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The hereafter following is abstract of the discourse held by Prof. dr. ir. C. L. Temminck Groll in honour of the jubilee 1899-1989 of the KNOB on September 23th 1989. The KNOB (Royal Antiquarian Society of the Netherlands) exists 90 years. A respectable age after human standards. Although a society depends on human devotion it does not know age limitations. This is an excellent moment to reflect upon our centenary. Then, in 1999, we will have to present an extremely good manifest for the coming millennium! We have been spoiled very much during the past 90 years. Which of the founders would have expected so many people professionally involved at the protection of monuments? Which of them could have estimated the money available to realize restoration activities? Still, despite of all we obtained, we are rightly concerned about our country and especially that part of the world beyond our borders. These concerns are formulated by the National Geographic Society which hereby stated: 'Can we save this fragile earth?' This society aims at the earth herself as well as at human achievements. Co-operation between the protection of nature and the protection of monuments certainly is sensible and could be one of our future actions. How much nature, how much culture is not already 'dead'! Wren's St. Benet in London f.e. seems saved, but surrounded by flowing thoroughfares the church misses every relation with the original urban structure. Thus in fact the monument has not been saved. At Liège, Belgium, 20th century traffic and concrete buildings overran the medieval Place St. Lambert. And what about the European countryside? How much harmonious farmer's land has not been industrialized yet? Old structures disappear everywhere. Instead of the newly made our Society had to study more and more the continuous changes of the already extant. As to our foreign activities, we can distinguish three angles of incidence. First of all: what can we learn from other countries? Our founder mr. dr. J.C. Overvoorde already realized the importance of study of the way monuments are protected in different European countries. ICOMOS at present is the platform to discuss organizational and substantial aspects. Second: stock-taking of Dutch cultural influences to other regions in Europe, which subject used to attract more attention than it does now. At last: Dutch influences beyond European borders. Like our founder in 1910-11 studied Hindu-Buddhistic antiquaries and the monuments of the Dutch East-Indian Company our Foundation Social History of the Dutch Oversea studies these treasures now. One of her working-groups tries to solve Indonesian problems with respect to the protection of monuments and started stocktaking of especially younger architecture and town-planning. Still, a lot remains to be done on this field in the 'West'! Borders fade. But with the introduction of new fields of work we may not forget the old. Not the older monuments, since we are occupied with the young, not the Dutch, being directed at the whole world. After the question of what we study, the question rises how. Our purpose always was protection. Unlike nature culture cannot renew herself: we have to 'maintain'. And then mankind also is a piece of nature with continuous new desires to which the extant has been adapted. 'Maintain' as well as 'adapt to' means: to change. We can let nature change the made - how beautifully weathered the ruins are! - but we can also preserve the weathering - until now. Replacement of weathered material by new in the shape of colour it used to have is another possibility. Also opinions about this sort of alterations are constantly changing. Thus a platform like the KNOB at national level or ICOMOS at international level will always be needed. That's why: an extremely good manifesto in 10 years. One that states that we are occupied with changing instead of static affairs. Alterations must be directed professionally in a careful and modest way. For the real is infinitely more valuable than the copy.

학위논문 (석사)-- 서울대학교 대학원 : 정책학과, 2012. 2. 박정훈. ; 오늘날과 같은 지식정보화 사회에서의 전자정부 구현은 정부경쟁력, 더 나아가 국가경쟁력을 제고할 수 있는 핵심수단으로 여겨지기에 세계 각국과 국제기구에서는 전자정부를 도입하고 발전시키기 위해 재정적, 정책적으로 많은 노력을 기울이고 있다. 그러나 전자정부를 발전시키려는 이러한 노력들에도 불구하고 정부의 효과성, 민주성, 투명성 등 정부경쟁력의 개선은 전자정부 도입 시 기대했던 바에 크게 미치지 못하고 있는 것이 현실이다. 본 연구는 이러한 문제의식에서 출발하여 각 국의 정부경쟁력을 한층 강화시켜 줄 것이라 생각했던 전자정부가 과연 실제 그 효과를 나타내고 있는지에 대한 문제를 제기하고 전자정부가 정부경쟁력에 어떻게 영향을 미치고 있는 실증 분석하고자 하였다. 이를 통해 전자정부 도입 시 본래 달성하고자 하는 바들이 얼마나 잘 달성하고 있는지, 또 서로 다른 부문들로 구성된 전자정부 요소들은 정부경쟁력에 각기 어떠한 영향을 미치고 있는지 살펴보고 향후 전자정부의 연구, 정부정책과 관련한 몇 가지 시사점을 도출하고자 하였다. 본 연구는 151개 국가들을 대상으로 실시하였으며 종속변수로는 UN에서 발표하는 'Global E-government Readiness Report'의 전자정부 준비지수(Global E-government Readiness), 독립변수로는 국제투명성위원회의 부패인식지수(CPI), World Bank의 정부효과성지수(GE), Freedom House의 정치적 권리(PR), 시민의 자유(CL)지수를 시차를 고려하여 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 각 국의 웹과 정보통신인프라의 발전은 정부운영의 효과성과 시민의 정치적 권리와 자유를 증진시키고 정부부문의 부패를 감소시켜 정부경쟁력 강화에 유의미한 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 웹과 정보통신인프라의 효과적인 정부운영 및 부패감소 효과는 OECD국에 비하여 비OECD 국에서 상대적으로 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 반면 정부의 시민참여 노력정도를 반영하는 온라인참여(E-Participation)변수는 기대와 달리 시민의 정치적 권리와 자유를 증진시키는데 기여하고 있지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 전자정부 운영 및 연구에 있어서 몇 가지 함의를 시사한다. 첫째 전자정부가 정부경쟁력 강화라는 본래 목표를 달성하기 위해서는 무엇보다 정보통신인프라의 확충과 웹사이트의 발전이 동시에 이루어져야 할 것이다. 둘째, 각 국이 처한 경제, 사회 등 여러 부문의 발전수준과 전자정부 각 요소들을 각 국에 도입했을 때 그 영향들을 고려한 전략적 접근이 전자정부를 성공적으로 이끄는데 하나의 중요한 요소로 작용할 것이라는 점이다. 셋째, 현 시점의 전자정부 뿐만 아니라 이전의 전자정부 수준역시 정부경쟁력에 지속적인 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 전자정부사업에 대한 성과가 나타나는 시간이 길기 때문에 시차를 고려한 전자정부 사업계획 및 성과평가가 이루어져야 함을 보이는 것이다. 