Talks, media, and project news.https://charlesmcclean.com/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-09-21-young-mayors-of-japan-award-2026-applications-open/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-09-21-young-mayors-of-japan-award-2026-applications-open/Delighted to serve again on the selection committee for the U.S.-Japan Foundation Young Mayors of Japan Award alongside Governor Toshihito Kumagai and Lin Kobayashi.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-09-17-bjps-youth-representation-and-democratic-legitimacy/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-09-17-bjps-youth-representation-and-democratic-legitimacy/Second piece of good news: my paper with Aksel Sundström and Daniel Stockemer, Youth Representation and Democratic Legitimacy, is now forthcoming at the British Journal…Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-09-17-jop-does-youth-representation-matter-for-social-spending/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-09-17-jop-does-youth-representation-matter-for-social-spending/Happy to share two pieces of good news. First, my job market paper, Does Youth Representation Matter for Social Spending?, is online at the Journal of Politics.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-06-30-jfir-non-military-cooperation-policy-recommendations/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-06-30-jfir-non-military-cooperation-policy-recommendations/The Japan Forum on International Relations has released policy recommendations on deepening U.S.-Japan cooperation beyond security. My chapter looks at what aging and demographic change mean for the alliance.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-06-30-the-dispatch-why-are-american-politicians-so-old/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-06-30-the-dispatch-why-are-american-politicians-so-old/I spoke with The Dispatch for this story on why U.S. politicians tend to be older than those in other democracies.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-06-18-university-of-tokyo-assembly-size-representation-and-accountability/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-06-18-university-of-tokyo-assembly-size-representation-and-accountability/I presented a new project, Assembly Size, Electoral Accountability, and Descriptive Representation, at the University of Tokyo's Graduate Schools for Law and Politics…Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-06-02-us-news-us-lawmakers-are-oldest-of-any-democracy/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-06-02-us-news-us-lawmakers-are-oldest-of-any-democracy/A U.S. News story on why American lawmakers are the oldest of any democracy cited my paper with Aksel Sundström and Daniel Stockemer on youth representation and democratic legitimacy.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-05-30-japan-conference-for-social-scientists-2026/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-05-30-japan-conference-for-social-scientists-2026/Anna Yorozuya and I hosted the second annual Japan Conference for Social Scientists at Yale on May 29–30, with support from the Council on East Asian Studies and the…Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-04-16-georgetown-japan-contending-with-change/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-04-16-georgetown-japan-contending-with-change/Sheila Smith hosted this conference on Japan at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service. I spoke about why Takaichi has drawn such strong support from Japan's youngest voters.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-04-09-sppq-best-paper-award/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-04-09-sppq-best-paper-award/Happy to share that my paper with Aksel Sundström and Daniel Stockemer, Youth Representation and Democratic Legitimacy, has won the SPPQ Best Paper Award from APSA's…Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-04-07-japan-as-future-shiori-ito-black-box-diaries/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-04-07-japan-as-future-shiori-ito-black-box-diaries/For the final event in this year's Japan as Future series at the Yale MacMillan Center, journalist and filmmaker Shiori Ito joined us for a screening of her…Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-03-30-japan-as-future-hilary-holbrow-indiana-university/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-03-30-japan-as-future-hilary-holbrow-indiana-university/Delighted to welcome Hilary Holbrow (Indiana University) as the next speaker in our Japan as Future series at the Yale MacMillan Center.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-03-26-princeton-population-aging-and-democratic-representation/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-03-26-princeton-population-aging-and-democratic-representation/Thank you to Jim Raymo, the Global Japan Lab, and Princeton Politics for hosting me to present new research with Michael Strausz on population aging and democratic…Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-03-13-japan-forum-demographic-decline-as-an-idiom-of-distress/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-03-13-japan-forum-demographic-decline-as-an-idiom-of-distress/Charles Crabtree, Paul Christensen, Tom Phuong Le, Lauren McKee, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, and I have a new article out in Japan Forum: Demographic Decline as an Idiom of…Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-03-02-japan-as-future-christina-davis-harvard-university/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-03-02-japan-as-future-christina-davis-harvard-university/Excited to host Christina Davis (Harvard Department of Government; Harvard Program on U.S.-Japan Relations) as the next speaker in our Japan as Future series at the Yale…Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-02-25-tcu-aging-and-generational-change-in-japan-and-beyond/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-02-25-tcu-aging-and-generational-change-in-japan-and-beyond/I presented new work with Michael Strausz on population aging and democratic representation at Texas Christian University's conference on Aging and Generational Change…Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-02-09-csis-inside-japans-high-stakes-snap-election/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-02-09-csis-inside-japans-high-stakes-snap-election/I was delighted to join Kristi Govella and Nick Szechenyi from the CSIS Japan Chair for a virtual discussion on Japan’s February 8 general election results.