This morning, I joined @kristigovella.bsky.social and Nick Szechenyi at @japan.csis.org to discuss the outcome of Japan's snap election.
The video is now posted if you'd like to watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF1F...
A @usnews.com story yesterday, "U.S. Lawmakers Are Oldest of Any Democracy. Here's Why," cited my paper with Aksel Sundström and Daniel Stockemer (both quoted) on youth representation and democratic legitimacy.
Paper: www.charlesmcclean.com/s/Youth-Repr...
www.usnews.com/news/best-co...
The scale of the LDP’s victory is hard to overstate:
• 316/465 seats (68%) — biggest win in party history
• Swept 31 of 47 prefectures
• With Ishin: 352 seats (76%), swept 33 prefectures
Results: www.asahi.com/senkyo/shuin...
Takaichi's snap election gamble has clearly paid off.
Snap elections tend to benefit incumbents — especially when opposition parties are caught off guard and the campaign period is particularly short.
I've written about this dynamic before: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
www.usnews.com
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
Reminder: Join this online discussion tomorrow morning @japan.csis.org with @kristigovella.bsky.social (2016-17), @cmcclean.bsky.social (2020-21), & Nicholas Szechenyi to make sense of Sunday's election outcome and ways forward for Japan. More info: bit.ly/45HEAPT.
Excited to share my new article with Don Lee @electoralstudies.bsky.social
Using a conjoint experiment during an electoral reform debate in Korea, we show that women and young people favor strengthening representation—but not at any cost to accountability.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The CSIS Japan Chair analyzes the results of Japan’s February 8 snap election and its impact on Japanese politics and foreign policy.
New article time with @clsturtz.bsky.social @cmcclean.bsky.social @tomphuongle.bsky.social and other cool but not on bluesky people.
📢 Save the Date: Feb 9 at 8:00 - 9:00 am EST
The CSIS Japan Chair invites you to join a virtual discussion on Japan's February 8 general election results featuring @kristigovella.bsky.social, @cmcclean.bsky.social, & Nicholas Szechenyi.
Click here for more information: https://bit.ly/45HEAPT
The world faces overlapping crises of global scale and consequence. Given limited attention and capacity, which crises garner attention and framing as important? Which are neglected in ways reflect...
Happy to share my paper w/ Aksel Sundström & Daniel Stockemer has won the SPPQ Best Paper Award from @apsa.bsky.social's SPP section
We find including younger representatives in decision-making bodies can boost perceptions of fairness & institutional trust
www.charlesmcclean.com/s/Youth-Repr...
I was quoted in @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social on Takaichi’s unusually strong support among younger voters — and what that meant for the LDP going into Japan’s snap election thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
Thank you to Jim Raymo, the Global Japan Lab, and @princetonpolitics.bsky.social for hosting me yesterday at @princeton.edu to present new research with @strauszm.bsky.social on population aging and democratic representation. Really appreciated the great conversation and thoughtful comments.
Paul Christensen
At least 31 killed in Islamabad bombing, updates on the U.S.-Iran talks, and please don’t juggle fire while on a unicycle in public.thedispatch.com
