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Dan Smith

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Political scientist at Penn. Comparative politics, parties, elections, electoral systems, representation, Japanese politics.

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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 28/09/2026
❗ Job Alert! Our Japan Program is hiring a research scholar to collaborate with the program director on interdisciplinary research projects focused on Japan and comparative social science, combining cutting-edge, mixed-methods research with contributions to the program's activities > buff.ly/QeZX4th
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our School of Politics and International Relations at @ucddublin.bsky.social is hiring two permanent (!) Assistant Professors in any field of political science, international relations, political theory, or development. Deadline: 9 November Start date: 30 August 2027 my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations (x2), UCD School of Politics and International Relations, Permanent
Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations (x2) within UCD School of Politics and International Relations.
 
The UCD School of Politics & International Relations (SPIRe) is a globally ranked, research-active school with teaching and research expertise across the fields of political science, international relations, normative political theory, international development, and other areas. It is committed to the highest standards in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research supervision. The school is home to a number of research centres, and further information can be found at: https://www.ucd.ie/spire/about/
 
95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Above The Bar (7943) Salary Scale: €66,055  - €104,600 per annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.
 
Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 9th November 2026.
 
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.
 
UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.
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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We're hiring! GW’s Political Science Department is seeking a junior tenure-track professor in Comparative Politics. The search is open to any substantive or regional focus and all methodological approaches. Review of applications begins October 16. www.gwu.jobs/postings/128...
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Assistant Professor of Political Science
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in Comparative Politics at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning as early as Fall 2027. This position is pendin...
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Ignacio Lago @ignaciolago.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🧵 New article in *Political Research Quarterly*: “Beyond the Average: Revisiting How District Magnitude Shapes Party Systems,” co-authored with @santiagolagop.bsky.social. 📄 DOI: doi.org/10.1177/1065...
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Great resource for those interested in studying Korean elections! Song, Hwang & Lee introduce the Korean National Assembly Elections Dataset (KNAED): candidate-level data for all South Korean legislative elections, 1948-2024. 👏 @electoralstudies.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 10/09/2026
#OpenAccess from the new issue of @pspolisci.bsky.social - Where You Go, What You Do, Who You Are: Predictors of Political Science Job-Market Outcomes, 2023–2024 - cup.org/4ytudLz - Scott W. Desposato
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We’re hiring! Poli Sci & IR department at IE University in Madrid is hiring three tenure-track Assistant Professors, starting 1st of September 2027, in: Comparative Politics: lnkd.in/ePDfwjJB International Relations: lnkd.in/eDu5vGTf Political Economy: lnkd.in/eciDukTA 1/3
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Scott Abramson @scottfabramson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Rochester Political Science is hiring an Assistant Professor in political methodology this year! Please apply!!! Feel free to reach out with any questions. apply.interfolio.com/192333
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Ajay Verghese @ajayverghese.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I'm excited to let you all know that Middlebury is hiring a comparativist who works on African Politics! I am the search committee chair, so hit me up with any questions you may have. Deadline is 9/1. apply.interfolio.com/188248
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Joshua Kertzer @jkertzer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🚨 Going up on eJobs later today: Harvard has an open-field tenure-track search this fall, with priority areas in American Politics, International Relations, Formal Theory, and Quantitative Methods. Feel free to reach out with any questions! academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16668
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TENURE-TRACK PROFESSOR IN GOVERNMENT
The Department of Government seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Government. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2027. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching ...
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Wow! This month's @apsrjournal.bsky.social features THREE exciting articles about Japanese politics by up-and-coming scholars! Trevor Incerti on the revolving door for bureaucrats; Kyosuke Kikuta on territorial disputes; and Makoto Fukumoto on economic elites and democratic erosion in prewar Japan.🤩
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Anne Meng @annemeng.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
🚨Job alert 🚨 UVA is hiring an assistant professor in CP! Apply here 👉🏻 apply.interfolio.com/190673
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Yang-Yang Zhou 周泱泱 @yangyangzhou.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We're hiring this fall at Dartmouth Government for an Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics! See apply.interfolio.com/191508 I'll be at APSA Boston and will plan to be available at the Sheraton lobby on Friday Sept 4 afternoon if you'd like to meet and ask any questions.
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It's been 81 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on Japan. This recent article by @joshuabyun.bsky.social & @carsonaust.bsky.social might interest anyone trying to understand the contemporary motivations and longer-term consequences.
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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 12/08/2026
Big news for Southeast Asian studies in North America! The Southeast Asia Research Group (SEAREG) is pleased to announce a 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 in partnership with four Southeast Asian universities. Details below 👇 dcid.sanford.duke.edu/seareg/postd...
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SEAREG Postdoctoral Fellowship | Duke Center for International Development
