Je-Hung Ryu
Sungkyunkwan University · 数学
研究室紹介
Professor Je-Hung Ryu's research lab specializes in political behavior, public opinion, and international relations, with a focus on how domestic political elites and social dynamics shape public attitudes toward sensitive national security issues and international institutions. The lab investigates the interplay between elite discourse, social desirability bias, and public support for nuclear weapons, as well as the delegitimization of international organizations through populist rhetoric. Using innovative survey methodologies such as list experiments and survey experiments, the lab aims to uncover unbiased public preferences and the mechanisms driving attitude formation in democratic societies.
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Selected Papers
2How do domestic elite cues shape public attitudes toward international organizations (IOs)? Political elites with populist rhetoric frequently criticize IOs on grounds of representation, popular sovereignty, elitism, detachment from local concerns, and a uniform approach to global problems without accounting for local nuances. We argue that discursive delegitimization by domestic populist elites negatively influences public perceptions of IOs. We conducted an original survey experiment in South
Public opinion polls in South Korea consistently report strong majority support for independent nuclear acquisition, seemingly contradicting global nonproliferation norms and the nuclear taboo. However, these results may be distorted by social desirability bias. If respondents perceive support for nuclear weapons as socially unacceptable, they may underreport their true preferences. Conversely, if they believe that most people support nuclear acquisition—an impression reinforced by media narrati