Exit and Voice in Japanese General Elections
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概要
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This article explores abstentions at elections as instances of political participation. People can vote to express their affections or disaffections in elections. With regard to the relation between their attitude and voting behavior, I point out that most Japanese seem not to vote because of their political disaffections.In this article, the relation is regarded as the "exit" element of the "exit-voice" theory of Albert O. Hirschman.My analysis of Japanese General Elections shows that some factors could head disaffected electorates off from abstaining on a vote. We find that they vote when they attach importance to certain political issues in elections, and when they think that they can improve their society. As for my analysis of their feelings on political efficacy, I point out a difference between political alienation and political efficacy.
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