수정 다중흐름모형과 옹호연합모형을 활용한 서울시립대 대학등록금 정책변동 분석

Abstract

In this study, we employ an analytical framework that combines the modified multiple streams model, based on Kingdon’s original multiple streams framework with the advocacy coalition framework to investigate the agenda-setting and decision-making process of University of Seoul’s half-price tuition policy. We describe characteristics found within the debates concerning the abolition of this half-price tuition at the case institution. Central to our argument is the theoretical and conceptual validity of the modified multiple streams model when applied to real-world policy phenomena. In addition, we elucidate the changing patterns and reasons for change in advocacy coalition activities based on political streams. This study’s model proves beneficial for analyzing South Korea’s educational policy, especially as the modified multiple streams framework introduces a concept of political entrepreneurs that prior research did not highlight. We argue the need for a critical reflection on the traditional multiple stream framework’s concept of policy entrepreneurs in addition to that the explanatory power of the advocacy coalition model may diminish in contexts where political streams exert stronger influence than policy streams. Furthermore, it is essential to contextualize foreign-developed policy analysis models to fit South Korean circumstances and to adopt and utilize the concept of ‘entrepreneurship’ in a flexible and dynamic manner.