2017, Vol.13, No.10

Crisisonomy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.64

pISSN : 2466-1198 / eISSN : 2466-1201
https://journal.kci.go.kr/cemtp

The 2015 Korean Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) required the government to evaluate the readiness and preparedness of the existing national response system in preparation for the next outbreak of respiratory viral infectious disease. This study reexamines the current national response management governance strategies in Korea to evaluate if it can prevent and respond to a large-scale infectious diseases and suggests directions for future governance. After reviewing the definition of governance, this study revisits various issues and problems occurred during the government’s response to the 2015 MERS outbreak and proposes possible solutions for the national response governance in Korea to adopt to prevent the future outbreak.

This study aims to present policy alternatives for the local government to adopt to address living environment crisis and its risk factors based on local residents’ policy awareness in Cheongju. It is found that risk perception had an impact on local residents’ satisfaction with local government’s environmental policies. Among others, the one with the largest explanatory power is the most critical crisis in the city such as yellow dust, fine dust, domestic wastes and other invisible living environment crisis. According to the results of this study, policy practices in response to living environment crisis should obtain local residents’ trust and satisfaction and thus consider their sociodemographic and regional characteristics. They also require strong dedication of the local governments and institutions responsible for implementing living environment policies and active networking activities among independent organizations within the local government.

This paper reviews the counter-terrorism systems and legislation in Spain and provides implications for discussion on anti-terrorism legislation in South Korea. Spain has a long history of internal political violence. It has developed the extensive counter-terrorism provisions and strategies in response to internal violence and established strict measures and system to combat terrorism. However, unlike most western countries, Spain has not adopted any specific counter-terrorism legislation. Instead, it has applied the existing legal regime to counter-terrorism. Nonetheless, there has been criticism that Spanish counter-terrorism provisions would infringe people’s basic human rights. Even though the need to prevent and combat terrorism is swiftly and effectively clear, it is important to implement counter-terrorism measures with full respect for human rights. In conclusion, the implications of the Spanish case for South Korea are discussed.