마지막으로 정부의 온라인 국민 참여노력(E-Participation)이 실제 민주주의강화에 이어질 수 있도록 정부의 보다 강한 책임성과 대응성, 법‧제도의 구축이 이루어져야할 것이라는 점이다. ; In the information society, All countries of the world and international organizations have tried to develop E-government, considering it as core means to improve government competitiveness. However, It is true that the results of it fall short of our expectations regardless of our effort in E-government. The results of the analysis are as follows: With awareness of issues above, this study tried to solve research questions: Has E-government which plays a role in improving government competitiveness accomplished its aims? and which components of it have effect on the government competitiveness? In addition, this study aimed to offer proposals related to policies and studies of E-government. In research method, multi-regression analysis was used based on the data : Global E-government Readiness Index reported by UN, Corruption Perceptions Index issued by TI, Government Effectiveness Index reported by World Bank, Political Right and Civil Liberty issued by Freedom House with 151 countries in the world. As a result of analysis, It is verified that Development of Web and Telecommunication Infrastructure have influence on improving Government effectiveness and democracy in society. And Their influence is stronger in OECD countries than non-OECD. On the other hand It is revealed that an effort of government to encourage political participation of nation doesn't contribute to improving level of democracy. The lessons from this study are as follows. First, it is important to expand telecommunication infrastructure for more citizen to get information which is a little bit developing infrastructure highly and improve web site for citizen to get high quality information. Secondly, it is necessary to approach strategically considering a level of economy and society and influence of e-government predicted before planning policies about e-government in order to make e-government business successful. thirdly, It is revealed that not only a level of current e-government but also a level of past e-government have influence on current government competitiveness. It means that time lag has to be considered planning e-government business and evaluating performance of it. Last but not least, More responsibility and responsiveness of government and laws and institutions related to e-government are needed in order that an effort of e-participation each government carries out is connected to reinforcing democracy. ; Master

학위논문 (석사)-- 서울대학교 대학원 : 외교학과, 2012. 2. 윤영관. ; 개발원조가 더욱 중요해지고, 투입되는 금액 또한 증가하면서 개발원조의 효과성에 대한 관심이 증대되고 있다. 본 논문 역시 이에 주목하여, 원조가 수원국의 경제발전에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 조건을 알아본다. 특히 수원국의 경제발전전략과 원조효과성과의 관계를 살피기 위해서 시장주도적인 경제발전전략을 채택한 방글라데시와 국가주도적인 경제발전전략을 채택한 보츠와나의 원조이용과 그 효과성을 비교하여 살펴보았다. 보츠와나 방글라데시 두 국가 모두 독립 당시에는 매우 가난하여 해외 원조에 의존하였다. 그러나 현재, 보츠와나는 1인당 국민소득이 7,000달러에 달하고 방글라데시의 국민소득은 600달러를 겨우 넘는다. 양국의 개발전략을 비교해보면, 국가주도의 경제개발전략을 택한 보츠와나 정부는 국가개발계획을 작성하고 이에 따라 경제를 관리하였다. 개발계획의 수립, 예산의 작성 등을 재정 및 개발계획부라는 한 개의 정부부서가 통제함으로써 효율적인 관리가 가능했다. 반면 방글라데시는 시장주도의 경제개발전략을 택했다. 1980년대와 1990년대 세계은행과 국제통화기금 등의 공여국의 영향으로 시장주도적인 개방형 경제구조를 위한 자유화, 민영화, 규제완화 조치가 본격적으로 시행되었다. 그러나 방글라데시는 시장 자체나 이를 뒷받침해줄 제도가 제대로 갖춰지지 않았기 때문에 개혁은 제대로 성공을 거두지 못했다. 양국의 원조의 이용 역시 달랐다. 보츠와나는 국가주도의 개발전략에 따라 원조를 이용하였다. 공여국은 국가개발계획을 참고하여 원조 분야와 사업을 결정함으로써 보츠와나 정부의 우선순위에 따른 원조를 하는 것이 가능했다. 반면 방글라데시의 원조는 방글라데시의 필요에 맞춰 이용되는 것이 아니라 공여국의 입장에 따라 이용되었다. 이에 따라 사업이 중간에 중단되거나, 원하는 목표를 이루지 못하는 경우가 생겼다. 그 결과 양국에 제공된 원조의 효과성에도 차이가 있었다. 보츠와나의 경우, 원조가 투자된 교육 분야나 보건, 교통 등의 분야에서는 예전에 비해 많은 발전이 이루어졌으며, 경제발전에 도움이 되었다는 평가를 받고 있다. 반면 방글라데시의 경우, 경제성장을 위해 필요한 부분에 원조를 투입하기 보다는 공여국의 개혁정책을 실시하기 위해 필요한 부분에 원조를 투자하였다. 시장의 발달을 위해 민간 금융 기관의 설립, 국영기업의 민영화 등에 투자된 원조는 공여국의 요구에 따라 성급하고 무리하게 투자된 것이었다. 이렇게 투자된 원조는 제대로 효과를 발휘하지 못하고 오히려 실업이나 채무 부담 증가 등 부작용을 발생시켰다. 국가주도적인 개발전략을 세우고 실행하면서 원조 역시 성공적으로 이용한 보츠와나와 공여국의 영향으로 시장주도적인 개발전략을 세우고 개혁을 시도하였으나 실패하고 개혁에 투입된 원조도 그 효과가 크지 않았던 방글라데시의 사례를 비교해본다면 무조건적으로 시장주도적 경제발전전략을 세우고 이에 따라 개혁을 실시하는 것은 수원국의 경제를 발전시키고 원조의 효과성을 제고하기 보다는 오히려 부작용을 불러올 수도 있는 것으로 보인다. 그보다는 수원국의 정부가 장기적인 안목을 갖고 국가주도적으로 경제발전전략을 정하고 이 과정에 통합하여 원조를 이용하는 것, 그리고 공여국은 최대한 그에 따라 원조를 지원하는 것이 원조의 효과성을 높이는 방법이라고 생각할 수 있다. ; As development aid becomes more important and the volume of it increases, more people develop interest on the effectiveness of aid. In this dissertation, I sought for the conditions to improve aid effectiveness. To find the conditions that positively influence the economy of a recipient country, I compare the development strategy and the use and the effectiveness of aid between Bangladesh and Botswana. Both Botswana and Bangladesh were so poor that they could not help depending on foreign development aid when they became independent. However, the GDP per capita of Botswana is almost 7,000 dollars now while Bangladesh's is barely 600 dollars. Bangladesh has selected a market-oriented economic development strategy and Botswana a state-led strategy. The Botswana government built the National Development Plan and managed their economy according to this. Because the Ministry of Finance and Development Plan controls the development plan, budget, and so on, it managed the economy efficiently. On the other hand, Bangladesh initiated reform policies to have an open market economy under the influence of donors. In the 1980s and 1990s, the policies for liberalization, privatization, and deregulation were placed guided by major donors, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. However, Bangladesh did not have the proper market and the institution to support it; therefore, its intended reforms did not succeed. The use of aid is also different in both countries. Botswana efficiently used aid according to a national development strategy. Donors could give aid to Botswana in alignment with its priorities because the donors decide an aid project in light of Botswana's development plan. In addition, aid was invested in education, health, and transportation in Botswana. There was improvement in those fields that contributed to economic development. The Bangladesh aid is used according to the opinions of its donors. The aid projects ceased consequently thereby deferring its set goals. Bangladesh invested aid to practice reform policies for a market-oriented economy. It invested aid impetuously on requests by donors for the establishment of private financial institutions and the privatization of state-owned enterprises. These aids could not help the country's economic development and produced side effects, such as unemployment and national debt. As we compare the two, we can infer that building a market-oriented development strategy and practicing reform policy unconditionally according to the purpose of donors do not render aid effective. It is rather more effective if the recipient country makes a long-term development plan, controls the economy, and uses aid according to its strategy. ; Master

