Ko Maeda

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Maeda, K. (2023). Political Parties in East Asia. Routledge Handbook of Political Parties. (1st) Routledge.
• Maeda, K. (2022). The 2021 Election Results: Continuity and Change. Japan Decides 2021: The Japanese General Election. New York, NY, Palgrave Macmillan.
• Maeda, K. (2018). The Enigma of Shinzo Abe’s Long Tenure and How His Success Can Undermine His Party’s Dominant Position. Arthur Alexander (ed.), Expert Voices on Japan Security, Economic, Social, and Foreign Policy Recommendations. 93-105. Washington, DC, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. https://mansfieldfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Expert_Voices-FINAL.pdf
• Maeda, K. (2018). The JCP: A Perpetual Spoiler?. Japan Decides 2017: The Japanese General Election. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Ko Maeda. (2009). "Has the Electoral System Reform Made Japanese Elections Party-Centered?" in Steven R. Reed, Kay Shimizu, and Kenneth Mori McElwain (eds.) Political Change in Japan: Electoral Behavior, Party Realignment, and the Koizumi Reforms.

Journal Article

• Maeda, K. (2023). Balance-Minded Voting in Post-2012 Japan: Why the Largest Opposition Party Receives Votes from Non-Supporters. Asian Survey. 63 (6) 934–951.
• Maeda, K. (2023). Wedge Issue Politics in Japan: Why Not Revising the Constitution is Helping the Pro-Revision Ruling Party. Journal of East Asian Studies. 23 (2) 317-331.
• Maeda, K., Liff, A.P. (2019). Electoral Incentives, Policy Compromise, and Coalition Durability: Japan's LDP-Komeito Government in a Mixed Electoral System. Japanese Journal of Political Science. 20 (1) 53-73.
• Maeda, K. (2017). Explaining the Surges and Declines of the Japanese Communist Party. Asian Survey. 57 (4) 665-689.
• Maeda, K. (2017). What Motivates Moderation? Policy Shifts of Ruling Parties, Opposition Parties, and Niche Parties. Representation. 52 (2-3) 215-226.
• Maeda, K. (2016). Honeymoon or Consolidation, or Both?: Time Dependence of Democratic Durability. Democratization. 23 (4) 575-591.
• Maeda, K. (2016). Voter Turnout and District-Level Competitiveness in Mixed-Member Electoral Systems. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. 26 (4) 452-469.
• Party Politics. (2015). Determinants of Opposition Fragmentation: Parliamentary Rules and Opposition Strategies. Party Politics. 21 (5) 763-774.
• Ko Maeda. (2012). An Irrational Party of Rational Members: The Collision of Legislators' Re-election Quest with Party Success in the Japan Socialist Party.
• Ko Maeda. (2010). Divided We Fall: Opposition Fragmentation and the Electoral Fortunes of Governing Parties.
• Ko Maeda. (2010). Factors Behind the Historic Defeat of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party in 2009.
• Ko Maeda. (2010). Two Modes of Democratic Breakdown: A Competing Risks Analysis of Democratic Durability.
• Ko Maeda. (2008). Re-Examining the Contamination E ff ect of Japan's Mixed Electoral System Using the Treatment-E ff ects Model.
• Thomas H. Hammond, Kyle I. Jen, and Ko Maeda. (2007). Learning in Hierarchies: An Empirical Test Using Library Catalogues.
• Dennis Patterson and Ko Maeda. (2007). Prime Ministerial Popularity and the Changing Electoral Fortunes of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.
• Ko Maeda and Misa Nishikawa. (2006). Duration of Party Control in Parliamentary and Presidential Governments: A Study of 65 Democracies, 1950-1998. Comparative Political Studies. 39 (3) 352-374.
• Ko Maeda. (2006). The General Election in Japan, September 2005. 25 (3) 621-627.

Magazine/Trade Publication

• Maeda, K. (2022). Akai shu tekisasu shu ni ihen ari? (Title translation: Has a red state Texas changed?). Newsweek-Japan.

Research Report

• Maeda, K. (2018). How Shinzo Abe’s Success Can Undermine His Party’s Dominance in Japanese Politics. Policy Guidance from the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future Cohort IV. 15-16. Washington, DC, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. https://mansfieldfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Pages-from-2018-Policy-Guidance-FINAL_2.pdf

Webpage

• Maeda, K. (2024). Political earthquake throws Japan’s politics into uncharted territory. East Asia Forum. https://eastasiaforum.org/2024/11/01/political-earthquake-throws-japans-politics-into-uncharted-territory/
• Maeda, K. (2024). A Former Prime Minister Leads the Largest Opposition, Yet Faces the Same Dilemma. Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. https://spfusa.org/publications/a-former-prime-minister-leads-the-largest-opposition-yet-faces-the-same-dilemma/
• Maeda, K. (2023). Opposition Infightings Continue to Help Prime Minister Kishida. Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. https://spfusa.org/publications/opposition-infightings-continue-to-help-kishida/
• Maeda, K. (2022). The Continuing Predicament of Japan’s Opposition. Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. https://spfusa.org/japan-political-pulse/the-continuing-predicament-of-japans-opposition/
• Maeda, K. (2019). What will the Japanese upper house elections mean for Abe?. East Asia Forum. https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2019/07/10/ what-will-the-japanese-upper-house-elections-mean-for-abe/
• Liff, A.P., Maeda, K. (2018). Why Shinzo Abe faces an uphill battle to revise Japan’s constitution. Monkey Cage, Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/12/12/why-shinzo-abe-faces-an-uphill-battle-to-revise-japans-constitution/
• Maeda, K. (2018). Ikkyo tajaku no seiji wo dou miruka. SYNODOS. https://synodos.jp/politics/21918

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Teaching

• Maeda, K., "A grant to invite a guest lecturer," sponsored by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, International, $387 Funded. (2016 - 2016).
• Maeda, K. (Principal), "Guest lecture by Professor Hiroki Takeuchi at the University of North Texas on December 6, 2016," sponsored by UNT Foundation, FOND, Funded. (2016 - 2016).