Research Interests
Local elections、Political competition, Uncontested elections
Academic Degrees
- University of Helsinki, Swedish School of Social Science, Political Science BA
- Waseda University, Graduate School of Political Science, Political Science MA
Short Bio
I am a doctoral student of Political Science currently enrolled at Waseda University. I am specialized in electoral politics with a particular interest in Japanese elections. My research interests lie in exploring what the effects a lack of electoral competition has on democratic governance in industrialized democracies. The theme of my dissertation is to find out how uncontested and uncompetitive elections impacts legislators behavior as well as voters trust in democracy. I also have an interest in suicide prevention and mental health in Japan.
