Details of a Researcher
Updated on 2026/06/24
Peter Chai is a Research Associate at the Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University. His research areas are political sociology, comparative politics, and public opinion. His research methodology is survey analysis, and his regional focus is East Asia and the Greater China area.
His research uses transnational survey databases such as the World Values Survey and the Asian Barometer to investigate how citizens' attitudes toward postmaterialist topics such as gender equality, environmental protection, and immigration change over time and relate to demographic variables such as age, education, income, and urbanization across Asian societies.
Waseda University Faculty of Political Science and Economics Research Associate
Waseda University International Reconciliation Studies Institute Assistant Researcher
Waseda University School of Political Science and Economics Research Assistant
Waseda University Graduate School of Political Science Doctoral Program
Waseda University Graduate School of Political Science Master's Course
Waseda University School of Political Science and Economics Economics Major
Japanese Association Electoral Studies
The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
Australian Society for Quantitative Political Science
Association for Asian Studies
Waseda Association of Political Economy
Society for Computational Social Science of Japan
The Japanese Society for Quantitative Political Science
Park Yong Koo Scholarship
2025.04 Park Yong Koo Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship for Fostering Young Researchers
2025.01 Waseda University
Park Yong Koo Scholarship
2024.04 Park Yong Koo Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship for Fostering Researchers in Doctoral Programs
2023.10 Waseda University
Subsidization for Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis
2022.09 Waseda Institute of Political Economy
Partial Tuition Waiver Scholarship
2022.07 Waseda University
Subsidization for Australia National University Online Summer School in Political Science
2022.02 The Center for Positive/Empirical Analysis of Political Economy, Waseda University
Partial Tuition Waiver Scholarship
2021.11 Waseda University
Subsidization for Australia National University Online Summer School in Political Science
2020.12 The Center for Positive/Empirical Analysis of Political Economy, Waseda University
JASSO Honors Scholarship
2017.09 JASSO
Partial Tuition Waiver Scholarship
2017.09 Waseda University
Youth Unemployment Resists Easy Fixes
Internet
China Brief Notes, The Jamestown Foundation
2026.06
Regarding digital campaigning
Internet
Taipei Times
2026.06
As Japan's popularity booms, a new survey shows strong anti-foreigner sentiment
Internet
The Conversation
2026.06
Do scandals carry different electoral costs for male and female candidates in Japan?
Internet
The Loop, the ECPR's Political Science Blog
2026.05
Japan’s Political Paradox: Why Young Liberals Backed a Conservative Landslide
Internet
The Diplomat
2026.03
Why did the Japanese public appear to vote against their own concerns?
Internet
Critical Asian Studies Commentary
2026.03
Japan is now the most trusted Asian power in Australia and New Zealand
Internet
The Interpreter
2026.03
Japan’s inbound tourism booms as outbound travel lags
Internet
The Japan Times
2026.02
The power of surprise: How Takaichi’s snap election delivered a LDP landslide
Internet
The Interpreter
2026.02
The Trial of Abe’s Assassin Is a Test of Takaichi’s Appetite for Political Reform
Internet
The Diplomat
2026.01
Okinawa’s Struggle with Ongoing US Military Presence
Internet
E-International Relations
2025.12
Japan's likely first female prime minister is no feminist triumph
Internet
Nikkei Asia
2025.11
Troubled future looms for Japan’s Takaichi
Internet
East Asia Forum
2025.11
Don’t believe everything you read in the media about Japan’s strong anti-immigrant sentiment
Internet
The Interpreter
2025.11
Takaichi Sanae’s Rise Highlights the Gender Paradox in Japanese Politics
Internet
The Diplomat
2025.09
Court Rulings and Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage in Japan
Internet
The Diplomat
2025.08
How Salient Are Traditional Family Values and Gender Stereotypes in Asia? Survey Evidence From Mainland China
Internet
The Midwest Political Science Association Blog
2025.08
How do Chinese citizens perceive environmental protection
Internet
The Loop, the ECPR's Political Science Blog
2025.08
Member Spotlight Interview
Internet
Association for Asian Studies #AsiaNow Blog
2025.07
Descriptive and Substantive Representation: The Case of Japan's First Female Prime Minister
Peter Chai, Charles Crabtree
Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus 24 1 - 6 2026.04 [Refereed]
Book Review: Football Presidents: Towards a Typology of Political Cultures
Peter Chai
International Review for the Sociology of Sport 2026.06 [Refereed]
Book Review: Civic and Uncivic Values in Hungary: Value Transformation, Politics, and Religion
Peter Chai
European Political Science 2026.06 [Refereed]
