2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of Electoral Systems on Legislators' Behavior
| Project/Area Number |
21830050
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Kobe University (2010)
Kyoto University (2009) |
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Principal Investigator |
FUJIMURA Naofumi Kobe University, 大学院・法学研究科, 准教授 (20551493)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 選挙制度 / 議員行動 / 立法組織 / 日本政治 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study examined how interests represented by legislators differ according to electoral systems by comparing legislators' policy activities under the old multi-member district system and the new combination system of single-members districts and proportional representation. This study found that the electoral reforms drove legislators to represent a wider range of constituencies' interests?in particular, general interests in foreign and defense policy areas.
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