Jun Saito is an assistant professor in the Department of Government, Franklin and Marshall College. Saito earned his Ph D in political science from Yale University in May 2006 (with distinction). His research focuses on the institutional determinants of representation and redistribution, in particular how choices of constitutional structures and electoral institutions translate into redistributive consequences. At F & M, he teaches courses on international relations, politics of East Asia, and political economy. His coauthored article with Yusaku Horiuchi won the 2004 Alan Rosenthal Award from the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association. He was once a member of the Japanese House of Representatives (2002-2003).
CV in the PDF format. As of March 2008.
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