2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Behaviors of Political Elites in Japan and South Korea-Analysis from a Perspective of Rational Choice Institutionalism
| Project/Area Number |
17530111
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Doshisha University (2007)
Kobe University (2005-2006) |
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Principal Investigator |
TATEBAYASHI Masahiko Doshisha University, Faculty of Law, Professor (30288790)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ONISHI Yutaka Kobe University, Faculty of Law, Professor (90254375)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | Party Politics / Korean Politics / Japanese Politics / Rational Choice / New Institutionalism |
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| Research Abstract |
The goal of this research project was to figure out causal relationship between political institutions and political outcomes, by comparing Japanese and Korean politics and public administration from the stand point of rational choice institutionalism which assume politicians and bureaucrats as rational actors. From 2005 and 2007 we could make interviews to legislators and officers of party organizations both for the governing party and the opposition parties, and figure out the nature of party organization and the situation of party politics in Korea. We have figured out that presidential system has had strong impact on party politics in Korea. While people have tried to introduce institutions to democratize and crystallize party organizations, power within political parties has been hold mainly by the president, the candidates of president, and the party executives around them. On the other hand, we have figure out that in the policy making process within the governing party, negotiation and accommodation between legislators and ministerial bureaucrats are especially important, which are quite different from policy making process within the opposition party.
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