Matthew Morris (University of Nottingham), “Deindustrialisation and Election Outcomes – Evidence from Japan”

U.S. ET: December 7 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: December 8 (Friday), 10 – 11 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Author: Matthew Morris (University of Nottingham) Abstract: I investigate the impact of deindustrialisation on election outcomes in Japan over 1983-2012 to expand the economic voting literature eastwards. To causally identify the impact […]

Jiajia Zhou (University of Toronto), “Clarifying the Threat of Populism: Place and Party Organizational Strength”

U.S. ET: February 1 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: February 2 (Friday), 10 – 11 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Author: Jiajia Zhou (University of Toronto) Abstract: In this paper, I investigate the relationship between party organizational strength and populist electoral success. I attempt to bridge the gap between micro-level theories […]

Timothy Cichanowicz (University of Kansas), “Friend-Shoring without Decoupling: How Japanese Multinational Corporations Adapt to Political Risk in China”

U.S. ET: March 28 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: March 29 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Author: Timothy Cichanowicz (University of Kansas), Samantha A. Vortherms (University of California, Irvine), Jiakun Jack Zhang (University of Kansas). Abstract: How are multinational firms (MNCs) and the global supply chains that […]