Charles McClean
@cmcclean.bsky.social
📚 Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale
👦🏻👨🏻👴🏻 Politics of Age
🇯🇵 Japanese Politics
👦🏻👨🏻👴🏻 Politics of Age
🇯🇵 Japanese Politics
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Charles McClean
@cmcclean.bsky.social
· Mar 1
📢Now published open access at Political Behavior📢
Using age manipulation software, @yoshiono.bsky.social and I find voters (even older ones) like younger candidates but strongly dislike elderly candidates.
Why is this the case? Read our article to find out more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Using age manipulation software, @yoshiono.bsky.social and I find voters (even older ones) like younger candidates but strongly dislike elderly candidates.
Why is this the case? Read our article to find out more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
At 34, Zohran Mamdani is New York's youngest mayor in over a century.
Over 2 million people voted—the most since 1969—fueled in part by strong youth turnout. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
Over 2 million people voted—the most since 1969—fueled in part by strong youth turnout. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
New York City Has Not Elected a Mayor This Young in More Than a Century
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
At 34, Zohran Mamdani is New York's youngest mayor in over a century.
Over 2 million people voted—the most since 1969—fueled in part by strong youth turnout. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
Over 2 million people voted—the most since 1969—fueled in part by strong youth turnout. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
As Japan's first female prime minister, Takaichi has appointed Katayama as the first female finance minister. Yet only two cabinet members are women—unchanged from Ishiba's outgoing cabinet.
Not quite the "Nordic levels" of women's representation that Takaichi campaigned on...
Not quite the "Nordic levels" of women's representation that Takaichi campaigned on...
October 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
As Japan's first female prime minister, Takaichi has appointed Katayama as the first female finance minister. Yet only two cabinet members are women—unchanged from Ishiba's outgoing cabinet.
Not quite the "Nordic levels" of women's representation that Takaichi campaigned on...
Not quite the "Nordic levels" of women's representation that Takaichi campaigned on...
I spoke with @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social for this story on Takaichi, which also features great insights from Christina Davis @harvardusjapan.bsky.social, @mireyasolis.bsky.social, @kristigovella.bsky.social, and @sheilasmithcfr.bsky.social thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
Japan’s Iron Lady
Sanae Takaichi is set to inherit a Japan reshaped by inflation, weak growth, and political turnover.
thedispatch.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I spoke with @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social for this story on Takaichi, which also features great insights from Christina Davis @harvardusjapan.bsky.social, @mireyasolis.bsky.social, @kristigovella.bsky.social, and @sheilasmithcfr.bsky.social thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
Reposted by Charles McClean
Director Christina Davis, Charles McClean @cmcclean.bsky.social (2020-21), Kristi Govella @kristigovella.bsky.social (2017-18), and Sheila Smith @sheilasmithcfr.bsky.social (Distinguished Visitor, 2013-14) are quoted in The Dispatch article, "Japan's Iron Lady." tinyurl.com/yf3vmjpt
Japan’s Iron Lady
Sanae Takaichi is set to inherit a Japan reshaped by inflation, weak growth, and political turnover.
tinyurl.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Director Christina Davis, Charles McClean @cmcclean.bsky.social (2020-21), Kristi Govella @kristigovella.bsky.social (2017-18), and Sheila Smith @sheilasmithcfr.bsky.social (Distinguished Visitor, 2013-14) are quoted in The Dispatch article, "Japan's Iron Lady." tinyurl.com/yf3vmjpt
Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome James Raymo (Princeton) to @yale.edu to kick off two series:
- Population Studies Workshop @ispsyale.bsky.social
- Japan as Future @yalemacmillan.bsky.social
His talk focused on divorce, remarriage, and fertility in #Japan isps.yale.edu/events/2025/...
- Population Studies Workshop @ispsyale.bsky.social
- Japan as Future @yalemacmillan.bsky.social
His talk focused on divorce, remarriage, and fertility in #Japan isps.yale.edu/events/2025/...
