A Study on the Trends of Research in Housing Welfare Using Text Network Analysis

This study analyzes 832 papers related to housing welfare published on RISS to identify trends in research over time through content analysis and a text network approach. The aim is to explore challenges related to evolving housing issues and the direction of housing welfare policies across different periods. To analyze the trends in housing welfare research over time, the study divides the research into three periods based on key turning points in housing welfare policies. The first period (from 1975 to 2003) was characterized by a focus on quantitative expansion through housing supply to address the skyrocketing housing prices and the problem of housing shortages. During this time, research on housing welfare predominantly focused on the hardware aspects, with a high frequency of studies analyzing public rental housing and housing needs using keywords such as region, housing, and policy.The second period (from 2004 to 2013) marked a shift in policy paradigms toward improving housing quality, particularly after the implementation of the Housing Act. During this period, the concept of housing welfare became central in the research network, leading to a significant increase in related studies. Research focusing on housing welfare perspectives, especially for vulnerable groups, became mainstream.The third period (from 2013 to 2023) was marked by the enactment of the Basic Housing Act as the highest legal framework for housing policy, ushering in an era of customized housing policies tailored to recipients. As housing issues began to be approached comprehensively as a matter of housing rights, related research increasingly focused on addressing the needs of different life stage.