2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Constituency Politics at the Crossroads in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
22330044
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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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 | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHINADA Yutaka 神戸大学, 大学院・法学研究科, 教授 (10226136)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ONISHI Yutaka 神戸大学, 大学院・法学研究科, 教授 (90254375)
SOGA Kengo 神戸大学, 大学院・法学研究科, 教授 (60261947)
FUJIMURA Naofumi 神戸大学, 大学院・法学研究科, 准教授 (20551493)
YAMADA Masahiro 関西学院大学, 法学部, 教授 (40260468)
KAWAMURA Kazunori 東北大学, 大学院・情報科学研究科, 准教授 (60306868)
TAKAYASU Kensuke 成蹊大学, 法学部, 教授 (90399783)
IMAI Ryosuke 首都大学東京, 大学院・社会科学研究科, 准教授 (80345248)
SUNAHARA Yosuke 大阪市立大学, 大学院・法学研究科, 准教授 (40549680)
HAMAMOTO Shinsuke 北九州市立大学, 法学部, 講師 (20625850)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
MASUYAMA Mikitaka 慶應義塾大学, 法学部, 教授 (50317616)
TSUTSUMI Hidenori 香川大学, 法学部, 准教授 (20314908)
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| Research Collaborator |
HIRANO Junichi 神戸大学, 大学院・法学研究科, 助教 (10550949)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 日本政治分析 / 選挙区政治 / 投票行動 |
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| Research Abstract |
This project has focused on electoral politics in contemporaryJapan and aimed to understand changes in the relationship between politicians (mainly National Diet members) and constituencies as well as the relationship between politicians. In addition, this project has also attempted to identify the determinants of these changes empirically. Through extensive quantitative studies and detailed case studies at the district level, we have explained changing Japan’s electoral politics. We have broadly discussed various themes such as politicians’ electoral campaigns and legislative activities, their career path, the interaction between politicians and constituencies or between legislators, and parties’ national and local organizations. Our project has finally ranged over how the Diet or electoral systems should be. We believe that our project has provided unique contributions to understanding electoral politics in contemporary Japan.
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