The Southeast Asia Research Group (SEAREG) is launching a Postdoctoral Fellowship program that will begin in the summer of 2027 with one Fellow holding a 12-month positio
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Alex Coppock @aecoppock.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Northwestern is hiring in quant methods (assistant level, tenure track) Please repost and share with those you think would be good candidates, thank you! polisci.northwestern.edu/about/facult... #psjobs #psjminfo #poliscijobs
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Political Methodology (Tenure-Track)
The Department of Political Science at Northwestern University invites applications for a full-time position in Quantitative Political Methodology at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track, to begin Fall 2027. We emphasize methodology with a strongly applied perspective: successful candidates will maintain an active, independent research program that includes methodological contributions in their own right, while also teaching quantitative research methods courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels and applying those methods to substantive questions in their area of expertise. We are especially interested in candidates whose work bridges data-driven/computational approaches with design-based inference, though we welcome applicants making cutting-edge contributions in either of these traditions or in other areas of political methodology. Successful candidates' substantive research agendas may be in any area of political science or may cross boundaries; as with all Northwestern faculty, successful candidates will be expected to provide service to the department, the university, and the profession.Aerial photo of Northwestern's beautiful lakeside campus with political science's new building circled
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Asli Cansunar @aslicansunar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy (HPE)? 🚨 At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE), we discuss state-of-the-art research in the field on a regular basis. ‼️We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️ Please see the link below if you’d like to join.
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Sean Ehrlich @seandehrlich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Florida State University’s political science department is hiring this year at the junior level in American Politics and Comparative Politics. Applicants for both jobs should have strong substantive and quant methods skills but otherwise the fields are open. The postings should be on ejobs soon.
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Alex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
81 years ago today, on August 9, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped upon the city of Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States. This was 3 days after the first atomic attack on Hiroshima.
Nagasaki, bomber's eye view: Close-up view of the head of the mushroom cloud at the Nagasaki explosion, as seen from either the bomber or the observation plane.Nagasaki, distant ground view: Photo of the Nagasaki cloud taken ~15 minutes after the atomic bomb detonation, by Hiromichi Matsuda, stationed at Koyagi-jima Island, some 5 miles / 8 km away.Nagasaki, before and after, aerial views. Nagasaki, ground view, some weeks after the attack.
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Dawn Teele @teele.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Do you teach about the gender gap? Consider including this paper — a 10 year effort — challenging the traditional/modern dichotomy in Catholic contexts.
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
New in @electoralstudies.bsky.social w/Justin F. Reeves: "Getting to know her: Information and gender bias in preferential voting systems." Can women's success in open-list PR elections be improved by (1) providing candidate information and/or (2) making preference voting compulsory? 🧵1/10
Abstract/title page of article in Electoral Studies: "Getting to know her: Information and gender bias in preferential voting systems," by Justin F. Reeves and Daniel M. Smith.
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CSIS Japan Chair @japan.csis.org · 31/07/2026
The priority deadline for the CSIS Japan Chair fall internship is this Sunday, August 2 at 11:59pm. For more information and to apply, visit bit.ly/4yncC8F
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Japan's "House of Councillors" is moving forward with an English-language name change to "Senate." This may reduce confusion outside Japan, but I'll miss the uniqueness of the term. Will they change "Diet" to "National Assembly" next?
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
When do dominant-party systems break down? Join us this Thursday, when #JPOSS will feature Tyler Rongxuan Chen (U. of Michigan) and his new research on dominant parties in Japan, Malaysia, and Taiwan. Ko Maeda and Ora Jon Reuter will discuss. Registration ⬇️
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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Opening soon! The 2026 round of APSA #eJobs Signaling will take place from August 1st to August 15th! Signaling allows interested jobseekers to send up to 3 signals to potential employers with their eJobs ID and a brief message of interest. Learn more:
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eJobs Job Market Signaling - American Political Science Association (APSA)
eJobs Job Market Signaling The 2026 round of APSA eJobs Signaling will take place from August 1st to August 15th! Signaling allows interested jobseekers
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Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University @harvardusjapan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thurs., 7/23, 8-9 pm ET: Join #JPOSS #61 to discuss “Crisis from Within: Elite Defection, Intraparty Competition, and the Breakdown of Dominant Party Systems”, by Tyler Rongxuan Chen (U. of Michigan). With Ko Maeda, Ora Jon Reuter, @profdansmith.bsky.social. Info & paper: jposs.org/event/tyler-...
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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📢 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Political Science. We seek a scholar in AP, CP, PE, or IR who applies frontier methods of statistics and data science to substantive questions in their area of expertise. apply.interfolio.com/189477
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Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Tomorrow I will co-moderate a panel on AI use in grad school with @aricaschuett.bsky.social, who has put together a superb panel: @yiqingxu.bsky.social Rachel Gillum @yamilrvelez.bsky.social @lpargyle.bsky.social Grad students (& others) should tune in! Register: connect.apsanet.org/graduate/
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Huge sale at Stanford University Press! My book, Dynasties and Democracy, is just $14.10 in paperback.
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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Our department has three calls for tenure track positions. IE is a fast growing group of scholars doing top-notch work, which offers very attractive conditions in a great European city. If you are looking for an academic job in Europe, definitely do consider applying.