학위논문 (석사)-- 서울대학교 대학원 : 정치학과, 2012. 2. 박찬욱. ; 본 연구는 1970년대 이후 미국의 통상정책 결정과정에서 주된 절차적 기제로 작용해온 신속처리절차(Fast-track procedures)가 2002년 무역법을 통해 무역증진권한(Trade Promotion Authority; TPA)으로 재입법되는 과정의 동학을 의회-행정부 관계를 중심으로 설명하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 신속처리절차는 대통령이 비관세장벽 관련 내용이 포함된 무역협정을 체결하고 이행법안을 의회에 제출하면 양원은 수정안 제출 없이 가부만을 결정해서 90일내에 처리해야 한다는 규정으로 1974년 무역법에서 처음 도입된 이래 30년 간 미국의 무역정책결정과정에서 중요한 위치를 차지해왔다. 하지만 자유무역정책에 대한 양당의 합의가 약해지면서 1994년 만료되었고, 2002년 8월 6일 부시 대통령이 법안에 서명을 하면서 8년 만에 통상정책결정과정에 다시 등장했다. 그렇다면 어떠한 맥락에서 클린턴 행정부 시기에는 부결되었던 연장 법안이 부시 행정부 때는 성공할 수 있었을까? 기존의 연구들은 1997년과 2001년 표결 분석을 통해 의원 차원에서 이익집단ㆍ유권자들과의 관계, 정당 차원에서 단점정부를 그 요인으로 지적한다. 하지만 입법과정에서 의회의 행태는 의원 개인, 정당 두 차원 외에도 행정부와의 관계에서 입법부로서의 의회를 강화하고자 하는 유인의 영향을 받는데 본 논문은 마지막 차원에 주목한 설명을 제시하고자 한다. 즉 의회는 국내외 경제적 상황, 유권자와 이익집단에 대한 고려, 행정부 등 다양한 요구에 대응하는 과정에서 입법부로서의 지위 강화를 위해 행정부와의 관계에서 개입을 증대하는 동시에 실패했을 경우에 부담해야 하는 비난, 지지기반의 이탈과 같은 손실을 최소화하는 방향으로 정책을 입안하려고 했고, 그 결과로 2002년에 무역증진권한이 다시 입법되었다는 것을 보이고자 한다. 입법 과정을 보면 초기에는 기존 연구 결과에서 나타나듯 의원 개인의 차원에서는 재선을 위해 유권자와 이익집단을 고려했고 정당 차원에서는 다수당이 되려는 선거 정치에 대한 고려와 이익집단과의 관계에서 통과와 저지의 공을 주장하려는 의도에서 정당 간 대립이 나타나기도 했다. 하지만 입법과정이 본격화되고 상원에서 안데스 산맥 국가들에 대한 무역특혜협정, 무역조정지원과 포괄법안의 형태로 입법되는 것으로 논의되면서 양당의 지도부는 의회가 미국의 전반적인 무역정책의 수립에 어떻게 개입해야 하는가에 대한 고민을 시작했다. 의회는 무역개방이 필요하다는 방향성에는 전반적으로 동의하고 있었고 WTO Doha Round가 임박해오고 있는 상황에서 행정부에 권한을 위임하지 않았다가 미국의 무역과 경제 상황이 악화된다면 그에 대한 책임을 온전히 부담해야 하기 때문에 무역증진권한의 입법을 통해 책임을 공유할 필요가 있었다. 이 경우 직접적인 권한 행사 주체는 행정부이기 때문에 실패했을 때는 행정부에 책임을 전가할 수 있는데다 권한의 위임범위와 재량권을 더욱 축소하고 적극적으로 개입해 무역 정책을 수립할 수 있기 때문에 의회의 입장에서는 결과에 대한 직접적인 책임을 회피할 수 있다. 동시에 절차의 적용 요건을 강화하고 감독기구를 늘리고 등의 조치를 통해 협상과정에 의회가 능동적으로 개입할 수 있는 통로를 확대하고, 행정부가 의회의 의사와 반하는 협상을 할 여지를 줄이기 위해 재량의 범위를 제한했다. 하지만 2002년 무역법에서 의회의 무역정책수립에 대한 적극적인 개입 의지가 가장 강하게 드러난 부분은 주도적으로 무역개방으로 인해 피해를 입은 부문에 대한 보상정책을 수립했다는 점이다. 무역조정지원에서 규정한 정책들은 분배정책적인 특성으로 인해 수혜자들에게 공을 주장하기는 쉽지만 비난을 받거나 실패할 확률은 낮기 때문에 의회의 입장에서는 헌법상 수임기관으로서 무역정책을 적극적으로 수립하는 의무를 다하고 있다고 주장하기에 효과적인 조치였다. 의회는 이처럼 무역조정지원 법안을 통해 적극적으로 개입해 직접 무역정책을 수립하고 무역협정체결과정에서 개입을 증대하는 동시에 권한을 위임하지 않았을 경우 WTO Doha Round에서 미국의 협상지위 약화로 미국의 무역과 경제 상황이 악화될 수 있다는 우려 때문에 개입의 정도를 자제하고 행정부에 직접적인 무역협정체결권한을 위임하는 내용의 무역증진권한을 입법한 것이다. ; The purpose of this study is to analyze the dynamics of legislating the Trade Act of 2002 which granted Trade Promotion Authority, previously called fast-track negotiating authority, to the President of the United States focusing on the relations between the executive and Congress. Fast-track procedures were set forth in the Trade Act of 1974, stipulating that once the president formally submits a bill implementing a trade agreement concerning non-tariff barriers, both houses must vote on the bill without any amendments or filibusters. Being continuously in effect for 30 years, they have acted as a principal procedural mechanism for enacting trade agreements since 1970's. As the bipartisan consensus on free trade was eroded by the emergence of social issues like labor and environment in trade talks, however, they expired in 1994 due to failure to reach an agreement on how these issues should be handled. In 2002, a long and enthusiastic debate in both houses finally ended and the procedures were restored after a 8-year hiatus during the Bush presidency. If that is the case, in what circumstances was it possible for president Bush to regain the authority that president Clinton failed to win? The existing studies which conducted a comparative analysis on the roll-call voting that took place in 1997 and 2001 pointed out that representatives' consideration of constituents including pressure from interest groups and divided government had a noticeable effect in the different consequences. But besides these two, the respective members and party, a motive to reinforce the legislative branch as an institution has a impact on the behavior of Congress. This study aims to propose an explanation focusing on the third dimension from a view of interbranch politics. Then, responding to both domestic and international economic condition, demand from interest groups and constituents, and request from the executive branch, Congress approved the measure as a consequence of reflecting the intention to improve its status by increasing engagement with the process of decision making in the executive branch and minimize the loss such as the blame from the public or decrease in support accompanying failure of certain policy at the same time. In the early stage of legislation congressmen's consideration of constituents for winning reelection and partisan rivalry prevailed as other studies predicted. But as the actual legislative process progressed, the situation changed. With the Senate Democrats insisting on enactment of the omnibus trade bill incorporating TPA and two other bills, Andean Trade Preference Act and Trade Adjustment Assistance, concern over how Congress should engage with the establishment of generic trade policy spread throughout the party leaders. Congress agreed with the executive branch on the need of trade expansion and delegating the power to negotiate trade agreements for imminent WTO Doha Round because it would make them share the responsibility for possible deterioration in economy and trade in the future. The fact that the direct agent of exerting the authority was the executive branch had Congress make up its leeway as it could shift all the blame onto the other branch. Furthermore, when the economy got worse Congress could curtail the limit of the delegation and discretionary power given to the executive and establish trade policy firsthand. Delegating the authority, Congress expanded the means to actively involve in negotiating process by reinforcing its role of oversight, downsizing the discretionary power to prevent the executive from concluding the agreement despite congressional opposition, and tightening up the conditions to meet for the application of the fast-track procedures. But the most impressive part of the Trade Act of 2002 is TAA which reflected Congress's intension to play a leading role in making compensation policy for the people who got injured by trade. In conclusion, a broad agreement that TPA should be extended spread over Congress as it would consolidate the firm standing of the United States in trade talks including the upcoming WTO Doha Round. Moreover, Congress did not want to take full responsibilities or blame for the potential deteriorating economy. But at the same time Congress wanted to increase its engagement with trade policy making with the authority originally given to it by Constitution and its grown capabilities. The effort to restore the fast-track negotiating authority; TPA during the Bush presidency was feasible as it was linked to TAA bill, a measure taken by Congress to expand its involvement in trade policy making, and some steps to increase its engagement with the process of negotiation were taken. In other words, the Trade Act of 2002 was legislated as a result of Congress' struggle to balance between two motives, desire to avoid blame and increase its engagement with policy making. ; Master