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-02-09-the-dispatch-takaichis-historic-supermajority/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-02-09-the-dispatch-takaichis-historic-supermajority/I was quoted in The Dispatch on Takaichi’s unusually strong support among younger voters—and what that meant for the LDP going into Japan’s snap election.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-01-23-adjunct-fellow-non-resident-japan-chair-csis/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-01-23-adjunct-fellow-non-resident-japan-chair-csis/I’m delighted to share that I’ve accepted an affiliation as an Adjunct Fellow (Non-Resident) with the Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-01-15-call-for-abstracts-japan-conference-for-social-scientists/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2026-01-15-call-for-abstracts-japan-conference-for-social-scientists/Anna Yorozuya and I are delighted to host the second annual Japan Conference for Social Scientists at Yale from May 29-30, 2026.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-12-19-how-do-underrepresented-voters-view-electoral-system-trade-offs/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-12-19-how-do-underrepresented-voters-view-electoral-system-trade-offs/Don Lee and I have a new, open-access article out in Electoral Studies!Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-11-18-wesleyan-college-of-east-asian-studies/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-11-18-wesleyan-college-of-east-asian-studies/I visited Wesleyan’s College of East Asian Studies to speak with students about my book project on youth representation.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-11-10-japan-as-future-andrew-oros-washington-college/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-11-10-japan-as-future-andrew-oros-washington-college/For the latest talk in our Japan as Future series, Andrew Oros (Washington College, The Stimson Center) joined us to talk about his exciting new book on Asia’s Aging…Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-11-07-population-studies-workshop-daniel-schneider-harvard-university/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-11-07-population-studies-workshop-daniel-schneider-harvard-university/Daniel Schneider (Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Department of Sociology) joined us for the latest talk in our Population Studies Workshop.Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-10-29-young-mayors-of-japan-award/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-10-29-young-mayors-of-japan-award/Congratulations to Mayor Hiroto Fujii on being the inaugural recipient of the U.S.-Japan Foundation Young Mayors of Japan Award—recognizing Japan’s next generation of…Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-10-27-jfir-the-future-of-u-s-japan-relations/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-10-27-jfir-the-future-of-u-s-japan-relations/I spoke about insights from my book project as part of a Japan Forum on International Relations symposium on the future of U.S.-Japan relations in the Trump 2.0 era…Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-10-24-youthful-democracy-project-lowering-the-voting-age/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-10-24-youthful-democracy-project-lowering-the-voting-age/Grateful for the opportunity to join Youthful Democracy Project at the Tokyo District Court on October 24.Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-10-20-population-studies-workshop-deborah-carr-boston-university/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-10-20-population-studies-workshop-deborah-carr-boston-university/For the next talk in our Population Studies Workshop, we’re delighted to welcome Deborah Carr (Boston University) on October 20.Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-09-15-japan-as-future-lecture-series-james-raymo-princeton-university/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-09-15-japan-as-future-lecture-series-james-raymo-princeton-university/Delighted to welcome James Raymo (Princeton) to Yale today to kick off two series…Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-09-12-apsa-2025-vancouver-elected-by-lottery/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-09-12-apsa-2025-vancouver-elected-by-lottery/At APSA 2025 in Vancouver, Kentaro Fukumoto and I presented a new paper.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-09-10-apsa-2025-short-course-when-elders-rule/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-09-10-apsa-2025-short-course-when-elders-rule/At APSA 2025 in Vancouver, I presented new work with Aksel Sundstrom and Daniel Stockemer as part of the short course on Young Elected Leaders: Perspectives on Age and…Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-07-15-selective-development-goals/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-07-15-selective-development-goals/Paul Christensen, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Charles Crabtree, and I have a new article out in Social Science Japan Journal.Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-07-01-yale-young-global-scholars/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-07-01-yale-young-global-scholars/This month, I’m excited to again join the Yale Young Global Scholars program!Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-06-23-ambassadors-residence-honoring-sheila-smith/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-06-23-ambassadors-residence-honoring-sheila-smith/A truly special evening at the residence of Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shigeo Yamada, honoring Sheila Smith and her conferral of the Order of the Rising…Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-05-23-university-of-toronto-japan-conference/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-05-23-university-of-toronto-japan-conference/I was delighted to participate in this inaugural conference on Japan hosted by Phillip Lipscy at the University of Toronto’s Centre for the Study of Global Japan.Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-04-21-stanford-freeman-spogli-institute-for-international-studies/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-04-21-stanford-freeman-spogli-institute-for-international-studies/I greatly enjoyed visiting Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, a part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, to discuss my book…Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-04-15-thank-you-to-our-japan-as-future-speakers/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-04-15-thank-you-to-our-japan-as-future-speakers/Thank you to our five speakers for joining this year’s Yale MacMillan Center CEAS Japan as Future series!Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-04-10-japan-as-future-lecture-series-kenneth-mcelwain-university-of-tokyo/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-04-10-japan-as-future-lecture-series-kenneth-mcelwain-university-of-tokyo/For the final event in our Japan as Future lecture series, Kenneth McElwain (University of Tokyo) joined us to discuss his work on public attitudes toward constitutional…Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-04-02-japan-as-future-lecture-series-erin-aeran-chung-johns-hopkins-universi/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-04-02-japan-as-future-lecture-series-erin-aeran-chung-johns-hopkins-universi/For the fourth event in our Japan as Future lecture series, I was delighted to host Erin Aeran Chung (Johns Hopkins University) for a discussion on how Japan’s model of…Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-03-24-japan-as-future-lecture-series-junko-kato-university-of-tokyo/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-03-24-japan-as-future-lecture-series-junko-kato-university-of-tokyo/For the third event in our Japan as Future lecture series, I was delighted to host Junko Kato (University of Tokyo) for a talk on taxation, redistribution, and the…Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-03-05-wesleyan-deepening-u-s-japan-ties-beyond-security/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-03-05-wesleyan-deepening-u-s-japan-ties-beyond-security/I visited Wesleyan University to join this great symposium on deepening U.S.-Japan ties beyond security.Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-03-03-japan-as-future-lecture-series-henry-laurence-bowdoin-college/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-03-03-japan-as-future-lecture-series-henry-laurence-bowdoin-college/For the second talk in our Japan as Future lecture series, I was delighted to host Henry Laurence (Bowdoin College).Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-02-27-georgetown-walsh-school-of-foreign-service-asian-studies-program/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-02-27-georgetown-walsh-school-of-foreign-service-asian-studies-program/On February 27, I had a great time discussing my book project at the Asian Studies Program in Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-02-26-postdoctoral-associates-lecture-series-alexandra-mathieu/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-02-26-postdoctoral-associates-lecture-series-alexandra-mathieu/On February 26, I was delighted to chair a talk featuring our Japan Foundation Postdoctoral Associate Alexandra Mathieu.Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-01-27-japan-as-future-lecture-series-tom-le-pomona-college/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2025-01-27-japan-as-future-lecture-series-tom-le-pomona-college/Great to kick off our new Japan as Future lecture series at Yale’s Council on East Asian Studies with Tom Le (Pomona College)!Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-12-15-once-again-leadership-transitions-challenge-us-japan-alliance/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-12-15-once-again-leadership-transitions-challenge-us-japan-alliance/In our latest article for Pacific Forum, Sheila Smith and I discuss Japan’s snap election and Ishiba’s minority government; Trump’s return and its impact on US…Sun, 15 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-12-08-minority-governments-revisited/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-12-08-minority-governments-revisited/Kaare Strøm (UCSD) and I have a new book chapter out on Minority Governments Revisited!Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-11-20-fletcher-school-whats-next-for-asia/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-11-20-fletcher-school-whats-next-for-asia/I was delighted to speak on a panel with Aram Hur for the newly launched Fletcher Asia Forum’s first event at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts…Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-11-11-louisville-center-for-asian-democracy-inside-asia-podcast/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-11-11-louisville-center-for-asian-democracy-inside-asia-podcast/I had a great time joining David Buckley’s Inside Asia podcast at the University of Louisville’s Center for Asian Democracy to discuss the LDP's recent election…Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-10-28-harvard-program-on-u-s-japan-relations/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-10-28-harvard-program-on-u-s-japan-relations/I visited Harvard University’s Program on U.S.-Japan Relations to discuss my book project on youth representation and its impact on policymaking and democracy—just a day…Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-10-28-tufts-department-of-political-science/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-10-28-tufts-department-of-political-science/I returned to my alma mater, Tufts University, to talk about my book project.Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-07-01-assistant-professor-of-political-science-yale-university/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-07-01-assistant-professor-of-political-science-yale-university/Today is my first day as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-07-01-yale-young-global-scholars/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-07-01-yale-young-global-scholars/Today, I enjoyed giving a talk about youth representation for a great group of 150 high school students from 50+ countries, who are here participating in the Yale Young…Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-06-28-economist-japans-youngest-ever-mayor/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-06-28-economist-japans-youngest-ever-mayor/"Japan’s political system is not set up to reward the young." I shared insights from my research with The Economist for their story on Takashima Ryosuke, Japan's…Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-06-05-capitol-hill-mansfield-u-s-japan-network-for-the-future/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-06-05-capitol-hill-mansfield-u-s-japan-network-for-the-future/I visited Capitol Hill to discuss gerontocracy and youth representation as part of a Mansfield Foundation U.S.-Japan Network for the Future event.Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-05-30-business-standard-incumbency-in-indian-elections/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-05-30-business-standard-incumbency-in-indian-elections/I spoke with Ashli Varghese at Business Standard about why incumbency rates tend to be lower in Indian elections compared to other democracies.Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-05-24-nccu-summer-school-on-political-parties-and-democracy/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-05-24-nccu-summer-school-on-political-parties-and-democracy/I discussed my book project with a group of MA/PhD researchers participating in the 4th Asian Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy at National Chengchi…Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-05-21-wsj-why-the-worlds-leaders-are-getting-older/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-05-21-wsj-why-the-worlds-leaders-are-getting-older/For this video for The Wall Street Journal, I joined Jon Emont to discuss why the world's leaders are getting older—and what it means for policies and political…Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-05-16-nyu-frontiers-in-empirical-research-on-east-asia/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-05-16-nyu-frontiers-in-empirical-research-on-east-asia/At this NYU conference, I presented new work (with Yuki Shiraito) on “Voter Preferences for Young and Female Candidates: Comparing Conjoint Experiments with Real-World…Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-05-15-washington-welcomes-prime-minister-kishida/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-05-15-washington-welcomes-prime-minister-kishida/In our latest article for Comparative Connections, Sheila Smith and I dive into the busy start of 2024 for US-Japan relations—from regional responses to Taiwan's…Wed, 15 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-04-26-asahi-why-are-there-so-many-older-politicians/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-04-26-asahi-why-are-there-so-many-older-politicians/Today’s Asahi Shimbun feature a story about my Political Behavior article with Yoshikuni Ono.Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-04-19-georgetown-the-us-japan-partnership-in-the-21st-century/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-04-19-georgetown-the-us-japan-partnership-in-the-21st-century/I spoke about challenges for democracy in the US and Japan at this Georgetown conference.Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-03-30-princeton-global-japan-lab/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-03-30-princeton-global-japan-lab/I visited Princeton’s Global Japan Lab to give a talk about my research and the job market for social scientists working on Japan.Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-03-20-yale-and-the-world/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-03-20-yale-and-the-world/In this interview with Yale’s Office of International Affairs, I discuss my research and teaching, as well as resources available to Yale students interested in Japan.Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-03-01-too-young-to-run-voter-evaluations-of-the-age-of-candidates/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-03-01-too-young-to-run-voter-evaluations-of-the-age-of-candidates/Yoshikuni Ono (Waseda University) and I have a new article out in Political Behavior!Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-02-28-wsj-old-leaders-run-the-world-and-theyre-not-going-anywhere/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2024-02-28-wsj-old-leaders-run-the-world-and-theyre-not-going-anywhere/Today’s Wall Street Journal features my research on aging leaders.Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2023-10-10-ucsd-how-japans-aging-politicians-affect-policy-choices/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2023-10-10-ucsd-how-japans-aging-politicians-affect-policy-choices/I talked about my book project for the UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy’s Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology.Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2023-09-28-daiwa-youth-political-representation-in-an-aging-japan/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2023-09-28-daiwa-youth-political-representation-in-an-aging-japan/I talked about my book project at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation.Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2023-07-12-legislative-resources-corruption-and-incumbency/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2023-07-12-legislative-resources-corruption-and-incumbency/Shane Martin, Kaare Strøm, and I have a new article out in the British Journal of Political Science!Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://charlesmcclean.com/news/2023-06-28-npr-the-growing-concern-of-japans-silver-democracy/https://charlesmcclean.com/news/2023-06-28-npr-the-growing-concern-of-japans-silver-democracy/I joined Anthony Kuhn to discuss my book project on NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition.Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT