表題番号：2011A-981
日付：2012/04/13
研究課題Classifying political parties in Asia: A comparative study of party systems in East and Southeast Asian democracies
| 研究者所属（当時） | 資格 | 氏名 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| （代表者） | 高等研究所 | 助教 | Jou, Willy |
- 研究成果概要
- I am most grateful for the Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (project title: Classifying political parties in Asia), which has allowed me to attend several conferences and consult with colleagues both within Japan and abroad, as well as to purchase many books relevant to my research theme.
The Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects permitted me to attend the annual conference of the Japanese Association of Electoral Studies in Okayama last year. In addition to panels on voting behavior in Japan, I also participated in a session focusing on elections and parties in South Korea and Taiwan.
In March 2012, I went to Milan (Italy) to meet with scholars with whom I published a paper on the impact of citizens' ideological orientation and electoral winner/loser status on attitudes toward democracy. We plan to present another paper on the effect of voter-government ideological distance on satisfaction with life at an international conference in July 2012, and submit it to a journal after revisions.
Furthermore, I presented at a conference held in Braga (Portugal) in March 2012 on the topic of whether and how citizens in new democracies, including several Asian countries, comprehend ideological semantics of "left" and "right". Since the left-right cleavage often encapsulates the central axis of political competition, analyzing what policy positions and/or values structure left and right can provide important insights into issue dimensions that distinguish political parties across countries.
Lastly, one manuscript prepared during the grant period is now in its final preparation stage, and will be submitted to a journal soon.