An Analysis of the Influence of Advocacy Coalitions on the Policy Paradigm Shift Process of the Casino Industry Policy : Focused on the Stage of the New Paradigm Contestation

This study aims to identify the stage of the policy paradigm shift process of the casino industry and analyze the characteristics of the stage of the new paradigm contestation. Moreover, it intends to examine the power of advocacy coalitions on the policy paradigm shift. A literature review was conducted on the concept of the casino industry, the policy paradigm shift model, and the advocacy coalition framework. The results demonstrated that the policy paradigm of the casino industry has shifted through the old paradigm stability, accumulation of anomalies, experimentation, fragmentation of authority, new paradigm contestation, and new paradigm stability. The characteristics of the stage of the new paradigm contestation revealed the appearance of an integrated resort as a new concept, policy output of the Korean integrated resort, and confirmation of the power of advocacy coalitions on the policy paradigm shift of the casino industry. In summary, this study confirmed the influence of advocacy coalition as an important factor for securing policy support on the stage of the new paradigm contestation. Based on these findings, this study suggests that policy actors should secure policy support through a development network among stakeholders, agreement with policy belief, and effective communication in the public sphere. Finally, various fields should analyze additional sophisticated analytical methods related to the advocacy coalition framework on the policy paradigm shift model.