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Linus Hagström @linushagstrom.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We are recruiting a fully-funded PhD student in political science at the Swedish Defence University with a focus on Japanese security policy. Please spread to promising candidates. web103.reachmee.com/ext/I012/256...
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Announcement of a scholarship-funded PhD student opportunity in political science specialising in crisis management and security (with a particular focus on Japanese security policy)
Find out more about political science at the Swedish Defence University here. Announcement of a scholarship-funded
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Charles McClean @cmcclean.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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...
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
This resonates with my recent experience (and frustration) with teaching paper-based seminars. Not an issue in my blue-book-exam-based lecture course. The latter, which is more labor-intensive for me as instructor, is now much more enjoyable to teach because students' work is more credible.
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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I saw an initial story in Nikkei that noted with some puzzlement the investment in Kura Sushi but this makes it even better.
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Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University @harvardusjapan.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Thurs., 5/21, 8-9 pm ET: Join #JPOSS #60 to discuss “Why Do AI Models Tell Left-Wing Voters to Support the Communist Party? AI Voting Advice in Japan’s 2026 General Election”, by Sho Miyazaki and Andrew B. Hall, with Kentaro Fukumoto, @kmcelwain.bsky.social, and @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social.
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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USJF Now Taking Nominations for Second Annual Ph.D. Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies
USJF is accepting nominations for the 2026 Richard J. Samuels Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies, honoring excellence in social sciences research on Japan.
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Ahead of the Dublin Central and Galway West bye-elections next month, I’ve analysed, merged, and extended various datasets to gather insights from all bye-elections over the last century. Article now published at @news.rte.ie 📄 www.rte.ie/news/analysi... 15 stats based on this analysis ⤵️
Reasons for calling bye-electionsWins by government and opposition parties/Independent candidates by decadeParty affiliation of TDs who were previously unsuccessful in a bye-electionMain source used in deciding how to vote, 2024 general election
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Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
We’re hiring! 3 TT positions Two Assistant Professors in Political Science (Dutch required, deadline 17 May) careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Universi... One Assistant Professor of Political Theory (Dutch not required, d/l June 1) careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan... Share = 🙏❤️
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Tonight! ⬇️ Christina Davis, Jialu Li, and Sayumi Miyano present new research at #JPOSS.
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This is a great read! ⬇️
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Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University @harvardusjapan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Thurs., 4/9, 8-9 pm ET: Join #JPOSS #59 to discuss the paper by Christina Davis, Jialu Li, and Sayumi Miyano, “Shaping Trade Stability: WTO Rulings on Export Restrictions and Business Confidence in Supply Chains," with Gregory Shaffer, Iain Osgood, and Saori Katada. Info: jposs.org/event/christ...
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Avi Ahuja @avi-ahuja.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
New #OpenAccess Paper Alert! 🚨 In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @gmcclendon.bsky.social and I present results from a collaborative field experiment with the Institute for Governance Reform around a switch from plurality rules to closed-list PR rules in Sierra Leone’s 2023 parliamentary elections. A🧵:
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Thanks to @ximecalos.bsky.social for this fantastic summary of our research! Hidden Majoritarianism Hinders Women’s Political Careers: politicalsciencenow.com/hidden-major... @alicirone.bsky.social @teele.bsky.social @fiva.no
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Hidden Majoritarianism Hinders Women's Political Careers -
In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Ximena Caló, covers the new article by Daniel M. [...]
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CSIS Japan Chair @japan.csis.org · 10/03/2026
Reminder: The CSIS Japan Chair is recruiting a deputy director who will play a central role in program administration and activities. More information: careers.csis.org/opportunities/1739
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Careers | Center for Strategic and International Studies
CSIS is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Center’s 220 full-time staff and large network of affiliated scholars conduct research and analysis and develop polic...
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Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University @harvardusjapan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
REMINDER tomorrow, 8-9 pm ET: Join #JPOSS #58 to discuss the paper by Yuji Idomoto (UCSD), “The Military That Isn’t: Legalized Anti-Militarism and Limits of Japan’s Defense Policy” with Thomas Berger, Paul Midford, & Amy Catalinac. Paper & registration: shorturl.at/14VU7.
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Yuji Idomoto (UCSD), “The Military That Isn’t: Legalized Anti-Militarism and Limits of Japan’s Defense Policy” – JPOSS
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress. A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress. See the data in the latest article from @johnsides.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/women-i...
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Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress
Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress. A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress.
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Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
New paper out at @electoralstudies.bsky.social. I show that - contrary to claims that personalised electoral systems are good for participation - Open Lists have no effect on turnout relative to Closed Lists; in fact, they increase rates of voter error. 🗳️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Do open lists increase turnout? Probably not, but they increase rates of voter error: New evidence from Spain