학위논문 (석사)-- 서울대학교 대학원 : 정치학과, 2012. 2. 신종갑. ; This paper aims to examine the alliance policy of Roh Moo-Hyun (Roh) government by focusing on its strategic flexibility and missile defense. More specifically, this paper argues that Roh government's dependency on the United States is the main variable that describes Roh government's alliance policy. The Bush administration realized the uncertainty of threat and the vulnerability of its homeland security following the September 11 attacks in 2001. The new military security strategy appeared to be coping with the changed international security environment and have maintained the United States' unipolarity. The core of the military security strategy was the war on terrorism and military transformation, and the United States was preparing to consolidate its alliances and partnerships in order to implement these strategies effectively. The United States emphasized Global Defense Posture Review (GPR) and Missile Defense, and demanded the cooperation of its allies. The United States' demands brought about the alliance security dilemma to the Republic of Korea (ROK), a weaker state in the asymmetric alliance. Cooperation with the United States could cause the ROK to become unintentionally involved in the northeast asia conflict and Peninsula conflict, while noncooperation could cause abandonment from the United States in facing the threat of North Korea. In the alliance security dilemma, Roh government gave an opposite decision, that is, the agreement of strategic flexibility and the decision not to participate in missile defense. In the case of strategic flexibility, Roh government recognized that South Korea was superior to North Korea in terms of conventional power. But what Roh government ultimately pursued was not the power to win the war, but the power to deter the war (deterrence). North Korea, as a result of its aggressive military strategies and its strengthening military power, could cause immense damage to South Korea by launching a sudden attack on South Korea. The participatory government judged that South Korea was not equipped for deterrence to prevent North Korea's sudden attack alone. The United States Forces Korea (USFK)'s fighting power (especially counterfire warfare power, intelligence capabilities) contributed to South Korea's deterrence against North Korea immensely, and South Korea realized that it would be difficult to replace USFK's fighting power within a short period of time. A combination of the degree of threat South Korea faced from North Korea, the extent to which the United States could contribute to deterrence and defense against the threat of North Korea, and the limited availability and high cost of alternative means of meeting the threat made Roh government more dependent on the United States. A high degree of alliance dependency led Roh government to perceive the fear of abandonment by the United States as greater than the fear of being involved in unwanted conflicts; accordingly, Roh government agreed to the strategic flexibility of USFK in order to decrease the possibility of abandonment by the United States. In the case of missile defense, Roh government perceived North Korea's weapons of mass destruction as weapons for the purpose of maintaining its regime or having leverage during negotiations rather than for threatening South Korea. Therefore, Roh government sought a peaceful resolution through dialogue. In addition, a missile defense system asked by the United States would not be reliable enough to be suitable for deployment, and was not suitable for the geography of the South Korean peninsula. The perception of a low level of threat and the small amount of security contributions made by the United States to protect South Korea against North Korea's weapons of mass destruction led Roh government to become less dependent on United States' security umbrella. A low degree of alliance dependency led Roh government to perceive the fear of abandonment from the United States as less than the fear of being involved in unwanted conflicts; accordingly, Roh government decided not to participate in a missile defense system in order to decrease its possibility of entrapment. However, in October 2006, North Korea's nuclear testing led Roh government to perceive North Korea's weapons of mass destruction as a 'serious threat'. Therefore, Roh government needed to protect South Korea against North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and then officially declared the need to construct the Korea Missile&Air Defense (KAMD). This paper concluded that a combination of Roh government's threat perception and United States' security contributions had a decisive effect on the decision of USFK's strategic flexibility and missile defense. In other words, while a low level of United States dependency led Roh government to present a strong level of commitment to the United States, a high level of dependency on the United States led Roh government to present a weak level of commitment to the United States. This conclusion shows that asymmetry between allies within an asymmetric alliance differs depending on the case; it also suggests that studies on the ROK-US alliance should overcome limitations of claims that weak states have no choice but to accept strong states' demands. ; 본 논문은 참여정부의 동맹정책을 전략적 유연성과 미사일방어체제 결정사례를 중심으로 살펴보는 것을 목적으로 한다. 보다 구체적으로 주한미군의 전략적 유연성 합의와 미사일방어체제 불참 결정을 비교분석함으로써 참여정부의 동맹정책을 설명하는 주요 변수가 참여정부의 미국 의존성이라는 점을 주장하고자 한다. 부시 행정부는 2001년에 발생한 9․11테러를 계기로 위협의 불확실성과 본토안보의 취약성을 인식하였다. 변화된 국제안보환경에 대응하고 미국 중심의 단극질서 유지를 위해 나타난 것이 새로운 군사안보전략이었다. 군사안보전략의 핵심은 테러와의 전쟁과 군사 변혁(Military Transformation)이었다. 그리고 미국은 전략의 효과적인 수행을 위해 동맹 및 파트너십의 강화를 도모하였다. 미국은 군사안보전략의 구체적 실천에 있어 미국의 전 세계 군사태세의 변화를 의미하는 해외주둔미군재배치계획과 새로운 능력의 구축이자 전쟁수행방식의 변화를 의미하는 미사일방어체제를 강조하였으며, 동맹국에 동참을 요구하였다. 미국의 동참 요구는 비대칭동맹인 한미동맹 내에서 약소동맹국인 한국에 동맹의 안보딜레마를 야기하였다. 각 쟁점에의 협력은 한국이 동북아 분쟁 및 한반도 분쟁에 의도치 않게 개입되는 상황을 야기하는 반면, 미국에 대한 비협조는 북한의 위협에 대한 미국으로부터의 방기를 야기하는 것이었다. 참여정부는 연루와 방기의 딜레마에 직면하여 주한미군의 전략적 유연성 합의와 미사일방어체제 불참이라는 상반된 결정을 내렸다. 전략적 유연성의 경우, 참여정부는 재래식 전력에서 한국이 북한보다 우위에 있다고 인식하였다. 하지만 참여정부가 궁극적으로 지향하는 바는 전쟁에서 승리할 수 있는 전력이 아니라 전쟁 자체를 예방하는 전쟁억제력이었다. 북한의 공세적인 군사전략과 군사력 증강은 북한이 기습적으로 공격을 가해 한국에 막대한 피해를 야기할 수 있었다. 참여정부는 북한의 기습적인 공격을 예방하기 위한 전쟁 억제력을 한국 단독으로 갖추고 있지 않다고 판단하였다. 주한미군이 갖추고 있던 전력, 특히 대화력전 능력과 정보력이 한국의 대북억제력에 지대한 기여를 하였으며, 한국이 이를 단시간 내에 대체하기는 어렵다고 보았다. 북한 위협에 대한 인식과 미국의 안보기여에 대한 고려는 참여정부로 하여금 안보획득을 위해 미국에 보다 의존적이 되도록 하였다. 높은 의존성은 원치 않는 분쟁에 연루되는 위험보다 미국으로부터 버림받는 위험을 더 크게 인식하도록 하였으며, 이에 따라 참여정부는 방기의 위험을 줄이기 위해 미국에 강한 공약, 즉 전략적 유연성 합의를 결정하였다. 미사일방어체제의 경우, 참여정부는 2006년 북핵 실험 이전에는 북한의 대량살상무기를 한국에 대한 위협용이라기보다는 체제 유지용 혹은 협상용으로 인식하였다. 따라서 대화를 통한 평화적 해결을 모색하였다. 그리고 북한의 대량살상무기를 방어하기 위해 요구된 미사일방어체제는 운용 신뢰성이 배치에 부합할 만큼 높지 않았으며, 군사분계선과 서울과의 인접성과 협소한 면적을 특징으로 하는 한반도 지형에는 적합하지 않는 체계였다. 북한의 대량살상무기에 대한 낮은 위협인식과 낮은 미국의 안보기여는 참여정부로 하여금 미국의 안보우산에 덜 의존적이 되도록 하였다. 낮은 의존성은 미국으로부터 방기되는 위험보다 원치 않는 분쟁에 연루되는 위험을 더 크게 인식하도록 하였으며, 이에 따라 참여정부는 연루의 위험을 최소화하기 위해 미국에 약한 공약 즉 미사일방어체제 불참을 공식화하였다. 하지만 2006년의 북핵 실험은 참여정부가 북한의 대량살상무기를 '심각한 위협'으로 받아들이게 하였다. 이는 북한의 대량살상무기 공격으로부터 한국을 보호할 필요성을 야기하였으며, 그 결과는 한국형 미사일방어체제의 공식적 구축이었다. 본 논문은 주한미군의 전략적 유연성 합의와 미사일방어체제 불참 결정에는 참여정부의 위협인식과 미국의 안보기여가 결합된 미국 의존도가 핵심적으로 영향을 미쳤음을 밝혔다. 미국 의존도가 낮을 경우 참여정부는 연루의 위험을 줄이기 위해 약한 공약을 제시하고, 반면 의존도가 높을 경우 방기의 위험을 줄이기 위해 강한 공약을 제시하였던 것이다. 이는 비대칭 내 동맹국들 간의 비대칭성이 쟁점별로 다를 수 있으며, 한미동맹에 대한 연구들이 약소국은 강대국의 요구를 수용할 수밖에 없다는 주장의 한계에서 벗어나야함을 보여준다. ; Master

