Political Change in Japan
Electoral Behavior, Party Realignment, and the Koizumi Reforms
Published on 27. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-931368-14-8 (ISBN)
Description
In the past twenty years, Japan has undergone dramatic changes. Electoral reform has altered the relationship between politicians and voters, and Japan is increasingly a two-party system. The popularity of former prime minister Koizumi Junichiro highlighted the salience of telegenic party leaders.
Amid so many shifts, it remains unclear whether such changes will stand the test of time and where Japanese politics is heading. However, it is not too early to assess the permanence and the direction of political change in Japan. Each chapter in this wide-ranging volume addresses a key political development in Japanfrom "stealing votes" to the constraints that women candidates face.
Intended for scholars and students who study Japan, this timely volume also provides valuable reading for comparative political scientists. With contributions from some of the most distinguished scholars working on Japan today, Political Change in Japan seeks to answer the question: Was political reform in Japan a revolution or a flash in the pan?
Amid so many shifts, it remains unclear whether such changes will stand the test of time and where Japanese politics is heading. However, it is not too early to assess the permanence and the direction of political change in Japan. Each chapter in this wide-ranging volume addresses a key political development in Japanfrom "stealing votes" to the constraints that women candidates face.
Intended for scholars and students who study Japan, this timely volume also provides valuable reading for comparative political scientists. With contributions from some of the most distinguished scholars working on Japan today, Political Change in Japan seeks to answer the question: Was political reform in Japan a revolution or a flash in the pan?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stanford
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
569 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-931368-14-8 (9781931368148)
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Steven R. Reed is a professor of modern government at Chuo University, Tokyo. Kenneth Mori McElwain is a postdoctoral fellow at the Division of International, Comparative, and Area Studies at Stanford University, USA. Kay Shimizu is a doctoral candidate in the department of political science at Stanford University, USA.