A Study on the Way to Use Social Media by the Members of Parliaments of Japan in the Information Society.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26730170
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology (2015); Ritsumeikan University (2014)
• Principal Investigator: NISHIDA Ryosuke 東京工業大学, 大学マネジメントセンター, 准教授 (60632768)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ネット選挙 / 情報と政治 / 自民党 / 政治情報

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is about an information transmission of the members of parliamentarians using social media in Japan after the Public Offices Election Act amendment 2013. This study analyzed the patterns of the way to post message on social media (twitter), and did the Quantitative case study of some candidate in the House of Councilors, 2013. In addition to them, the study started to research those of political parties and, decision making, strategy and governance related to political information especially LDP. The study showed the approaches, historical transition and governance of LDP in the House of Councilors, 2013.

Free Research Field

社会学、社会情報学、公共政策学、情報社会論