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Still valuable? Reconsidering the role of authoritarian values among Japanese voters

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Title Still valuable? Reconsidering the role of authoritarian values among Japanese voters
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Y1JLXI
 
Creator Benasaglio Berlucchi, Antonio
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has dominated Japanese politics since its foundation in 1955. The party’s ability to support the interests of small farmers and its commitment to the middle-class through redistributive economic policies have been regarded as among the primary factors leading to its prolonged hegemony. Yet, the LDP has occasionally relied on non-economic political appeals addressing rather conservative issues such as Japan’s military force and the country’s traditional values. These appeals have significantly intensified under the premiership of Junichirō Koizumi and his successor Shinzō Abe, whose authoritative leadership styles and nationalist agendas reveal the relevance of non-economic values. This study focuses on the role of authoritarian values in shaping vote choice in 21st century Japan. Previously emphasized in The Japanese Voter, the authority-liberty dimension has gradually lost prominence in recent models of voting behavior, where socioeconomic factors have had a central role in explaining vote choice. Our inquiry places new emphasis on this value dimension and provides evidence of the enduring relevance of individual authoritarian dispositions in models of vote choice.
 
Subject Social Sciences
Japanese politics, voting behavior, authoritarian values
 
Contributor Benasaglio Berlucchi, Antonio