Dan Smith
@profdansmith.bsky.social
Political scientist at Penn. Comparative politics, parties, elections, electoral systems, representation, Japanese politics.
✨ Now at QJPS: "Winning Elections with Unpopular Policies: Valence Advantage and Single-Party Dominance in Japan" w/ @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social & @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social. Open-access link to article: www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
✨ Now at QJPS: "Winning Elections with Unpopular Policies: Valence Advantage and Single-Party Dominance in Japan" w/ @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social & @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social. Open-access link to article: www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...
Upcoming virtual seminar: "Japan's New Prime Minister Takaichi: What Can We Expect?" Register ⬇️
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October 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Upcoming virtual seminar: "Japan's New Prime Minister Takaichi: What Can We Expect?" Register ⬇️
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Happy to see this article now "in print" at @polbehavior.bsky.social 🎉 Open-access:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
August 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Happy to see this article now "in print" at @polbehavior.bsky.social 🎉 Open-access:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🎉Now online (open access): "Hidden Majoritarianism and Women’s Career Progression in Proportional Representation Systems" at @apsrjournal.bsky.social. @alicirone.bsky.social, @teele.bsky.social, Gary Cox, @fiva.no. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
August 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎉Now online (open access): "Hidden Majoritarianism and Women’s Career Progression in Proportional Representation Systems" at @apsrjournal.bsky.social. @alicirone.bsky.social, @teele.bsky.social, Gary Cox, @fiva.no. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
What happened in Japan's 2024 general election, when the ruling LDP had its second worst seat loss in history? "Japan Decides 2024" is now available for pre-order, and due in print in fall. The volume features extensive analysis from top scholars of Japanese politics. a.co/d/8LHANvH
June 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
What happened in Japan's 2024 general election, when the ruling LDP had its second worst seat loss in history? "Japan Decides 2024" is now available for pre-order, and due in print in fall. The volume features extensive analysis from top scholars of Japanese politics. a.co/d/8LHANvH
Updated paper w/ @alicirone.bsky.social, @teele.bsky.social, Gary Cox, & @fiva.no. Using a century of data from Norway, we investigate the effects of "hidden majoritarianism" (single-occupant positions) on women's representation and careers in PR systems. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
March 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Updated paper w/ @alicirone.bsky.social, @teele.bsky.social, Gary Cox, & @fiva.no. Using a century of data from Norway, we investigate the effects of "hidden majoritarianism" (single-occupant positions) on women's representation and careers in PR systems. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
US politics is a mess, so here's a timeline cleanse w/ new research on Japanese politics: @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social, @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social and I have an updated paper on the role of policy vs. valence in LDP dominance. Now with 2024 election results! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
US politics is a mess, so here's a timeline cleanse w/ new research on Japanese politics: @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social, @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social and I have an updated paper on the role of policy vs. valence in LDP dominance. Now with 2024 election results! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
With @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social, @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social & Shusei Eshima, I've conducted survey experiments w/ voters in recent Japanese election campaigns. Compared to 2021, 2024 shows a big drop in reported trust of the LDP. The LDP appears to have lost its valence advantage. #JapanDecides2024
October 30, 2024 at 11:38 AM
With @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social, @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social & Shusei Eshima, I've conducted survey experiments w/ voters in recent Japanese election campaigns. Compared to 2021, 2024 shows a big drop in reported trust of the LDP. The LDP appears to have lost its valence advantage. #JapanDecides2024
More of *this* would be great for Japan studies.
April 10, 2024 at 8:53 PM
More of *this* would be great for Japan studies.
History's deadliest air raid hit Tokyo on March 10, 1945. We study the long-run effects of this destruction on neighborhood communities in this forthcoming article at @thejop.bsky.social:
Gated: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Gift (50, for those w/o access): urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Gated: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Gift (50, for those w/o access): urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
March 10, 2024 at 3:58 PM
History's deadliest air raid hit Tokyo on March 10, 1945. We study the long-run effects of this destruction on neighborhood communities in this forthcoming article at @thejop.bsky.social:
Gated: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Gift (50, for those w/o access): urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Gated: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Gift (50, for those w/o access): urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Nice surprise in the mail today! For work w/ Shusei Eshima on voter evaluations of age in candidate choice experiments. Many thanks to the committee and Representation & Electoral Systems Section of @apsa.bsky.social! Shout-out also to @noamlupu.bsky.social and Zach Warner, who are co-winners.
October 25, 2023 at 11:02 PM
Nice surprise in the mail today! For work w/ Shusei Eshima on voter evaluations of age in candidate choice experiments. Many thanks to the committee and Representation & Electoral Systems Section of @apsa.bsky.social! Shout-out also to @noamlupu.bsky.social and Zach Warner, who are co-winners.
Open-rank faculty position in Korean politics at Penn! Review of applications will begin October 15. Please spread the word and consider applying if your work connects to Korean politics (any specialization). ⬇️
apply.interfolio.com/132227
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September 20, 2023 at 2:57 PM
Open-rank faculty position in Korean politics at Penn! Review of applications will begin October 15. Please spread the word and consider applying if your work connects to Korean politics (any specialization). ⬇️
apply.interfolio.com/132227
apply.interfolio.com/132227