September 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome James Raymo (Princeton) to @yale.edu to kick off two series:
- Population Studies Workshop @ispsyale.bsky.social
- Japan as Future @yalemacmillan.bsky.social
His talk focused on divorce, remarriage, and fertility in #Japan isps.yale.edu/events/2025/...
- Population Studies Workshop @ispsyale.bsky.social
- Japan as Future @yalemacmillan.bsky.social
His talk focused on divorce, remarriage, and fertility in #Japan isps.yale.edu/events/2025/...
With Ishiba resigning, Japan is set to have its 4th new PM in 5 years.
Notably, his minority coalition hasn't been unusually short by comparative standards—at 343 days so far, it's longer than the 327-day average in Europe (per our study).
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Notably, his minority coalition hasn't been unusually short by comparative standards—at 343 days so far, it's longer than the 327-day average in Europe (per our study).
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Minority Governments Revisited
Despite decades of scholarship on coalition bargaining in parliamentary democracies, minority governments remain a puzzle. From the 1970s on, cross-national empirical scholarship has shown minority go...
link.springer.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
With Ishiba resigning, Japan is set to have its 4th new PM in 5 years.
Notably, his minority coalition hasn't been unusually short by comparative standards—at 343 days so far, it's longer than the 327-day average in Europe (per our study).
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Notably, his minority coalition hasn't been unusually short by comparative standards—at 343 days so far, it's longer than the 327-day average in Europe (per our study).
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Excited to be co-organizing the new @ispsyale.bsky.social Population Studies Workshop with @dremmazang.bsky.social. We've got a fantastic lineup for the year—take a look!
The Yale Population Studies Workshop is live! Check out our fall lineup here: isps.yale.edu/population-s... Speakers span sociology, economics, medicine, and political science. Both Yale and non-Yale folks are welcome to sign up for the email listserv!
Population Studies Workshop
| Institution for Social and Policy Studies
isps.yale.edu
August 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Excited to be co-organizing the new @ispsyale.bsky.social Population Studies Workshop with @dremmazang.bsky.social. We've got a fantastic lineup for the year—take a look!
Japan elected a record 42 women to the Upper House—a step forward for gender representation.
But our article shows how visible progress in some areas can coexist with deeper patterns of inequality.
@takadanobaba.bsky.social, @clsturtz.bsky.social, Charles Crabtree
academic.oup.com/ssjj/article...
But our article shows how visible progress in some areas can coexist with deeper patterns of inequality.
@takadanobaba.bsky.social, @clsturtz.bsky.social, Charles Crabtree
academic.oup.com/ssjj/article...
Selective development goals: examining Japan’s SDG implementation gaps
Abstract. In this article, we consider how efforts by the Japanese government and private sector to make the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
academic.oup.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Japan elected a record 42 women to the Upper House—a step forward for gender representation.
But our article shows how visible progress in some areas can coexist with deeper patterns of inequality.
@takadanobaba.bsky.social, @clsturtz.bsky.social, Charles Crabtree
academic.oup.com/ssjj/article...
But our article shows how visible progress in some areas can coexist with deeper patterns of inequality.
@takadanobaba.bsky.social, @clsturtz.bsky.social, Charles Crabtree
academic.oup.com/ssjj/article...
Reposted by Charles McClean
Newly published, this paper by Paul Christensen, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Charles Crabtree and Charles McClean looks at the implementation of the SDGs in Japan: academic.oup.com/ssjj/article...
Selective development goals: examining Japan’s SDG implementation gaps
Abstract. In this article, we consider how efforts by the Japanese government and private sector to make the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
academic.oup.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Newly published, this paper by Paul Christensen, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Charles Crabtree and Charles McClean looks at the implementation of the SDGs in Japan: academic.oup.com/ssjj/article...
