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The Impact of Independent Voters on Party System Change in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10620077
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Politics
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

TANAKA Aiji  Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics, Professor, 政治経済学部, 教授 (40188280)

Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
KeywordsIndedendents / The 1955 Party System / Party System / Partisanship / Voter Attitudes / Partison Realignment / Partison Dealignment / Public Opinion / 政治意識 / 政党支持
Research Abstract

I have examined Japanese party system from 1972 to 1996, and have found that Japanese party system was gradually transformed as the independent voters increased. In addition, Japanese party system clearly changed its nature around 1986 to 1987 when the bipolar structure of liberal-conservative or left-right division started diminishing. Given these two factors as independent variables, Japanese party system has been experiencing partisan dealignment as well as partisan realignment at the same time. It is still in its transitional period, but the transformation took place in Japanese party system will not be reversible.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All Other

All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] 田中愛治: "選挙世論の数量分析-無党派層の計量分析-"オペレーションズ・リサーチ. 43巻7号. 369-373 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aiji Tanaka: "Two Faces of the Japanese Electorate"Waseda Political Studies. March. 33-51 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aiji Tanaka: "Critical Elections of Japan in the 1999's"Waseda Political Studies. March. 1-22 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aiji Tanaka: "A Quantitative Analysis of the Independent Voters (Japanese : Senkyo Yoronn no Suryo Bunseki-Mutoha-so no Keiryoubunseki)"Operations Research. 43-7. 369-373 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aiji Tanaka: "Two Faces of the Japanese Electorate"Waseda Political Studies. 33-51 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aiji Tanaka: "Critical Elections of Japan in the 1990s"Waseda Political Studies. 1-22 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aiji Tanaka: "Two Faces of the Japanese Electorate"Waseda Political Studies. March. 369-373 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Aiji Tanaka: "Critical Elections of Japan in the 1990s"Waseda Political Studies. March. 25-46 (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 田中愛治: "選挙・世論の数量分析-無党派層の計量分析-" オペレーションズ・リサーチ. 43-7. 369-373 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Aiji Tanaka: "Two Faces of the Japanese Electorate" Waseda Political Studies. March. 1-19 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1998-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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