https://kovsiannikov.com/tag/regional-inequality/ Regional inequality Wowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)en-usKostiantyn Ovsiannikov &#169; Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://kovsiannikov.com/media/logo_hu131b311211402bf02edf2a9b0534b93d_9274_300x300_fit_lanczos_3.png https://kovsiannikov.com/tag/regional-inequality/ https://kovsiannikov.com/project/municip-fiscal/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://kovsiannikov.com/project/municip-fiscal/ <p><strong>Aim</strong>. To explain how long-term demographic shrinkage, aging, economic dependency, and territorial-administrative change shape support for both the established LDP and the new right-wing populist challenger Sanseitô across Japanese municipalities.</p> <p><strong>Research questions</strong>:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Do shrinking rural municipalities still give stronger support to the LDP beyond 2025?</p> </li> <li> <p>Did Sanseitô perform better in urban or less stable regions than in heavily depopulating municipalities?</p> </li> <li> <p>Do aging and economic dependency continue to dampen anti-establishment voting?</p> </li> </ol> <p><strong>Relevance</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Addresses whether Japan still moderates the electoral effects of regional decline, or whether 2025 electoral success of Sanseitô marks a genuine break in that pattern.</li> <li>Investigates whether shrinking rural Japan remains conservatively integrated or is starting to open to right-wing populist realignment.</li> </ul>