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This article challenges the claim that open-list systems are beneficial for electoral participation, by reassessing and extending the analysis in a notable empirical paper that advances this argument. The paper (Carlos Sanz, “The effect of electoral systems on voter turnout: Evidence from a natural experiment”, PSRM, 2017) leverages a population-based discontinuity in Spanish municipal elections (1979–2011), where towns with fewer than 250 residents employ open lists whereas larger towns employ closed lists. Through a series of statistical tests and the inspection of alternative data sources, I show that the positive effect of open lists on turnout estimated in the paper is dubious, for two reasons: (1) non-random missing data, due to inconsistencies in how non-valid votes were recorded above and below the threshold, and (2) compound treatment issues, due to changes in list-length requirements at the threshold. I then proceed to show that, rather than improving turnout, the more complex open-list ballot actually hinders voters’ ability to express their preferences, by increasing the incidence of voter errors relative to closed lists (reflected in higher rates of ‘null’ voting). To support a causal interpretation of this relationship, I present evidence from the analysis of heterogeneous treatment effects, and show that a similar pattern obtains in Spanish general elections, where open and closed lists are used concurrently for the election of the country’s bicameral parliament. I conclude by discussing the implications of the analysis for implementing population-based regression discontinuities and evaluating electoral system effects.
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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Very cool: Nikkei has teamed up with Teppei Yamamoto's company, VETA, to create a voting advice application for Japan's current lower house election using policy-based conjoint surveys. Try it out! ⬇️
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Journal of East Asian Studies @jeas-journal.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
In Japanese politics, the Liberal Democratic Party faces a fragmented opposition. This article identifies a specific point of conflict that is preventing anti-government voters from unifying under a single party. Read more here: tinyurl.com/55auzbdh
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Wedge Issue Politics in Japan: Why Not Revising the Constitution is Helping the Pro-Revision Ruling Party | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
Wedge Issue Politics in Japan: Why Not Revising the Constitution is Helping the Pro-Revision Ruling Party - Volume 23 Issue 2
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Drew Stommes @drewstommes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
After years in academia, I’m exploring data science and research roles in industry. I'm a quant. social scientist (PhD Yale ’24, NYU) focused on causal inference, experiments, and large-scale data. Feel free to get in touch or share; all leads appreciated. dwstommes@gmail.com
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