Masahiko Asano
Biographic Data
| ID | 4064833 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Masahiko Asano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Masahiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Asano |
| SIGNATURE | ASANO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Takushoku University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Factions, Policy, and Electoral Interests in the Selection of LDP Leaders: Evidence from the 2021 and 2024 Presidential Elections
The multiple patterns of factional influence: Evidence from the 2021 LDP presidential election
Traditionally, factions and seniority determined who became President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and, thus, Japan's Prime Minister. Since the electoral reform of 1994, however, some scholars have argued that the role of factions has declined, and this has led to ongoing debates over the extent to which factions and other factors have helped determine who will become the leader of Japan's LDP. Using data from the 2021 LDP Presidential e…
Risk, institutions, and policy in decisions to join a start-up party: Evidence from the 2017 snap election in Japan
Research has shown that Japan's parallel electoral system altered the incentives that parties and their members face when competing for lower-house seats, leading to, among other things, more policy-oriented and less personalistic elections. What is less well known is how these altered incentives affect the decisions of incumbents to stay with their current party organizations or exit and join another political party. We address this question by …
Smiles, turnout, candidates, and the winning of district seats: Evidence from the 2015 local elections in Japan
Research has shown that a candidate's appearance affects the support he or she receives in elections. We extend this research in this article in three ways. First, we examine this relationship further in a non-Western context using 2015 local elections in Japan. Next, we show that this positive relationship is more complicated depending on the characteristics of the election under consideration. Specifically, we distinguished election contests by…
Smiles, turnout, candidates, and the winning of district seats: Evidence from the 2015 local elections in Japan
Research has shown that a candidate's appearance affects the support he or she receives in elections. We extend this research in this article in three ways. First, we examine this relationship further in a non-Western context using 2015 local elections in Japan. Next, we show that this positive relationship is more complicated depending on the characteristics of the election under consideration. Specifically, we distinguished election contests by…
Risk, institutions, and policy in decisions to join a start-up party: Evidence from the 2017 snap election in Japan
Research has shown that Japan's parallel electoral system altered the incentives that parties and their members face when competing for lower-house seats, leading to, among other things, more policy-oriented and less personalistic elections. What is less well known is how these altered incentives affect the decisions of incumbents to stay with their current party organizations or exit and join another political party. We address this question by …
Smiles, turnout, candidates, and the winning of district seats: Evidence from the 2015 local elections in Japan
Research has shown that a candidate's appearance affects the support he or she receives in elections. We extend this research in this article in three ways. First, we examine this relationship further in a non-Western context using 2015 local elections in Japan. Next, we show that this positive relationship is more complicated depending on the characteristics of the election under consideration. Specifically, we distinguished election contests by…
Risk, institutions, and policy in decisions to join a start-up party: Evidence from the 2017 snap election in Japan
Research has shown that Japan's parallel electoral system altered the incentives that parties and their members face when competing for lower-house seats, leading to, among other things, more policy-oriented and less personalistic elections. What is less well known is how these altered incentives affect the decisions of incumbents to stay with their current party organizations or exit and join another political party. We address this question by …
The multiple patterns of factional influence: Evidence from the 2021 LDP presidential election
Traditionally, factions and seniority determined who became President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and, thus, Japan's Prime Minister. Since the electoral reform of 1994, however, some scholars have argued that the role of factions has declined, and this has led to ongoing debates over the extent to which factions and other factors have helped determine who will become the leader of Japan's LDP. Using data from the 2021 LDP Presidential e…
Factions, Policy, and Electoral Interests in the Selection of LDP Leaders: Evidence from the 2021 and 2024 Presidential Elections
Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Business (1 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Democracy (1 works)