Abstract
This study explores the discourses on basic income in academic, media, and civil society domains to expand the current landscape of the discussions on basic income and elicit effective political intervention. We analyze the main issues and topics in academic papers, news articles, and Twitter using topic modeling techniques. The result shows that the discussion on basic income in Korean society is developing in various ways according to the academic, media, and civil society fields. In the academic field, attention was paid to the legal/institutional, ideological, and philosophical foundations of basic income, while in the media and civil society fields, the main discussion was on the legislation or implementation of basic income-related policies such as youth dividend. More importantly, the discourses on basic income have changed significantly over time. In line with the social changes accompanied by the 4th industrial revolution, basic income has been recognized as a measure that counters the transitions in the labor market structure. In addition, the national crisis caused by COVID-19 in 2020 has accelerated the immediate application of basic income such as disaster subsidies. This research suggests that the series of social changes have led basic income to be acknowledged as a universal social policy beyond ideological inclination.
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