학위논문(석사)--서울대학교 대학원 :행정대학원 행정학과(정책학전공),2019. 8. 김순은. ; 국문초록 박근혜 전 대통령은 2013년 10월 18일 서울 신라호텔에서 열린 '유라시아 시대의 국제협력' 컨퍼런스 개막식 기조연설에서 다음과 같이 말했다. "내외 귀빈 여러분, 유라시아 대륙은 세계인구의 약 71%가 살고 있고, 동쪽 끝에서 서쪽 끝까지 12개의 시간대에 걸쳐 있는 세계 최대의 단일 대륙입니다. (중략)···저는 이제 유라시아에 새로운 소통의 길을 열어 협력의 잠재력을 끌어내야 할 때라고 생각합니다. 단절과 고립, 긴장과 분쟁을 극복하고 소통과 개방으로 평화롭게 교류하며 함께 번영하는 유라시아를 건설해야 합니다. 이를 위해 저는 유라시아를 '하나의 대륙', '창조의 대륙', '평화의 대륙' 으로 만들어 가는 몇 가지 방향을 제안하고자 합니다." 라고 하며 '유라시아 이니셔티브' 를 주창하였다. 이처럼 유라시아 이니셔티브는 유라시아 국가들 간 물류, 시장, 문화 등을 통합해 나가는 것을 주요 내용으로 하였으며 핵심은 물류 및 교통의 통합을 통해 유라시아 대륙의 공동번영을 이룸과 함께 한국은 유라시아 대륙의 물류 허브로 거듭나는 것이었다. 다수 전문가들은 유라시아 이니셔티브의 추진에 있어 여러 도시 중에서도 세계적인 항만을 보유하고 있고, 한반도의 기점이자 종점이며 세계 전역으로 뻗어나갈 수 있는 지정학적 위치를 갖춘 부산시의 역할에 주목하였다. 이러한 상황에서 당시 부산시장은 부산시의 도시 비전을 '유라시아 관문도시 부산' 으로 정하고 부산이 주도적으로 유라시아 이니셔티브를 이끌어가야 한다고 주장하였다. 이러한 주장에 기반하여 부산시는 2015년부터 본격적으로 유라시아와 관련한 여러 사업을 추진하였다. 하지만, 대부분의 사업은 일회성에 그치거나 큰 효과를 내지 못하였다. 반면, '유라시아 관문도시 부산' 이라는 부산의 비전을 국내외에 전파하고 유라시아 여러 도시들과의 교류협력을 강화하기 위해 추진한 『유라시아 부산원정대』 사업은 정책결정 과정에서는 사업효과에 대한 의문이 다수 제기 되었으며 일회성 행사에 그칠 것으로 우려 하였으나 2019년 현재까지도 지속적으로 추진될 만큼 부산시를 대표하는 유라시아 관련 정책으로 자리매김 하였다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 『유라시아 부산원정대』의 집행과정을 분석해보고, 어떻게 본 정책이 다른 사업들과는 달리 지속될 수 있었는지에 대해 살펴보았으며 이 과정에서 Mazmanian과 Sabatier의 연구를 활용하여 분석을 진행하였다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 다음의 세 가지로 나눌 수 있다. 첫째, 『유라시아 부산원정대』의 집행과정을 분석해보고 집행이 잘된 부분과 그렇지 않은 부분을 찾아본다. 둘째, 정책집행과정의 분석을 통해 어떻게 본 사업이 다른 유라시아 관련 정책들과는 달리 일회성에 그치지 않고 지속될 수 있었는지에 대해 알아본다. 마지막으로, 정책집행 연구에서 빈번하게 활용되는 Mazmanian과 Sabatier의 연구를 분석하여 이론이 담고 있는 함의 및 구체적 내용을 알아본다. 이러한 목적의 달성을 위해 본 연구는 우선 부산시 및 여러 유관기관들의 문헌 자료와 함께 집행과정에 참여했던 주요 행위자들을 면담하여 정책집행과정을 면밀히 분석하였다. 다음으로 Mazmanian 과 Sabatier 가 제시한 '정책집행이 효과적으로 이루어지기 위한 조건'을 활용하여 원정대 사업의 정책집행과정이 해당 조건에 부합하는지 여부를 통해 정책집행이 잘 된 부분과 그렇지 못한 부분을 구분하였다. 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 『유라시아 부산원정대』의 정책목표는 명확하며 일관성을 갖추었다. 특히, 외교부, 경상북도 등 타 기관이 추진한 유사사업들과 비교했을 때 원정대의 정책목표는 상당히 명확하며 구체적이었다. 둘째, 정책목표의 달성을 위해 부산광역시 차원의 개입이 필요하다는 것은 분명하나, 굳이 원정대라는 수단을 선택해야 하는지에 대해서는 원정대 이외에도 본 정책목표를 달성할 수 있는 여러 가지 다른 방법이 있을 수 있기 때문에, 본 정책목표와 원정대라는 정책수단 간의 인과관계는 명확하지 않았다. 셋째, 정책집행 담당기관이었던 부산광역시 통상진흥과 남북경제협력팀 및 부산국제교류재단은 본 정책과 업무관련성이 매우 높고, 조직원들은 본 사업에 대해 상당히 긍정적인 반응을 보였기 때문에 집행기관은 모두 원정대 사업에 대해 상당히 호의적이었던 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 부산시 및 부산국제교류재단 모두 원정대 사업에 대한 의사결정 과정은 3단계로 이루어져 공식적으로 정해진 절차에 비해 단순화 되었으며, 의사결정 방식 역시 하향식이며 대체로 시장의 지시에 전적으로 순응하는 편이었기 때문에 빠른 정책집행이 가능했다. 다섯째, 부산시 의회 및 부산시 내 관련 부서 등 정책집행 유관기관과 정책결정자인 부산시장은 원정대 사업에 대해 호의적이었으며 지지를 보냈던 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 부산시장의 경우 원정대에 대해 상당히 높은 관심을 보였던 것으로 파악되었다. 마지막으로 원정대 사업의 집행과정에서 동남권 신공항의 유치 문제가 이슈화 되면서 '유라시아 관문도시 부산' 이라는 비전의 홍보 및 국내외 확산이 더욱 중요해졌고 이로 인해 원정대 사업의 정책목표가 갖는 중요성은 정책결정 시에 비해 더욱 높아졌다고 볼 수 있다. 연구결과를 종합해보면, 『유라시아 부산원정대』의 정책집행과정은 Mazmanian 과 Sabatier가 제시한 정책집행이 효과적으로 이루어지기 위한 조건을 대체로 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 원정대 사업은 ① 정책목표가 상당히 명확하며, ② 정책집행기관 및 정책결정자가 사업에 대해 상당한 관심 및 지지를 보내었고, ③ 사회·경제적 조건의 변화로 인해 정책집행과정에서 정책목표의 상대적 중요성이 더욱 높아졌기 때문에 다른 유라시아 관련 사업들과는 달리 정책이 일회성에 그치지 않고 지속될 수 있었던 것으로 나타났다. 다만, 정책목표와 정책수단 간의 인과관계가 불명확하여 정책이 지속되고 집행에 따른 성과가 창출되었음에도 정책이 갖는 효과에 대한 의문이 지속되었던 만큼 이에 대한 보완이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. ; Former President Park Geun-hye delivered her keynote address at the opening of the 'Global Cooperation in the Era of Eurasia' conference in Seoul Silla hotel on October 18 ; "Ladies and Gentleman, Eurasia is the biggest continent in the world which contains 71% of the world's population and 12 different time zones. .Now is the time to open a new channel to Eurasia in order to lift its cooperation potential. We need to revive Eurasia, a geographic area disconnected by the Cold War, as a space for communication, openness, creation and fusion. I would like to propose a new vision, to make Eurasia, one continent of creation and peace." and then suggest her new vision 'Eurasia Initiative'. The main concept of Eurasia Initiative is integrating logistics, market and culture among Eurasian countries and key point is by integrating logistics and transportation we'd like to achieve prosperity of Eurasia Countries and at the same time, Korean peninsula should role as a logistic hub and the gate way of Eurasia continent. Many specialists focused the role of Busan Metropolitan city to achieve the goal of Eurasia Initiative because of it's global port facilities and geographical location which is the origin and destination of Korean peninsula. In this situation, former Mayor of Busan set the city vision as 'The Eurasia Gateway Busan' and stressed that Busan should lead the Eurasia Initiative. Based on this opinion, Busan Metropolitan City implemented many policies from 2015, but most of them were just one time event and failed to succeed. However, the policy 'Eurasia Expedition from Busan' which focused on publicizing the vision of Busan (Eurasia Gateway Busan) and strengthening the cooperation with Eurasian cities is still maintaining in 2019 and becoming the most famous and symbolic policy about Eurasia in Busan eventhough there were lots of doubts about being one time event in the policy decision process. Thus in this study, analyzing the policy implementation process of 'Eurasia Expedition from Busan' and finding the reason how this policy can be maintained unlike other policies by using the Mazmanian-Sabatier model. The goals of this study can divided into three things. First, analyzing the policy implementation process of 'Eurasia Expedition from Busan' and finding the good and bad points of implementation. Second, by analyzing the policy implementation process, how this policy can be maintained unlike other Eurasian policies in Busan. Lastly, analyzing the Mazmanian-Sabatier model which is frequently used in the study of policy implementation, and finding the exact meaning of that model. To achieve these goals, first of all, reviewing much data of Busan Metropolitan cities and other related organizations and also interviewing some people who participated the policy implementation process. Next, using the "Conditions of effective policy implementation which is argued by Mazmanian-Sabatier, analyzing the policy implementation process of 'Eurasia Expedition from Busan' whether it is fit to that conditions or not. The results of this study are as follow. First, the objectives of 'Eurasia Expedition from Busan' are clear and consistent. Especially, comparing with the similar policies which was implemented by