The Korea Local Administration Review

This study aims to investigate the dynamics among key players in promoting
resident self-governance councils, with a focus on resident self-governance councils
at the town, township, and dong (neighborhood) levels. The objective is to assess
the current state of interactions between these councils and empirically analyze
the factors influencing their performance. Additionally, the study seeks to test
whether social capital plays a mediating role in the relationship between key actors
in residents' self-governance associations and the performance of residents'
autonomy. Drawing on the theoretical framework of the Triple Helix Model, the
Sejong City Residents' Association serves as a case study, employing structural
equations for analysis. The findings indicate that (1) the relationship between
residents' self-governing associations and town/village administration (helix1) and
(2) the relationship between residents' autonomous associations and the council
(helix2) positively impact the performance of resident self-governance councils.
Moreover, the study reveals that social capital, efficacy, and resident participation
partially mediate the relationship between helix1, helix2, and resident autonomy
performance. This suggests that collaborative interactions among stakeholders in
neighborhood associations enhance social capital, potentially revitalizing these
associations. In the end, he suggested the importance of mutually cooperative
interaction between residents' autonomy, Eupmyeon-dong administrations, community
groups, and local councils.