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A Social Network Analysis of Legislators' Activities on COVID-19 in the National Assembly: Based on News Articles

코로나19에 관한 국회의원 의정활동 네트워크 분석 - 신문 기사를 중심으로 -

  • 김성덕 (연세대학교 대학원 문헌정보학과) ;
  • 안유리 (연세대학교 대학원 문헌정보학과) ;
  • 박지홍 (연세대학교 대학원 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2021.04.26
  • Accepted : 2021.05.26
  • Published : 2021.05.31
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Abstract

In the face of the prolonged Covid-19, this study conducted a network analysis to propose the policy direction for the Korean National Assembly to go forward. Using COVID-19 news articles, various types of networks were created and analyzed for the parliamentary activities of the Korean National Assembly related to Covid-19. Specifically, we utilize the co-occurrence and keyword information to generate two types of parliamentary networks: co-occurrence-based network and content-based network. In addition, a topic keyword-driven parliamentary network was constructed by using topic modeling. The results of the study are as follows. First, lawmakers in the ruling party had a wide range of topics regarding Covid-19, while lawmakers from other political parties had a limited number of issues covered. Next, a few representative legislators were identified as influential actors in most of the centrality indicators. Based on the research results, cooperation on diverse agendas related to Covid-19 should be promoted between lawmakers from various political parties. And representative legislators from both major parties should play a crucial role as intermediaries to increase communication between them.

본 연구는 국내 주요 뉴스기사를 활용하여 코로나19에 직면한 한국 국회의 의정활동에 대한 네트워크 분석을 수행하고, 코로나19 장기화 국면에서 한국 국회의 정책 방향을 제안하고자 하였다. 연구를 위해 코로나 19 관련 뉴스기사를 수집하고 기사의 인물 및 핵심어 정보를 활용하여 동시출현 기반 국회의원 네트워크, 내용 기반 국회의원 네트워크 분석을 수행하였다. 또한, 토픽모델링 기법을 활용한 주제별 키워드 중심 국회의원 네트워크 구성하여 분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 국회의원 의정활동 네트워크에서 더불어민주당 소속 국회의원들은 코로나19와 관련하여 재난지원금 및 국가 재정, 의료 복지, 국난, 민생법안 등 폭넓은 주제와 관련성을 갖는 반면, 나머지 정당의 국회의원들과 관련성이 높은 주제는 국가 재정과 관련된 안건들로 제한되는 경향이 확인되었다. 그리고 해당 네트워크의 모든 중심성 지표에서 더불어민주당과 국민의힘 대표 의원들이 주요한 영향력을 지니고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 연구결과를 토대로, 여러 정당 소속 국회의원 간 소통의 기회를 늘려 코로나19 관련 다양한 안건에 대한 협력이 도모되어야 하고, 이를 위해 양당의 대표 국회의원들의 적극적인 역할 수행이 필요하다는 정책 방향을 제시하였다.

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이 논문은 2020년 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(NRF-2019S1A5C2A03083499)

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