뉴스 빅데이터를 활용한 농협조합장 선거의 통시적 분석

Abstract

This study analyzed trends in the election of the president of the Agricultural Cooperative by utilizing data from the Election Management Committee and News Big Data as well as existing research papers. Among the elected members of the cooperative president, the election rate of incumbent leaders, government officials and local council members has increased significantly, but the election rate of farmers has decreased. According to the ratio of searches on the details of illegal activities following the change in the election system, the rankings of donations, money and valuables, black propaganda, and rigged elections changed only slightly after the direct election of the head of the Agricultural Cooperative. As illegal elections have become a practice within the system to some extent, the Agricultural Cooperative and related agencies have tried to prevent illegal elections through changes in the electoral system and the establishment of an organic cooperation system, but illegal practices have not been eradicated. Thus, improving the level of awareness of election fraud by candidates and voters could be realized if the electoral system and conscious dimensions fit well into the form of cogwheels.