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Another path to electoral reform: Cohort replacement and electoral issues for rule changes in Japan

The literature of electoral reform explains politicians' preferences and social forces such as working‐class power or expansions of the suffrage are the major factors that bring about a change in electoral rules. However, we argue that generational replacement and electoral issue effects lead p...

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Published in:Asian politics & policy 2023-07, Vol.15 (3), p.475-495
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description The literature of electoral reform explains politicians' preferences and social forces such as working‐class power or expansions of the suffrage are the major factors that bring about a change in electoral rules. However, we argue that generational replacement and electoral issue effects lead politicians to introduce a new electoral system for their electoral survival in future. By examining Japan's surveys for pre‐ and postreform elections, we show that the entrance of new generation and salient issue concerns dissolve electoral bases of political parties and finally give rise to a change in the rules of the game for the greater electoral stability that political elites desire. 摘要 选举改革文献表明,政治家的偏好和社会力量(例如工人阶级权力或扩大选举权)是导致选举规则改变的主要因素。然而,我们论证认为,代际更替和选举问题的影响导致政治家为了其未来选举成功而引入新的选举制度。通过分析日本对改革前后的选举调查,我们表明,新一代选民和重要问题关切消除了政党的选举基础,并最终导致选举规则的改变,以实现政治精英所希望的更大的选举稳定性。 Resumen La literatura de la reforma electoral explica las preferencias de los políticos y las fuerzas sociales como el poder de la clase trabajadora o la expansión del sufragio son los principales factores que provocan un cambio en las reglas electorales. Sin embargo, argumentamos que el reemplazo generacional y los efectos de la cuestión electoral llevan a los políticos a introducir un nuevo sistema electoral para su supervivencia electoral en el futuro. Al examinar las encuestas de Japón para las elecciones previas y posteriores a la reforma, mostramos que la entrada de una nueva generación y las preocupaciones sobre temas destacados disuelven las bases electorales de los partidos políticos y finalmente dan lugar a un cambio en las reglas del juego para una mayor estabilidad electoral que el deseo de las élites políticas.
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Changes
Elections
electoral issues
Electoral reform
Electoral systems
generational replacement
Japan
Japón
party politics
Political elites
Political parties
Politicians
política del partido
reforma electoral
relevo generacional
Voting rights
世代更替
日本
选举改革
选举问题
附庸风雅的政治
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