Dr. Maeda's research interests related to peace and human security include democratic breakdown, citizen support for extremist political parties, and extremist parties' strategies. Most recently he has published, "Explaining the Surges and Declines of the Japanese Communist Party", in Asian Survey 57(4): 665-89; "Honeymoon or Consolidation, or Both?: Time Dependence of Democratic Durability" in Democratization 23(4): 575-91; and "Two Modes of Democratic Breakdown: A Competing Risks Analysis of Democratic Durability." in the very prestigious Journal of Politics 72(4): 1129-43.