2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A mechanism for forming majority and a change of government
| Project/Area Number |
21830113
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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 | Chuo University |
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Principal Investigator |
ARAI Kiichiro Chuo University, 総合政策学部, 助教 (80548157)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 政治心理学 / 実験経済学 / 多数派形成 / 帰属意識 / 投票行動 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research is to find a mechanism of "a landslide election victory" through social-psychological experiments. Experimental results show that most voters tend to change their preferences and to follow the majority, when they recognize the risk of becoming a minority. The experiments also show that voters become fixated for winning elections by repeating elections. These results suggest the modern democratic system itself can cause "a landslide election victory".
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