the ministry of diplomacy and Gyeongsangbuk-do, the objectives of these policies are very obvious and concrete. Second, to achieve this objectives, it's clear that the intervention of government is necessary, but the causal theory between this policy and the objectives is not clear. Third, both Inter-Korean cooperation team in Trade promotion division of Busan Metropolitan City government and Busan Foundation for International Cooperation which were in charge of implementing 'Eurasia Expedition from Busan' were quite related to this policy and all of members were so much positive to this policy. Thus both organizations are so much favorable to this policy. Fourth, the decision rules of both organizations were in a three stages which was quite simplified than formal steps, and quite top-down ways especially complying the order of mayor thus it can simplify policy implementation process and facilitate effective implementation. Fifth, the related organizations of policy implementation like Busan city council and other divisions of Busan Metropolitan City and the mayor of Busan who is a policy decision maker were favorable and supportive to 'Eurasia Expedition from Busan'. Especially, mayor of Busan gave considerable support to this policy. Lastly, in the process of implementing this policy, the issue of attracting southeastern new airport in Busan was so disputed thus the vision of Busan city (Eurasia Gateway Busan) itself and publicizing this to the inside and outside of countries became more important, thus the importance of the objective of 'Eurasia Expedition from Busan' became more higher than before. ; 제 1 장 서 론 1 제 1 절 연구목적 및 배경 1 제 2 절 연구의 범위와 방법 4 제 2 장 이론적 배경 5 제 1 절 정책집행의 의의 5 제 2 절 정책집행에 영향을 미치는 요인 7 1. 연구경향 7 2. Mazmanian & Sabatier의 연구 8 제 3 절 선행연구 25 1. 정책집행과정 분석에 관한 선행연구 25 2. Mazmanian & Sabatier의 모형에 관한 선행연구 27 제 4 절 『유라시아 부산원정대』 정책 개요 29 1. 추진배경 29 2. 사업내용 32 제 3 장 연구 설계 35 제 1 절 『유라시아 부산원정대』 집행과정 세부 연구문제 35 1. 연구문제의 설정 35 2. 연구문제의 분류 39 제 2 절 면담조사 42 1. 면담 대상의 선정 42 2. 면담방법 및 개요 44 제 4 장 『유라시아 부산원정대』정책집행과정 분석 45 제 1 절 정책 변수 45 1. 정책목표의 명확성 45 2. 정책목표의 일관성 56 3. 인과이론의 명확성 57 제 2 절 집행 변수 61 1. 집행기관의 성격 61 2. 집행기관의 계층적 통합 정도 및 의사결정 방식 70 3. 충분한 재정적 자원 78 제 3 절 환경 변수 88 1. 정책관련집단 및 지배기관의 지지 88 2. 사회경제적 조건의 변화 및 정책목표의 상대적 중요성 100 제 5 장 결 론 102 제 1 절 연구결과의 요약 및 분석 102 제 2 절 정책적 함의 106 참고문헌 107 부록 (면담 질문지) 116 Abstract 122 ; Master

POLITICS BY PROVINCE: Goal-oriented rational action or value-oriented rational action in closed debate on the Wadden region and public consultation on the ecological infrastructure General This thesis is a study of political conduct, and of provincial politics in particular. It is based on three research projects. The first two research projects are empirical studies that examine, respectively, the functioning of the discussion platform for government bodies relating to the Wadden Islands area and the relationship between the regional press and provincial political organs. Each of these two projects is based on a defined problem, a theoretical framework, methodology and conclusions. Although both case studies deal with provincial politics, they are completely separate from each other. The third case study is theoretical. It seeks to clarify the rationalization theories of Max Weber and Karl Mannheim, and place the concepts of goaloriented rational action and value-oriented rational action in their theoretical context. This theoretical chapter produces a number of research questions that can be used as a 'rationality grid' to be applied to the two empirical case studies in order to determine what form of action, goal-rational or value-rational, characterizes provincial politics. Chapter One describes the background to the studies and gives a short introduction to the research themes. This chapter also presents a view of contemporary provincial politics and discusses the scientific position from which this thesis has been written, emphasizing the unique role of the sociological vision. How does the government manage the Wadden Sea? The first section examines the way in which the government manages the Wadden Sea. The study is based on an evaluation study of the functioning of the Coördinatiecollege Waddengebied (CCW) in the period 1987 to 1994. The CCW (a platform for administrative consultation between the government, the Wadden provinces and the Wadden municipalities) was set up in 1980 for the purpose of "ensuring coherent administration and an coordinated policy by the government, provinces and municipalities with regard to the Wadden region." The study is based on a bottleneck analysis; in other words, by identifying problems, concrete solutions can be proposed. The evaluation study employed a combination of two popular lines of research in organizational sociology literature – the 'whole-system approach' and the 'parties approach'. In the whole-system approach, shared values or a feeling of solidarity are what unites the organization. In the parties approach, the organization is seen as a coalition of parties with different interests and aims. The parties work together for their own benefit, or because negative sanctions force them to do so. Both approaches are integrated in the 'parties-withina-system' perspective, which focuses on the relationships between the parties and the organization as a whole. This integral approach was used to evaluate the functioning of the CCW because the CCW places great emphasis on shared values and responsibilities, which are the core elements of the whole-system approach. At the same time, however, the CCW is composed of different parties which all have their own tasks, powers and interests – the core elements of the parties approach. This perspective has been tailored to the evaluation of the CCW using the following criteria: shared values, support base, differing interests, power structure, sense of purpose, and success/failure factors. The study is based on qualitative interviews with participants in the CCW platforms, telephone interviews with councillors and members of the States General, dossier analyses and reconstructions from minutes from the CCW consultations on the following cases: enlarging the scope of the Nature Conservation Act; delegation of powers with regard to inspection and control; co-ordination of international activities, problems relating to 'traditional brown shipping'; the review of the Waddenzee II Key Planning Decision, and gas extraction in the Wadden Sea. This treatment of the original research report emphasizes a systematic description of conduct within the context of the administrative co-ordination of the Wadden region, which is usually of a closed nature. The main problem areas are the following:  a lack of shared values due