Empirical Studies about the Effect of Presidential Legislative Activities on Party Polarization in the U.S.

• Project/Area Number: 21730129
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Politics
• Research Institution: Meijo University
• Principal Investigator: MATSUMOTO Shunta Meijo University, 法学部, 准教授 (90424944)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: アメリカ政治 / 大統領制 / 政党 / 立法過程 / 分極化

Research Abstract

This study argues that presidential legislative activities are becoming one of the causes of party polarization in the U.S. Congress since the late 20th. Century. In order to test this argument empirically, this study has conducted a series of micro-level analyses including quantitative analyses of legislators' and presidents' behavior and case studies on the Congress-president relationship during Clinton and Obama Administration as well as macro-historical analyses tracing the origin of party polarization. The results are : (1) presidential legislative activities make Congress more partisan if other conditions are held constant : (2) its effect is going stronger over year because of several institutional changes since 1960s : and (3) some types of presidential activities rather facilitate bi-partisan coalition in Congress.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] アメリカ連邦議会における二大政党の分極化と大統領の立法活動(二) (2010)
  • Author(s): 松本俊太
  • Journal Title: 名城法学 第60巻 第1/2号 Pages: 172-204
• [Journal Article] アメリカ有権者の「政党帰属意識」の復活と2008 年大統領選挙 (2010)
  • Author(s): 松本俊太
  • Journal Title: 名城法学 法学部創立六十周年記念論文集 Pages: 517-542
  • NAID: 40017424845
• [Journal Article] アメリカ連邦議会における二大政党の分極化と大統領の立法活動(二) (2010)
  • Author(s): 松本俊太
  • Journal Title: 名城法学 Volume: 第60巻 Pages: 172-204
• [Journal Article] アメリカ有権者の「政党帰属意識」の復活と2008年大統領選挙 (2010)
  • Author(s): 松本俊太
  • Journal Title: 名城法学 Volume: 第60巻 Pages: 517-542
  • NAID: 40017424845
• [Presentation] Presidential Influence in the Legislative Arena…, but How? (2010)
  • Author(s): Shunta Matsumoto
  • Organizer: Midwest Political Science Association
  • Place of Presentation: Palmer House Hilton (Chicago, IL, USA)
  • Year and Date: 2010-04-23
• [Presentation] Presidential Influence in the Legislative Arena…, but How? (2010)
  • Author(s): Shunta Matsumoto.
  • Organizer: Midwest Political Science Association
  • Place of Presentation: Chicago, IL, USA
  • Year and Date: 2010-04-22
• [Presentation] アメリカ大統領の政策アイデアと沈黙とレトリック (2009)
  • Author(s): 松本俊太
  • Organizer: 日本政治学会於日本大学三崎町
  • Place of Presentation: キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-11
• [Presentation] アメリカ大統領の政策アイデアと沈黙とレトリック (2009)
  • Author(s): 松本俊太
  • Organizer: 日本政治学会
  • Place of Presentation: 日本大学三崎町キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-11
• [Book] オバマ政権はアメリカをどのように変えたのか?-支持連合・政策成果・中間選挙-(第2章 松本俊太「オバマ政権と連邦議会: 100日と200とその後」) (2010)
  • Author(s): 吉野孝・前嶋和弘, 編
  • Publisher: 東信堂
• [Book] オバマ政権はアメリカをどのように変えたのか?-支持連合・政策成果・中間選挙-(第2章「オバマ政権と連邦議会:100日と200とその後」執筆) (2010)
  • Author(s): 吉野孝・前嶋和弘編
  • Publisher: 東信堂