Research Staff
Kenneth Mori McElwain
update at 25 June 2015
Division | Department of Comparative Contemporary Politics |
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Research fields | Political Institutions, Public Opinion |
mcelwain@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp | |
Homepage | http://www.kennethmcelwain.com/ |
Teaching and Research Appointments
June 2015 - | Associate Professor, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo |
Publications (2014- )
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
- “What's Unique about Japan's Constitution? A Comparative and Historical Analysis”. (with Christian Winkler) Journal of Japanese Studies, 41(2), 2015.
- “Parties and Elections”. In J. Babb (Ed.), The SAGE Handbook of Modern Japanese Studies. London: SAGE Publications. 2014, pp. 367-391.
- “Party System Institutionalization in Japan”. In A. Hicken & E. Kuhonta (Eds.), Reexamining Party System Institutionalization through Asian Lenses. Cambridge University Press. 2014, pp. 74-107.
Selected publications ( -2013)
- “Manipulating Electoral Rules to Manufacture Single Party Dominance”. American Journal of Political Science, 52(1), 2008, pp. 32-47.
- Political Change in Japan: Electoral Behavior, Party Realignment, and the Koizumi Reforms. (Co-Edited Steven R. Reed and Kay Shimizu) Palo Alto: Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. 2009.
- “Party Democratization and the Salience of Party Leaders”. (with Michio Umeda) Journal of Social Science (Shakai Kagaku Kenkyu), 62(1), 2011, pp. 173-193.
- “The Nationalization of Japanese Elections”. Journal of East Asian Studies, 12(3), 2012, pp. 323-350.
Topics of research
- (1) Comparative Constitutional Design
- (2) Public Opinion and Partisanship in Japan
- (3) Determinants of Party Manifestos
Educational Activities in 2015
Graduate School of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo | Comparative Constitutional Design |