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 […]

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 […]

U.S. ET: November 9 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: November 10 (Friday), 10 – 11 AM Zoom Registration: Link. Paper is available here. Author: Patricia Maclachlan (University of Texas at Austin) Abstract: Nearly two decades after Koizumi Jun’ichirō passed his landmark legislation, the postal privatization process has lost its momentum. Japan Post Mail is in […]