근로시간 단축법 개정의 정책변동과정 연구: 주52시간제 도입을 중심으로

This study utilizes Sabatier's Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) and Social Network Analysis (SNA) to analyze the policy change process of Working Hour Reduction Act and present policy implications. The analysis was conducted by dividing the period from 2012 to 2020 into three periods: discussion period, introduction period, and after introduction period. As a result of the analysis, at first, the labor-friendly advocacy coalition centered on labor organizations and the management-friendly advocacy coalition centered on five economic organizations continued to conflict with strategic actions according to their respective belief systems. After a change of government, the president led labor and economic organizations to the negotiating table, and as a result, the Working Hour Reduction Act passed the National Assembly. However, in the phased implementation process after the introduction of the Working Hours Reduction Act, the advocacy coalition changed due to external shocks such as the employment disaster, Japan's export regulations, and COVID-19. The policy implications derived from these discussions are as follows: First, a president with strong authority acted as a policy brokers to confirm that policy changes occurred. Second, external shocks that occurred in the implementation process after policy changes can bring about changes in advocacy coalition. Third, despite the active activities of the advocacy coalition were confirmed during the process of policy change, major government figures, ministers, and the ruling party have been shown to exert practical influence.