Analyzing Political Activities of Legislators in Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780078
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Politics
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Ono Yoshikuni 東北大学, 法学研究科, 教授 (70598664)
• Research Collaborator: Burden Barry C. University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Aldrich Daniel P. Northeastern University
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 議員 / 国会 / 地方政治

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research examined various activities of political actors both at the national and local levels. To understand differences across political actors, I collected and analyzed data of their legislative activities. Furthermore, I conducted a survey of local assembly members in the Tohoku region. The results of my research demonstrated that the personal attributes of political actors affect their choice of activities in the legislature and in their electoral districts. I also ran some survey experiments in Japan as well as in the United States to figure out factors that influence voter choice of electoral candidates.

Free Research Field

政治学