteristics of trust type and its impact on institution trust of Korea and Japan. For the purpose of this study, it analyzes what are the dominant types of trust in Korea and Japan, how these types of trust are developed, and what are the results of the types of trust. This study questions Fukuyama's advocacy that Japan is high trust society, while Korea is low trust society. More than 1,400 surveys are used for data in Korea and Japan. This research finds that ① generally, Korean shows higher private and hierarchical trust than Japanese, while Japanese answers higher general trust than Korean, however, ② Japanese also shows high private trust, on the other hand, Japanese shows lower civil society trust than Korean, ③ in Korea, trust of weak-tie type, such as general trust and civil society trust, has an positive influence on institution trust. From this results, it is confirmed that on the one hand, Korean trust structure shows a weakness for open society, on the other hand, trust of weak-tie type is necessary to develop institution trust in Korea.
연구과제 2. From Distrust to Trust : Impacts of Social Participation and Political Institution to Trust Structure
This study assumes that low trust of Korean society can be improved through social participation and political institution. In this study, the characteristics of trust type of Korea and Japan are compared. More than 1,400 surveys are used for data in Korea and Japan. This research finds that general trust can be improved by horizontal group participation, active political participation, policy implement and institution capacity, and also deteriorated by hierarchical social participation, government corruption, and institution distrust. Among them, government role is so important to improve general trust. In Korea, not Japan, trust structure is so weak. Without strong government role, general trust of Korean society can be reduced, as well as narrow trust can be spread. It finds that the origin of distrust structure in Korea largely comes from institution distrust.