Reposted by Charles McClean
I wrote an article on the absurdity of Japan's use of the SDGs with @clsturtz.bsky.social, @cmcclean.bsky.social, and Charles Crabtree. We think it's pretty good... Selective development goals: examining Japan’s SDG implementation gaps url: academic.oup.com/ssjj/article...
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July 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I wrote an article on the absurdity of Japan's use of the SDGs with @clsturtz.bsky.social, @cmcclean.bsky.social, and Charles Crabtree. We think it's pretty good... Selective development goals: examining Japan’s SDG implementation gaps url: academic.oup.com/ssjj/article...
Excited to join Yale Young Global Scholars again this year (@yale.edu)! I’ll be giving three talks on youth representation to 450 high school students from over 60 countries. Looking forward to hearing whether they’d ever consider running for office.
July 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Excited to join Yale Young Global Scholars again this year (@yale.edu)! I’ll be giving three talks on youth representation to 450 high school students from over 60 countries. Looking forward to hearing whether they’d ever consider running for office.
Reposted by Charles McClean
The Experimental Research section of the American Political Science Association (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social) invites research proposals from post-prospectus PhD students for its Experimental Research Early-Career Fellowship program. Share this post! @apsa.bsky.social, @poscresearch.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Experimental Research section of the American Political Science Association (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social) invites research proposals from post-prospectus PhD students for its Experimental Research Early-Career Fellowship program. Share this post! @apsa.bsky.social, @poscresearch.bsky.social
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Looking forward to hosting @cmcclean.bsky.social next week.
Join us and hear why younger politicians are so rare in countries like Japan and how this shortage shapes democracy and social policy 👇
Join us and hear why younger politicians are so rare in countries like Japan and how this shortage shapes democracy and social policy 👇
Excited to visit @fsi.stanford.edu @aparc.stanford.edu on Monday to discuss my book project on youth representation and its implications for policymaking and democracy. aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/silve...
Silver Democracy: Youth Representation in an Aging Japan
aparc.fsi.stanford.edu
April 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Looking forward to hosting @cmcclean.bsky.social next week.
Join us and hear why younger politicians are so rare in countries like Japan and how this shortage shapes democracy and social policy 👇
Join us and hear why younger politicians are so rare in countries like Japan and how this shortage shapes democracy and social policy 👇
Excited to visit @fsi.stanford.edu @aparc.stanford.edu on Monday to discuss my book project on youth representation and its implications for policymaking and democracy. aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/silve...
Silver Democracy: Youth Representation in an Aging Japan
aparc.fsi.stanford.edu
April 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Excited to visit @fsi.stanford.edu @aparc.stanford.edu on Monday to discuss my book project on youth representation and its implications for policymaking and democracy. aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/silve...
And thank you, @alexmathieu.bsky.social, for all your help organizing this series—looking forward to working with you on next year's as well! 🙏
It was great helping Charlie organize this talk series and getting to meet so many fellow Japanese politics scholars! Doing my PhD research during the pandemic at an institute w/o a Japanese pol chair really limited my chances to connect w/ folks, so this was very much needed どうもありがとうございます！🙇♀️
Thank you to our 5 speakers for joining this year's @yalemacmillan.bsky.social CEAS Japan as Future series! 🙏
@tomphuongle.bsky.social
Henry Laurence (Bowdoin)
Junko Kato @utokyoofficial.bsky.social
Erin Chung (Johns Hopkins)
@kmcelwain.bsky.social
Grateful to Japan Foundation for their support!
@tomphuongle.bsky.social
Henry Laurence (Bowdoin)
Junko Kato @utokyoofficial.bsky.social
Erin Chung (Johns Hopkins)
@kmcelwain.bsky.social
Grateful to Japan Foundation for their support!
