The Electoral System and the Linkage between National Politics and Local Politics:
Comparing the Cases of Japan, Taiwan, and Korea
Date: June 10th, 2011. 9:30 – 18:15
Venue: Hotel Riviera Yuseong, Daejeon, Korea
Hosted by Korean Social Science Data Center, Korean Association of Electoral Studies, The Center for Civil Society, Keio University, Japan, and Election Study Center (ESC), NCCU, Taiwan
Sponsored by Korea Foundation, National Election Commission, and Daejeon Metropolitan City
Schedule
9:30 – 10: 00 Registration
10:00 – 10:30 Opening Ceremony
10: 30 – 12:30 Panel 1. Electoral Systems: Method, Awareness, and Consequences
Chair: Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Keio University, Japan
Paper 1: Divisor Electoral Apportionment Method Based on Atkinson Social Welfare Function
Presenter: Junichiro Wada, Yokohama City University, Japan Discussant: Won-Taek Kang, Seoul National University, Korea
Paper 2: Citizens’ Awareness of the New MMM Electoral System in Taiwan: A Cohort Analysis
Presenters: Chi Huang and Yi-ching Hsiao, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
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Discussant: Hyun-Woo Lee, Sogang University, Korea
Paper 3: The East Asian Divergence: National and District Level Competition in Mixed Systems
Presenter: Timothy S. Rich, Indiana University, USA Discussant: So-Young Lee, Daegu University, Korea
Paper 4: Partisan Swings, Nomination Errors, and the Government Advantage in SNTV
Presenter: Nathan F. Batto, Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica, Taiwan Discussant: Jae-Woo Hong, Inje University, Korea
12: 30 – 14:00 Lunch
14: 00 – 16:00 Panel 2. Major Political Issues in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea
Chair: Chi Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Paper 1: Is the LDP's Decline Continuing?: A Review of the Japanese House of Councilors Election 2010
Presenter: Ryota Natori, Kansai University, Japan Discussant: Kyung-Tae Kang, Shilla University, Korea
Paper 2: Political Empowerment and Ethnic Attitudes in Taiwan
Presenter: Chung-li Wu, Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica, Taiwan Discussant: Jin-Sook Ju, Paichai University, Korea
Paper 3: Mass Public’s Orientation and Evaluation toward Politics: Cross-Regional Analysis
Presenter: Jaechul Lee, Dongguk University, Korea Discussant: Hyung-Joon Kim, Myungji University, Korea
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 Panel 3. Comparing Voters and Voting Behavior in East Asian Countries
Chair: Nam-Young Lee, Director of KSDC, Sejong University, Korea
Paper 1: Multilevel Analysis of Voting Behavior under the Mixed-Member Majoritarian Systems: Korea, Taiwan, and Japan
Presenters: Chia-hung Tsai, Ching-hsin Yu, Lu-huei Chen, Chao-chi Lin, and Su-feng Cheng, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Discussant: Myung-Ho Park, Dongguk University, Korea
Paper 2: Income Inequality and Political Trust: East Asian New Democracies Presenters: Eunju Chi and Hyeok Yong Kwon, Korea University, Korea Discussant: Joon-Han Lee, Incheon University, Korea
Paper 3: Sustaining Unbiased Electoral Outcomes: Civic Duty and Voter Turnout in Japan, Canada, and the United States
Presenters: Christopher H. Achen, Aram Hur, Princeton University, USA Discussant: Jae-Han Kim, Hallym University, Korea
18:30 – 20:30 Dinner
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2012 AES International Conference hosted by the Keio University Global COE Program in Designing Governance for Civil Society, Japan, Korean Social Science Data Center and Election Study Center (ESC), NCCU, Taiwan
Date: February, 5th
Venue: Keio University, Mita Campus, East Building 6th floor
Program (temporary as of January, 16, 2012) February 5, 2012
chair Yoshiaki Kobayashi Keio University Professor
-Naoko Taniguchi Tokyo Institute of Technology Associate Professor The Reform of Electoral System and the Realignment of Party System in Japan Bokyeung Seo Sogang University Research Professor The Trend in Electoral Reform:
How is MMM being reformed around the world?
Amy Catalinac Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow Pork to Policy: The Rise of National Security in Elections in Japan Chia-hung Tsai
Ching-hsin Yu
＊Eric Chen-hua Yu Su-feng Cheng
National Chengchi University
Research Fellow Research Fellow Assistant Resaerch Fellow Associate Resaerch Fellow
Is “Polling Primary” the Best Way to Select Candidates?
Analyzing an Innovation of Candidate Selection Mechanism in Taiwan
Jin-Sook JU Pai Chai University Assistant Professor
-Takeshi Iida Kobe University Associate Professor
-Masahiko Iguchi Keio University Assistant Professor
-chair Nam-Young Lee Sejong University Professor
-Ken'ichi Ikeda University of Tokyo Professor
A latitude theory of political party support and meaningful choice: Analyses from Japanese elections
from 1996 to 2010 Youngtae Kim
Wook Kim
Mokpo National University Pai Chai University
Professor Professor
The Stability and Volatility of Partisan Support among Korean Voters
＊Chung-li Wu
#Hsiao-chien Tsui
Academia Sinica National Chungcheng University
Research Fellow Professor
Cross-Cutting Networks and Political Participation: Lessons of the 2010 City Mayoral Elections in Taiwan Chi Huang
＊Hung-chung Wang Chang-chih Lin
National Chengchi University
Professor Post-doctoral Researcher Post-doctoral Researcher
Knowledge of the Electoral System and Voting Behavior
Chia-hung Tsai National Chengchi University Research Fellow
-Takeshi Iida Kobe University Associate Professor
-Sungdai Cho Hanshin University Associate Professor
-Amy Catalinac Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow
-chair Chi Huang National Chengchi University Professor
-Takeshi Iida Kobe University Associate Professor Why Does the LDP Remain Unpopular?:
A Condition for Power Transfer under the Two-party System in Nam Young Lee Sejong University Professor Local Election as an extension of National Conflicts Nathan F. Batto Academic Sinica Assistant Research Fellow Are Taiwanese Legislative Elections Becoming More Party-Centric?
Amy Catalinac Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow
-Shin Ohsawa Keio University Assistant Professor
-Ching-hsin Yu National Chengchi University Research Fellow
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