| Project/Area Number |
23K01227
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 06010:Politics-related
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
タック川崎 レスリー 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (70580497)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
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| Keywords | elections / online campaigning / political campaigns / voters / campaign communications / political science / political communication / political media studies / election studies |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
Reflecting today’s multifaceted political campaign environment and strategic media use, this project will allow us to gain insights into how voters utilize different political media channels in modern political campaigns, as well as advance our understanding of how politicians strategically use online and offline media channels.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The principal investigator (PI) conducted a literature review about voter use of different online and offline media in Japan and other countries. The Research Associate (RA) assisted in preparing prepare a literature review on focus group/group interviews.
The PI prepared the question sheet and questionnaire for the focus group/group interviews. The RA assisting in translating the question sheet and questionnaire from English into Japanese. Approval for the questions and preliminary questionnaire was obtained from the University of Tsukuba’s HASS Ethics Committee.
The PI and RA identified potential companies to assist in conducting the focus group/group interviews.
The PI is outlining one research paper concerning the website feature analysis for Lower-House members of the Japanese Diet.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The research is progressing. The questions and preliminary questionnaire were prepared with great attention to research ethics and respecting the privacy and personal opinions of participants. The preliminary literature review has been conducted, and the methodology continues to be refined.
Potential research companies have been identified and the research overview statement is being prepared.
The master politician list of national-level Lower House politicians has been created and is regularly updated with information and links to their online and social media channels. As per the original schedule, the PI is preparing a list of politicians to be interviewed and will apply for ethics committee approval.
As per the original schedule, a paper comparing Japanese member media use is under preparation.
The project website is under construction at this time.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Summer 2024 (June to September 2024): Participant interviews (focus groups/group interviews) and preliminary survey will be conducted by a chosen research company; data from the interviews will be transcribed and analyzed using NVivo; social media data will be collected using NodeXL; one paper will be drafted with the interview results.
Fall 2024 (September to October 2024): The paper comparing Japanese Lower House member website feature analysis will be prepared and proposed for presentation to the JSAC (Japan Studies Association of Canada) annual conference at end October 2024.
Fall and Winter 2024 (September 2024 to March 2025): The PI will conduct interviews with sitting politicians in Tokyo and other parts of Japan.
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