April 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And thank you, @alexmathieu.bsky.social, for all your help organizing this series—looking forward to working with you on next year's as well! 🙏
Thank you to our 5 speakers for joining this year's @yalemacmillan.bsky.social CEAS Japan as Future series! 🙏
@tomphuongle.bsky.social
Henry Laurence (Bowdoin)
Junko Kato @utokyoofficial.bsky.social
Erin Chung (Johns Hopkins)
@kmcelwain.bsky.social
Grateful to Japan Foundation for their support!
@tomphuongle.bsky.social
Henry Laurence (Bowdoin)
Junko Kato @utokyoofficial.bsky.social
Erin Chung (Johns Hopkins)
@kmcelwain.bsky.social
Grateful to Japan Foundation for their support!
April 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Thank you to our 5 speakers for joining this year's @yalemacmillan.bsky.social CEAS Japan as Future series! 🙏
@tomphuongle.bsky.social
Henry Laurence (Bowdoin)
Junko Kato @utokyoofficial.bsky.social
Erin Chung (Johns Hopkins)
@kmcelwain.bsky.social
Grateful to Japan Foundation for their support!
@tomphuongle.bsky.social
Henry Laurence (Bowdoin)
Junko Kato @utokyoofficial.bsky.social
Erin Chung (Johns Hopkins)
@kmcelwain.bsky.social
Grateful to Japan Foundation for their support!
📌 Japan Lecture Series @yalemacmillan.bsky.social
Join us for a talk by @kmcelwain.bsky.social on public attitudes toward constitutional revision and their implications for democratic governance.
🗓️ Thu, April 10
🕛 12–1:30pm
📍 ISPS A002
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
Join us for a talk by @kmcelwain.bsky.social on public attitudes toward constitutional revision and their implications for democratic governance.
🗓️ Thu, April 10
🕛 12–1:30pm
📍 ISPS A002
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
April 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📌 Japan Lecture Series @yalemacmillan.bsky.social
Join us for a talk by @kmcelwain.bsky.social on public attitudes toward constitutional revision and their implications for democratic governance.
🗓️ Thu, April 10
🕛 12–1:30pm
📍 ISPS A002
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
Join us for a talk by @kmcelwain.bsky.social on public attitudes toward constitutional revision and their implications for democratic governance.
🗓️ Thu, April 10
🕛 12–1:30pm
📍 ISPS A002
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
📌 Japan Lecture Series @yalemacmillan.bsky.social
Excited to host Erin Aeran Chung (Johns Hopkins) for a talk on how Japan's model of immigration control is increasingly becoming the norm globally.
🗓️ Wed, April 2
🕛 12–1:30pm
📍 Luce 202
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
Excited to host Erin Aeran Chung (Johns Hopkins) for a talk on how Japan's model of immigration control is increasingly becoming the norm globally.
🗓️ Wed, April 2
🕛 12–1:30pm
📍 Luce 202
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
March 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
📌 Japan Lecture Series @yalemacmillan.bsky.social
Excited to host Erin Aeran Chung (Johns Hopkins) for a talk on how Japan's model of immigration control is increasingly becoming the norm globally.
🗓️ Wed, April 2
🕛 12–1:30pm
📍 Luce 202
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
Excited to host Erin Aeran Chung (Johns Hopkins) for a talk on how Japan's model of immigration control is increasingly becoming the norm globally.
🗓️ Wed, April 2
🕛 12–1:30pm
📍 Luce 202
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
📌 Japan Lecture Series @yalemacmillan.bsky.social
Delighted to host Junko Kato @utokyoofficial.bsky.social this Monday for a talk on taxation, redistribution, and the politics of Japan’s welfare state.
🗓️ Mon, March 24
🕒 12:00–1:30pm
📍 Luce 202
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
Delighted to host Junko Kato @utokyoofficial.bsky.social this Monday for a talk on taxation, redistribution, and the politics of Japan’s welfare state.
🗓️ Mon, March 24
🕒 12:00–1:30pm
📍 Luce 202
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
March 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
📌 Japan Lecture Series @yalemacmillan.bsky.social
Delighted to host Junko Kato @utokyoofficial.bsky.social this Monday for a talk on taxation, redistribution, and the politics of Japan’s welfare state.
