A Comparative constitutional study of introduction policy of a positive action

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530044
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public law
• Research Institution: Toyama University of International Studies
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMURA TAMAKI 富山国際大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 准教授 (70288257)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ポジティブ・アクション / ワーク・ライフ・バランス / ジェンダー平等 / デモクラシー / 政党内民主制

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study addressed the question of what kind of positive action (PA) should be introduced to Japan, in comparison with Germany, in order to promote women’s participation in the political decision-making process of governmental policies. Exploring the issue within the framework of each country’s constitution, the study revealed that: 1) the quota system which a German political party has adopted voluntarily is based on the article on equality in the German Fundamental Law; and 2) In Japan the central government has been playing a key role in introducing recommended PA in the field of employment, and some local public entities among a total of 47 prefectures and 20 decree cities surveyed in this study have also been taking their own original measures.

Free Research Field

憲法学