Amid a global deterioration in democracy-related indicators, concerns over social cohesion have intensified alongside growing claims that political conflict increasingly intersects with generational and gender divides. Against this backdrop, A Study of Assessment of Social Cohesion Status with Policy Implications (XII), now in its twelfth year, builds on the traditionally discussed concept of social cohesion while addressing the need to expand and refine this concept in response to changing political and social conditions. Drawing on survey data and a wide range of data sources, the study seeks to diagnose the current state of social cohesion (Chapter 3).
Chapter 4 aims to identify strategies for enhancing social cohesion by focusing on ways to promote social participation―one of its core components. To this end, data from 2014 to 2025 (excluding 2020) were compiled into pooled cross-sectional datasets, on which logit and regression analyses were conducted. Chapter 5 examines political orientations, value orientations, perceptions of the future, and attitudes toward welfare using the pooled cross-sectional data. Finally, Chapter 6 analyzes attitudes toward democracy and welfare based on the 2025 survey data.