Political participation and the role of information

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05391
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Tsuda University (2017-2018); Ryutsu Keizai University (2015-2016)
• Principal Investigator: Mori Yuko 津田塾大学, 学芸学部, 准教授 (10748198)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 投票行動 / インド / 情報 / マッチング分析

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I conducted two research projects focusing on India. Firstly, I used long-term panel data and showed that political reservation inhibited political competition and increased the vote share of right-wing party which has been mainly supported by upper-castes voters. Secondly, based on a field survey including 1700 voters, I showed that the information sources of politics are quite diversity and the effects of information depends on sources.

Free Research Field

開発経済学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は多様な利害対立をもつ発展途上国インドに着目し、被差別集団に対する差別是正措置が政治競争や投票行動に与える影響および情報が知識、イデオロギー、利害対立に与える影響を明らかにし、発展途上国における利害調整機能や情報の欠如がもたらす諸問題について、新たな知見を提示した。