Rural settlements are spatial carriers of rural social and economic activities. The
optimization of rural settlements is of great significance to comprehensively promote rural …

Instrumental variable (IV) strategies are widely used in political science to establish causal
relationships. However, the identifying assumptions required by an IV design are …

Indonesia is an agricultural country, and most of its territory is in the form of villages that
have the potential to be developed as rural tourism centers. One area that has the potential …

The new modernization theory has suggested that the pervasiveness of traditional values
has a clear impact on the quality of democratic governance. In this contribution to this …

The current study explores the relationship between housing wealth and political outcomes
at the regional level in South Korea, providing insights that extend beyond the scope of …

ABSTRACT Between 2016 and 2019, South Korean conservatives organized a movement
called the T'aegŭkki Rallies to oppose the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye and to …

Rural decline has become a global challenge threatening sustainable development. Many
countries have explored rural revitalization strategies, but systematic research on policy …

Although administrative burden has been studied in relation to social policy, the experience
of policy implementation as onerous is relevant to all policy domains, and citizens can …

Recent studies have documented the profound effects that democratic backsliding
generates on various realms of governance. However, foreign policies remain an exception …

The current study examines the strategic use of “Jayu”(freedom or liberty) in South Korean
politics, with a focus on President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration, where it symbolizes …