Charles McClean

Bio

Charles McClean is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He conducts research in comparative politics with a focus on the politics of age and Japan. His work has been published in the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Nature Medicine, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, PS: Political Science & Politics, and other venues in political science and public policy. His research has also been featured in news outlets such as the Asahi Shimbun, Nikkei Shimbun, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.

Currently, he is completing a book manuscript, Silver Democracy: Youth Representation in an Aging Japan, that explores the causes and consequences of youth underrepresentation in democracies.

Contact

charles.mcclean@yale.edu
115 Prospect Street, Rosenkranz Hall

Education

• Ph.D.: University of California, San Diego, 2020
• M.A.: Harvard University, 2011
• B.A.: Tufts University, 2008

Articles

• “Too Young to Run? Voter Evaluations of the Age of Candidates” (with Yoshikuni Ono), Political Behavior, March 01, 2024
• “Legislative Resources, Corruption, and Incumbency” (with Shane Martin and Kaare Strøm),  British Journal of Political Science, Volume 54 , Issue 2 , April 2024 , pp. 526-535

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