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Kento Ohara
Bachelor of Liberal Arts
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Thank you for visiting my profile. I am an MPhil student reading Politics (Comparative Government). I am primarily interested in legislatures in parliamentary democracies, mainly in the UK, Germany and Japan, and how their internal procedures change over time. My methodology involves both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Prior to joining the DPIR, I received a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from the University of Tokyo with a major in British Area Studies and a minor in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. My undergraduate thesis on contemporary British parliamentary reform was awarded the First National High School Memorial Award. I also completed the European Studies Programme 2019-2020 at SciencesPo, Paris, supported by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO).
Research interests
- Legislative institutions
- Legislative behaviour
- Connection between legislative behaviour and electoral support
- Coalition politics and legislative institutions
- Role perception of legislators
- UK, Japanese, German and European politics
- Inter-generational voting and partisanship
Languages
- English (professional)
- Japanese (native)
- French (intermediate)
- German (introductory)
Awards
- Japan Private High School Federation Chair Award (2018)
- First National High School Memorial (Dean's) Award (2022)