🗓️ Mon, March 24
🕒 12:00–1:30pm
📍 Luce 202
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
Delighted to host Junko Kato @utokyoofficial.bsky.social this Monday for a talk on taxation, redistribution, and the politics of Japan’s welfare state.
🗓️ Mon, March 24
🕒 12:00–1:30pm
📍 Luce 202
🍣 Lunch provided!
🔗 macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
Great discussions last week at Wesleyan on deepening US-Japan ties beyond security! I discussed my book's focus on gerontocracy and the struggle to get young people involved in politics—key challenges for both countries. Thanks to everyone who joined!
March 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Great discussions last week at Wesleyan on deepening US-Japan ties beyond security! I discussed my book's focus on gerontocracy and the struggle to get young people involved in politics—key challenges for both countries. Thanks to everyone who joined!
Appreciate the shoutout, @polbehavior.bsky.social—thanks for sharing!
Happy Friday! Check out an article written by @yoshiono.bsky.social @cmcclean.bsky.social titled “Too Young to Run? Voter Evaluations of the Age of Candidates.” It’s open access! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Too Young to Run? Voter Evaluations of the Age of Candidates - Political Behavior
Why do elected officials tend to be much older than most of their constituents? To understand the mechanisms behind the underrepresentation of young people in public office, we conducted two novel sur...
link.springer.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Appreciate the shoutout, @polbehavior.bsky.social—thanks for sharing!
Excited to visit Wesleyan tomorrow for this symposium on deepening the non-military aspects of US-Japan relations! 🇺🇸🇯🇵
I'll be discussing how cooperation on population aging and youth political engagement can strengthen the alliance.
Join us in person or via Zoom: wesleyan.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I'll be discussing how cooperation on population aging and youth political engagement can strengthen the alliance.
Join us in person or via Zoom: wesleyan.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Excited to visit Wesleyan tomorrow for this symposium on deepening the non-military aspects of US-Japan relations! 🇺🇸🇯🇵
I'll be discussing how cooperation on population aging and youth political engagement can strengthen the alliance.
Join us in person or via Zoom: wesleyan.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I'll be discussing how cooperation on population aging and youth political engagement can strengthen the alliance.
Join us in person or via Zoom: wesleyan.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I had a great time discussing my book project at Georgetown! Grateful to everyone who came for their questions and feedback, and special thanks to Trevor Incerti for the invitation!
February 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I had a great time discussing my book project at Georgetown! Grateful to everyone who came for their questions and feedback, and special thanks to Trevor Incerti for the invitation!
📅 For the next event in our @yalemacmillan.bsky.social #Japan lecture series, I'm excited to host Henry Laurence (Bowdoin College) on Monday, March 3
Prof. Laurence will discuss the politics of public broadcasting in Japan and Britain, comparing NHK with the BBC macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
Prof. Laurence will discuss the politics of public broadcasting in Japan and Britain, comparing NHK with the BBC macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
February 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
📅 For the next event in our @yalemacmillan.bsky.social #Japan lecture series, I'm excited to host Henry Laurence (Bowdoin College) on Monday, March 3
Prof. Laurence will discuss the politics of public broadcasting in Japan and Britain, comparing NHK with the BBC macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
Prof. Laurence will discuss the politics of public broadcasting in Japan and Britain, comparing NHK with the BBC macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
I'm looking forward to visiting Georgetown's Asian Studies Program in the School of Foreign Service this Thursday (2/27) to discuss my book project on youth representation and its impact on policymaking and democracy. If you're in DC, hope you can join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/silver-dem...
February 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'm looking forward to visiting Georgetown's Asian Studies Program in the School of Foreign Service this Thursday (2/27) to discuss my book project on youth representation and its impact on policymaking and democracy. If you're in DC, hope you can join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/silver-dem...