Gender Differences in Campaigning under Alternative Voting Systems: Evidence from a Quantitative Text Analysis of Election Manifestos in Japan

• In Event: Comparative Legislative Campaigns and Elections

Brief Overview

Topic modeling of candidate manifesto data in Japan identifies candidate gender differences in issue engagement. Differences evaluated to address impact of electoral reform on women’s descriptive and substantive representation.

Authors

• Yoshikuni Ono, Tohoku University

• Hirofumi Miwa, Gakushuin University

• Justin Reeves, Southern Methodist University