Charles McClean

🚨 New Paper w/ @YoshikuniOno, conditionally accepted @PolBehavior 🎉 Why are elected officials often much older than voters? We use age manipulation software to uncover voters' age biases. Surprise: Voters (even older ones) like young candidates! 👦🏻👨🏻👴🏻 charlesmcclean.com/s/How-Do-Voter…

Reminder: The CSIS Japan Chair is recruiting a deputy director who will play a central role in program administration and activities. More information: careers.csis.org/opportunities/…

JSPQS夏季集会の報告募集が公表されました。7/4-5＠一橋です。ふるってご参加ください！ sites.google.com/view/jsqps/202…

Applications are open for the CSIS Japan Chair summer internship. The priority deadline is Friday, April 10, 2026. For more information, visit careers.csis.org/opportunities/…

Call for Submissions: AI for Social Science Methodology @yaledatascience • Keynote: @NAChristakis • Panel with editors of leading journals on publishing AI research • Mentoring roundtables for early-career scholars • Generous travel support Discussion-driven, high-quality research. 📩 Submit your work: yalefds.swoogo.com/socialscience/… Please share with colleagues working at the AI × social science frontier! @Yale @PopAssocAmerica

The CSIS Japan Chair is recruiting a deputy director who will play a central role in program administration and activities. More information: bit.ly/3OFuwkW

Excited to host Christina Davis (@Harvard_GovDept @HarvardUSJapan) on Monday (March 2) as the next speaker in our #Japan series @YaleMacMillan. She’ll present new research on how WTO rulings shape business confidence in global supply chains. macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/event…

I was quoted in @TheDispatch on Takaichi’s unusually strong support among younger voters — and what that meant for the LDP going into Japan’s snap election thedispatch.com/newsletter/mor…

This morning, I joined @KristiGovella and @nszechenyi at the @CSIS @JapanChair to discuss the outcome of Japan's snap election. The video is now posted if you’d like to watch: youtube.com/live/xF1F3JSM-…

HAPPENING IN 1 HR | Don’t miss our virtual event where @KristiGovella, @cmcclean, and @nszechenyi will break down the results of Japan's February 8 general election. 👉 Watch here: bit.ly/45HEAPT

I’ll be discussing the election results and what they mean on a @CSIS @JapanChair webcast tomorrow morning. Looking forward to the conversation.

既に各所で指摘されてるけど、自民党の比例区での伸びはそこまで大きくないです。 候補不足で失った13議席を加えたって80議席。それは例えば2005年の77議席と大して変わらない（↓のグラフ参照）。 「小選挙区マジック」の威力が分かりますね。

Takaichi's snap election gamble has clearly paid off. Snap elections tend to benefit incumbents — especially when opposition parties are caught off guard and the campaign period is particularly short. I've written about this dynamic before: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

The scale of the LDP’s victory is hard to overstate: • 316/465 seats (68%) — biggest win in party history • Swept 31 of 47 prefectures • With Ishin: 352 seats (76%), swept 33 prefectures Results: asahi.com/senkyo/shuinse…

Reminder: there's still time to apply for the Japan Conference for Social Scientists @YaleMacMillan Deadline: Feb. 13 Submission link below ⬇️

Join us Feb 9 for a virtual discussion with experts @KristiGovella, @cmcclean, and @nszechenyi on the outcome of Japan's general election and how it will impact the future direction of Japanese domestic politics and foreign policy. 🗓️ Register here: bit.ly/45HEAPT

📢 Save the Date: Feb 9 at 8:00 - 9:00 am EST The CSIS Japan Chair invites you to join a virtual discussion on Japan's February 8 general election results featuring @KristiGovella, @cmcclean, and @nszechenyi. Click here for more information: bit.ly/45HEAPT

The @CSIS Japan Chair program is pleased to welcome @cmcclean as a Non-resident Adjunct Fellow. Dr. McClean is an assistant professor at @Yale with expertise in Japanese domestic politics, the politics of age, and youth political representation: bit.ly/3ZJxOWh

Next up in our @ISPSYale Population Studies Workshop: @TedEnamorado (@WashUPoliSci) joins us this Friday (Jan. 30) isps.yale.edu/events/2026/01…

Delighted to share that I’ve accepted an affiliation as an Adjunct Fellow (Non-Resident) with the @JapanChair @CSIS

A great piece by my colleague Grace Kao @YaleSoc on K-pop, soft power, and Japan-Korea diplomacy—sparked by the now-famous drum duet between Prime Minister Takaichi and President Lee. Glad to be quoted. koreaherald.com/article/106585…