＜概要/Course Content Summary＞
What do the parties stand for? How do people get – and stay – elected? How do parties try to influence voters? How are campaigns run? How do voters decide?
We look at how campaigns are run and the content of campaigns – the positions candidates and parties take, the effects of political contexts and campaign events, how campaign messages are conveyed to citizens, and how this all influences who wins.
Students should read daily newspapers and watch news programs on television, to get a variety of perspectives on events. We will be discussing political events as they happen, and as they are reported.
One student each week is expected to take the lead in selecting an election related news story, summarizing the story and discussing its relevance to the readings (sign up in class). Please email the article to the class members before class. All students are expected to read the article and discuss the news roundups.
The news analysis requires students to critique the reportage and apply theories and findings from the readings. The goal in this class is to go beyond basic analysis.
＜到達目標/Goals,Aims＞
To explore what drives elections in Japan and in other democracies. The assignments will require students to apply the theories from the readings to recent elections.
＜授業計画/Schedule＞
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Week 1
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Introduction to the course
Overview of the course and of citizen political participation
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Week 2
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How do people choose candidates and parties? I
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Glynn, Carroll J., Susan Herbst, Mark Lindeman, Garrett J. O'Keefe, and Robert Y. Shapiro. (2015). Public Opinion. Third Edition. Westview Press. pp.240-261
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Week 3
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How do people choose candidates and parties? II
Information for next week’s assignment): ethics related to the assignment: ethics, form, anonymity, deleting data.
Assignment 2: create a short compilation of ‘person on the street’ interviews, similar to the one we watched last week in class but audio interviewing young people only. Write up the results. Discussion in class.
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Glynn, Carroll J., Susan Herbst, Mark Lindeman, Garrett J. O'Keefe, and Robert Y. Shapiro. (2015). Public Opinion. Third Edition. Westview Press. pp.240-261
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Week 4
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Discussion of the research project
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Bring interview findings
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Week 5
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Mass media, Campaigning and the Public
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Week 6
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Social Media
Citizens and social media
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Kiyohara, S., K. Maeshima, D. Owen (Eds.) (2018) Internet Election Campaigns in the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Palgrave.
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Week 7
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Social Media
Candidates and social media
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Reading TBA
Reference: Chadwick, A. (2013-09-03). The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power. Oxford University Press.
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Week 8
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Campaigning in Japan
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Assignment: Dabney, Dyron. (2008). “Campaign Behavior: The Limits to Change” in Democratic Reform in Japan: Assessing the Impact. In Sherry L. Martin and Gill Steel (Editors). pp. 39-63
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Week 9, 10
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Guest speaker: campaigning in Japan
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Week 11
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Contentious participation: protest,petitions,creative activism
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Reading TBA
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Week 12
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Field trip to observe a protest (the date will be rescheduled)
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Week 13
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Catch-up week
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Week 14
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Presentations of draft term papers
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Week 15
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Quiz
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＜成績評価基準/Evaluation Criteria＞
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Participation
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25%
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Presentation
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25%
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Final paper (details TBA)
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50%
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Classroom Policies
Refer to the ILA Classroom Policy outlined in the ILA Student Handbook.
＜備考/Remarks＞
Instructor: Gill Steel
Email: gsteel@mail.doshisha.ac.jp
Office: SK324
Note: This syllabus is likely to change
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