Beyond Reaction: Shaping Legislative Agenda Through Proactive Research

Abstract

This lightning talk demonstrates how the National Assembly Library of Korea has expanded its legislative support system beyond a traditionally reactive and demand-driven model toward proactive policy research services. The talk introduces the Global Policy Briefs series, launched in 2020 by the Foreign Information Division. Published twice monthly, the reports proactively identify emerging international policy trends and comparative policy cases before they become formal legislative issues in Korea. The series has functioned as a "policy bridge" connecting global developments with domestic parliamentary deliberation and has frequently generated new legislative inquiries and policy discussions.