Book Review: Queer intimacies and cultural dissent in Japanese life: quiet subversion
Peter Chai
Journal of Gender Studies 2026.06 [Refereed]
Book Review: Alternative Histories of Development in Japan and East Asia: Unthinking Modernization, Recreating Lifeworlds
Peter Chai
Asian Affairs 2026.05 [Refereed]
Book Review: Decolonial feminisms, decolonising feminisms: Transnational perspectives
Peter Chai
Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work 2026.05 [Refereed]
Book Review: Lawyer Evaluation in Chinese Courtroom: A Social-Semiotic Perspective
Wenzhou Shu, Peter Chai, Na Yang
International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique 2026.05 [Refereed]
Book Review: Renewable Energy and International Law: Communitarian Approaches to Energy Justice
Peter Chai
Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law 2026.05 [Refereed]
Book Review: The Integration of Immigrant-origin Youth in Japan: Theoretical Insights from Narratives on School Experiences
Peter Chai
Journal of Contemporary Asia 2026.05 [Refereed]
Book Review: Youth, masculinity and the labour market: precarious transitions in post-Industrial Britain
Peter Chai
Labor History 2026.04 [Refereed]
Book Review: Chinese Legal Family and Chinese Modernization of Rule of Law
Wenzhou Shu, Peter Chai, Fang Chen
Legal Pluralism and Critical Social Analysis 2026.04 [Refereed]
Book Review: Encountering disability and citizenship through contemporary dance in Africa
Peter Chai
Disability & Society 2026.04 [Refereed]
Book Review: Governance models in public service media: participation, reputation, and sustainability in the era of platformization
Peter Chai
Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies 2026.04 [Refereed]
A Study on Attitudes Toward Family and Gender in Mainland China Based on the Latest Three Waves of the Asian Barometer
Peter Chai
Waseda Institute of Political Economy (WINPEC) Working Paper 2025.07
A Study on Environmental Concern in Mainland China Based on the Latest Three Waves of the World Values Survey
Peter Chai
Waseda Institute of Political Economy (WINPEC) Working Paper Series 2025.05
Anti-Immigrant Sentiments, Traditional Values, and Authoritarian Values in Japan: Evidence from a 2026 Post-Election Survey
Peter Chai
Kobe University Political Science Workshop
Presentation date： 2026.07
How Costly Are Scandals in Japan? A Conjoint Experiment on Candidate Gender
Japanese Society for Quantitative Political Science
Presentation date： 2026.07
When Multiparty Politics Meets Cultural Conservatism: How Have Sentiments Toward Gender and Immigration Changed in Japan?
Japan Early Career Forum on Political Science
Presentation date： 2026.04
Investigating Environmental Concern with World Values Survey: A Comparative Analysis Across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Japanese Society for Quantitative Political Science
Presentation date： 2026.01
Investigating Environmental Concern and Activeness with World Values Survey: A Comparative Analysis Across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
China Empirical Political and Media Research Seminar
Presentation date： 2025.05
Comparing Patterns of Attitude toward Traditional Family Structure and Gender Roles Across the Greater China Area Based on Asian Barometer
Japan Early Career Forum on Political Science
Presentation date： 2024.11
Attitudes Toward Traditional Family Structure and Gender Roles across the Greater China Area: A Survey Analysis Based on Asian Barometer
Waseda Institute for Advanced Study: Diversity and Liberty in East Asia: Historical Development and Contemporary Significance
Presentation date： 2024.09
Attitude to Traditional Family Structure and Gender Roles in Mainland China: A Survey Analysis Based on Asian Barometer
Waseda Institute of Political Economy (WINPEC) Seminar
Presentation date： 2024.08
A Review of Ronald Inglehart’s Postmaterialist Thesis: A Comparative Study Across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
The Japanese Society for Quantitative Political Science
Presentation date： 2023.01
A Review of Ronald Inglehart’s Postmaterialist Thesis and Its Application to the Greater China Area
Japan Early Career Forum on Political Science
Presentation date： 2022.08
Curriculum TA (Introduction to Political Analysis)
School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Teaching Assistant (Quantitative Political Analysis )
School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Advanced Teaching Assistant (Global Political Economy)
School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Teaching Assistant (Political Communication)
School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Teaching Assistant (Comparative Politics)
School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Teaching Assistant (Comparative Politics of East Asia)
School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Teaching Assistant (Contemporary Political Thought I)
School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Teaching Assistant Intermediate Seminar (Populism: Causes, Problems, and Opportunities)
