Jordan Hamzawi
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Biography
Jordan Hamzawi joined the department in 2024. He teaches classes on comparative politics and international relations, particularly in relation to Japan and East Asia. His research is focused on electoral and party systems, voting behavior, and the intersection of domestic politics and foreign policy.
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Davis (Political Science)
M.A., University of Michigan (Area Studies: Japan)
B.A., Brigham Young University (International Relations, Japanese)
Teaching and Research Interests
Electoral and Party Systems
Japanese and East Asian Politics
World Politics
Comparative Institutions
Published Research
“Should I Stay or Should I Go? Party Competition and Candidate Choice.” Japan Decides 2021: The Japanese General Election. Springer Nature (2023).
The Life (and Death) of a Party: How Policy and Valence Promote Party Entry and Exit. Harvard University (2022).
“Old Party, New Tricks: Candidates, Parties, and LDP Dominance in Japan.” The Journal of Japanese Studies, 23, pp. 283-293 (2022).
“Policy Preferences and Party Switching: Lessons from the 2012 Japanese Election.” Party Politics, 27(6), pp. 1268-1278 (2021).
Honors And Recognition
U.S.-Japan Network for the Future Scholar, Mansfield Foundation.
Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Fellow, Harvard University.