to the fact that the purpose of the Wadden consultation platform is given a different interpretation depending on the interests in question;  by way of preparation for the Wadden consultations, a process of harmonization takes place within the various authorities, thereby creating an administrative support base. However, this process of preliminary consultation and feedback reveals the other side of the bureaucratic coin – this circuit is, administratively and politically speaking, strongly inward-looking;  there are no substantial conflicts of interest between the layers of government. However, mutual suspicion exists with regard to the extent to which other parties are committed to the Wadden policy. Each party suspects that the other parties will ultimately allow economic interests to prevail;  with regard to the delegation of authority, the balance of power between the government and the provinces is seen as unacceptable. The continuous lack of consensus, whether manifest or otherwise, is a barrier to discussion on a equal footing;  there are various problems relating to the sense of purpose, including the role of the Chairman and the lack of a clear definition/delegation of tasks. This analysis shows that the problems are not related to the structure of the Wadden consultative platform but rather to its culture, and more specifically to the participants' perceptions of the role and responsibilities of the platform. In addition, there appears to be a distinct lack of leadership. The main conclusions are as follows:  harmonization within the various Wadden authorities (government, provinces and municipalities) hampers harmonization between the Wadden authorities;  the representatives from the three layers of government do not present the role and purpose of the consultative platform in a consistent and uniform way;  the CCW is hampered in its work by an ongoing debate about how powers are delegated between the layers of government. Because the analysis of success and failure factors revealed that clearly defined relationships between the government authorities are essential for successful consultation, possible solutions aim to create that clarity. Recommendations have been laid down, for example, relating to the role of the Chairman, drawing up the agenda, and clearly defining the tasks of the various bodies. Although, as far back as 1995, the CCW largely acknowledged the problem areas and supported the proposals for improvement, none of the recommendations will actually be implemented before 2001. Politics and the press on the ecological infrastructure in Friesland and Drenthe Section 2 describes a study of the relationship between the regional press and northern provincial politics. The basis for the study is the political decision-making regarding the establishment of the ecological infrastructure in the provinces of Friesland and Drenthe in the period 1989 to 1996. The conclusion of a survey of the relationship between the printed press and parliamentary democracy is that the main function of the press is to provide information, criticism and comment. The role of information-provider is examined on the basis of the following:  actual report of a meeting of the Provincial Councils;  a news report giving information about matters relating to the ecological infrastructure in both provinces;  a background article describing the context, history and/or different interpretations of matters relating to the ecological infrastructure. The role of critic is examined on the basis of the following:  editorial comment;  a column in which one of the editors gives his opinion under his own name;  opinions of third parties, in which a third party, who is not an editor, is given the opportunity to express an opinion. Using four recent examples, it is then argued that the central question relating to the relationship between politics and the press is one of management – who controls political communication or, put another way, is the relationship determined by 'party logic' or by 'media logic'? The study will compare decision-making on the ecological infrastructure (as this was perceived in decision-making meetings of the provincial councils) with reporting by the regional press in both provinces. The decision-making process of the provincial councils was reconstructed for this purpose. The result is not only an analytical reconstruction of the decision-making surrounding the ecological infrastructure in Friesland and Drenthe, but also a chronicle of provincial political customs and morals. A quantitative and qualitative analysis subsequently shows how the regional press fulfils its role as information provider and critic. The quantitative analysis addresses the question of how often the press fulfils its role as information provider and critic with regard to decision-making on the ecological infrastructure. The qualitative analysis addresses the question of how the press fulfils those roles. It is argued that the quality of the information provided is determined by the degree of objectivity, but that the best measure of quality is a clear standpoint. These conclusions were used to formulate an 'ideal' against which the quality of informative and critical articles can be measured. A factual report is as objective as possible when:  it deals not only with the decision itself, but also with the opinion-forming process;  it gives the opinion not only of the representatives of official bodies, but also of opponents or those outside such bodies;  the reporter does not give his own opinion. A news report or background article is as objective as possible when:  it presents more than one perspective and/or quotes more than one authority on the subject. An editorial or column makes a constructive critical contribution when:  the author adopts a clear standpoint;  the context (history, background or current event) of that standpoint is given;  the author describes how the standpoint was reached, and on which information or authorities it is based. Conclusions about the information function:  in almost half of the cases, the regional newspapers do not report on provincial council meetings relating to the ecological infrastructure. The people who live in the province, but fall outside a given environmental or agricultural target group, will not become informed about the ecological infrastructure by reading their local newspaper. Neither will they become informed about the role of the provincial government in this;  in the reports which do deal with meetings of the provincial councils, there is a lack of balance. Generally speaking, no effort is made in such reports to show the full palette of political colours represented in the provincial council;  there is only relatively wide newspaper coverage on occasions when political emotions are running high. Examples are: Friesland in 1993, when an agreement was reached with the agricultural sector, and Drenthe in 1993, when an amended programme of intent for the soil-protection areas was introduced (the agricultural lobby also played an important role in this). This attention from the press can be explained by incident politics. Political groups hold widely different opinions; they make no effort to hide their differences and journalists are keen to pick up on this. Another possible explanation is that, in these cases, ecological policy is heavily influenced by the farming lobby, which itself is strongly supported by influential political groups;  the news reports are usually brief and present an event from only one perspective, without a journalistic contribution from the author. This leads to the inevitable conclusion that press releases sent to the newspapers have been published without any further interpretation;  the most common simple perspective is that which opposes the ecological infrastructure;  there are very few background articles. Background articles that clarify the situation, and outline the problems confronting provincial politicians, are indispensable with regard to a far-reaching and complex plan such as the development of the ecological infrastructure of the two provinces;  it is notable that most of the background articles are only written from one perspective, with very little informative context. On the basis of these findings, it appears that the way in which the regional press fulfils its role as information provider leaves room for improvement. Scant attention is paid to council decision-making and the quality of reporting also leaves something to be desired. Little can be said about how the press fulfils the role as critic because so few articles appear in this context. The question Who controls political communication? cannot therefore be answered because the press pays too little attention to provincial politics. Goal-oriented or value-oriented rationality: which form of rationality determines political action? Section 3 examines which form of rationality (i.e. goal-oriented or value-oriented rationality) occurs most in the closed discussions between government bodies in the Wadden study, or in public discussions on the ecological infrastructure from the study of the relationship between politics and the press. For this purpose the rationalization theories from the work of Weber and Mannheim were used. Both Weber and Mannheim recognise increasing instrumental and formal rationality (Weber) and functional rationality (Mannheim) in all areas of life, and a decrease in material rationality (Weber) and substantial rationality (Mannheim). Weber and Mannheim identify the rise and influence of a specific form of instrumental rationality, particularly within economic, legal and bureaucratic institutions. Within such institutions, actions are characterized by goal-oriented rationality. This means that the prevalent institutional pattern of norms and values that more or less prescribes how people should act within the institutions (role-related behaviour) places great emphasis on goal-rational behaviour. In order to establish whether this also applies in provincial politics and administration, a study was made of the conception of rationality in the work of Weber and Mannheim. The question of whether goal-oriented or value-oriented rationality is dominant is addressed by a secondary analysis of the material. The secondary analysis takes the form of a 'rationality grid' that is applied to the material from the two empirical studies. The grid has a coarsely meshed structure that can separate out goal-oriented and value-oriented rationality. Following the study of Weber and Mannheim's concepts of rationality, goal-oriemted rational action is defined in this study as action that is geared towards finding the most appropriate means to achieve a goal that is considered as given. When action is successful in terms of the defined goal, we speak of goal-oriented rational action and formal rationality. Success or effectiveness is therefore the measure for goal-rational behaviour. The essence of this concept is expressed in the following questions:  is conduct geared towards resources and procedures within the given of administrative co-ordination or within the structured political (provincial) discussions?  are the goals open to discussion? If action is a logical extension of or derives from a higher value or ideal, we speak of 'valueoriented rational action' and 'material rationality'. The extent to which an action is valueoriented is therefore the measure for value-rationality. In this study, value-oriented rational action is defined as action that is based on the assessment of the desirability of a given goal by means of a party-political value system. The essence of the concept, as used in the present context, is expressed in the following question:  is the action geared towards assessing the desirability of a particular goal, based on a political value system? Conclusions: 1. With regard to discussion between government bodies on the subject of the Wadden region, the hypothesis was that, within the sphere of formalised and regulated administrative co-ordination in the Wadden region, actions are largely determined by goal-oriented rationality. The purpose of the discussion platform is, after all, to co-ordinate and realise goals defined elsewhere. The hypothesis is confirmed – the Wadden discussion platform is characterized by goal-oriented rational action. But this type of action is not related to the ultimate goal of the discussion platform but rather to another goal: the increasing of the influence and governance of the government layer in question. 2. With regard to the decision-making on the ecological infrastructure in Friesland and Drenthe, the hypothesis was that political decision-making debates are characterized by the discussion of values to be lived up to and aims to be realised. It is therefore to be expected that such debates are mainly characterized by value-oriented rationality. However, the findings do not confirm this hypothesis. The discussions of the provincial councils of Drenthe and Friesland are certainly not goal-rational in nature, yet neither can they be described as valuerational. Actions are indeed geared towards assessing the desirability of a particular goal, but that assessment is not based on a political value system. It is not party-political principles that determine political conduct; it would be more true to say that conduct is based on notions of consistency in terms of policy and support.