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“Field Research When There’s Limited Access to the Field: Lessons From Japan”

U.S. EST: January 27 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: January 28 (Fri), 10 – 11 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper can be found here. Co-authors: Kenya Amano (University of Washington) Melanie Sayuri Dominguez (University of New Mexico) Timothy Fraser (Northeastern University) Etienne Gagnon (University of Tokyo) Trevor Incerti (Yale University) Jinhyuk Jang (Pennsylvania State […]

Shusei Eshima (Harvard University), Yusaku Horiuchi (Dartmouth College), Shiro Kuriwaki (Stanford University/Yale University), Daniel M. Smith (Columbia University), “Winning Elections with Unpopular Policies: Understanding Single-Party Dominance in Japan”

U.S. EST: February 10 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: February 11 (Fri), 10 – 11 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Abstract: Spatial theories of electoral competition assume that parties win votes by proposing popular policies. Other theories suggest the relevance of voters’ non-policy—or valence—considerations. To what extent do voters make their choices based on policies […]

Masaaki Higashijima (Tohoku University), Naoki Shimizu, Hidekuni Washida, Yuki Yanai, “Mass Reactions to Endogenous Election Timing: Evidence from Conjoint Experiments in Japan”

U.S. EST: March 3 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: March 4 (Fri), 10 – 11 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper is available here. Abstract: This paper explores when election timing maneuvering undermines procedural fairness of democratic elections. In parliamentary democracies, incumbents opportunistically time elections. In theorizing about how election timing manipulation affects mass perceptions […]

Yujin Woo (Hitotsubashi University), Jaehyun Song (Kansai University), “Nationally Prioritized Migrant Groups and Public Reaction: Evidence from Framing and Conjoint Experiments in East Asia”

U.S. EDT: June 9 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: June 10 (Fri), 9 – 10 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper is available here. Abstract: The government frequently iterate their positions and preferences before its people to win their support. This paper investigates whether the repetitive government messages that prioritize certain migrant groups yield any […]

Jochen Rehmert (University of Zurich), Naofumi Fujimura (Kobe University), “Ideological Positions and Committee Chair Appointments”

U.S. EDT: June 16 (Thu), 9 – 10 AM JST: June 16 (Thu), 10 – 11 PM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper is available here. Abstract: Committee chairs hold crucial positions in the legislative process and can push or quell legislative initiatives. While extant studies examine the formal powers and legislative consequences of committee chairs, we […]

Reo Matsuzaki (Trinity College) and Fabian Drixler (Yale University), “The Politics of Omote and Naishō: Performative Compliance and Spaces of Impunity in Meiji Japan”

U.S. ET: Oct 6 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: Oct 7 (Fri), 9 – 10 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper is available here. Authors: Reo Matsuzaki (Trinity College) and Fabian Drixler (Yale University) Abstract: Around 1900, at least 97 percent of homicide victims in Japan were newborn children. Official statistics obscured this fact by reporting […]

Christina Davis (Harvard University), Jialu Li (Harvard University), and Sayumi Miyano (Princeton University), “Following Peers and Competitors: How Business Managers Evaluate Firm Withdrawals from Russia”

U.S. ET: Nov 9 (Wed), 8 – 9 PM JST: Nov 10 (Thu), 10 – 11 AM Registration: Link. Paper is available here. Authors: Christina Davis (Harvard University), Jialu Li (Harvard University), and Sayumi Miyano (Princeton University) Abstract: States have long used economic sanctions in response to violations of international law as a strategy to […]

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