Japan Decides 2014

Japan Decides 2014
Title Japan Decides 2014 PDF eBook
Author Robert J. Pekkanen
Publisher Springer
Pages 306
Release 2016-01-26
Genre Political Science
ISBN 113755200X

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Collecting original and high-quality analysis by top scholars from Japan, the United States, Australia, and Europe, this volume analyzes the results of the 2014 election, examining each of the major political parties, central policy issues, campaign practices, and considers how the results were used as a mandate for massive policy reform.

Japan Decides 2014

Japan Decides 2014
Title Japan Decides 2014 PDF eBook
Author Robert J. Pekkanen
Publisher Springer
Pages 273
Release 2016-01-26
Genre Political Science
ISBN 113755200X

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Collecting original and high-quality analysis by top scholars from Japan, the United States, Australia, and Europe, this volume analyzes the results of the 2014 election, examining each of the major political parties, central policy issues, campaign practices, and considers how the results were used as a mandate for massive policy reform.

Japan Decides 2021

Japan Decides 2021
Title Japan Decides 2021 PDF eBook
Author Robert J. Pekkanen
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 404
Release 2022-11-30
Genre Political Science
ISBN 3031113241

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Recent elections in Japan have been dramatic, and the 2021 general election was no exception. Worldwide turmoil caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as domestic uncertainty following the resignation of long-serving Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Prime Minister Abe Shinzō, left many voters and political observers wondering whether his successors were up to the task of leading the country through the crisis. In the end, the LDP and coalition partner Kōmeitō eked out an electoral victory—but one that masks important changes in the party system and nuanced changes in voter behavior and preferences. This fourth volume in the Japan Decides series features a comprehensive collection of analyses from leading experts, covering the legacy of Abe’s tenure in office, the state of the LDP and other parties, the impact of COVID-19 and the postponed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and many other important topics in contemporary party politics and domestic and foreign policy.

Japan Decides 2017

Japan Decides 2017
Title Japan Decides 2017 PDF eBook
Author Robert J. Pekkanen
Publisher Springer
Pages 361
Release 2018-05-30
Genre Political Science
ISBN 3319764756

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This third volume in the Japan Decides series remains the premier venue for scholarly research on Japanese elections. Putting a spotlight on the 2017 general election, the contributors discuss the election results, party politics, coalition politics with Komeito, the cabinet, constitutional revision, new opposition parties, and Abenomics. Additionally, the volume looks at campaigning, public opinion, media, gender issues and representation, North Korea and security issues, inequality, immigration and cabinet scandals. With a topical focus and timely coverage of the latest dramatic changes in Japanese politics, the volume will appeal to researchers and policy experts alike, and will also make a welcome addition to courses on Japanese politics, comparative politics and electoral politics.

The Operation of the Japanese Electoral System since 1994

The Operation of the Japanese Electoral System since 1994
Title The Operation of the Japanese Electoral System since 1994 PDF eBook
Author Kazuaki Nagatomi
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 283
Release 2021-11-24
Genre Political Science
ISBN 981163985X

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This research explores one of the baffling mysteries in contemporary non-Western democracies. The conversion to a mixed system of the first-past-the-post system and proportional representation for the Japanese House of Representatives in 1994 has not realised the widely spread desire for recurrent changes of government, as the Liberal Democratic Party have maintained their grip. Dr Nagatomi monitors Japanese politics with the theories and methodologies of electoral geography. From a comparative perspective, the operation of the electoral system can mostly be explained by the geographical distributions of party supports, the arrangements of electoral constituencies and the candidacies of parties. Packed with a volume of the analyses unpublished elsewhere, this book will offer food for thought to political scientists, Asian watchers and broadly comparative researchers.

Japan

Japan
Title Japan PDF eBook
Author Frank Baldwin
Publisher NYU Press
Pages 360
Release 2015-12-15
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 1479851450

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"A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press."

Gradual Institutional Change in Japan

Gradual Institutional Change in Japan
Title Gradual Institutional Change in Japan PDF eBook
Author Karol Zakowski
Publisher Routledge
Pages 269
Release 2020-12-29
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1000334058

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This book analyses institutional reforms implemented by Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō, under his second administration from 2012 to 2020. Also examined is the evolution in the role of such actors in Japanese politics as bureaucrats, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) factions, and backbenchers of the ruling party. Chapters offer multi-dimensional explanations for the preconditions of successful gradual institutional change in political systems, characterized by relatively strong veto players, rigid governmental structures, and numerous unofficial decision-making rules. It is argued that enhancement of the prime minister’s position was implemented through the creative use of pre-existing policy venues, coupled with minor institutional changes in decision-making bodies. Using three illustrated case studies, it is demonstrated how the prime minister managed to centralize the decision-making process: a result of strategic appointment of ministers, empowerment of the Cabinet Secretariat and also taking advantage of wider advisory organs, largely circumventing deliberations on key policies in the ruling party. Seemingly minor changes thus manifested in a major redefinition of decision-making patterns: a result of the long-term perspective of the Abe administration. Gradual Institutional Change in Japan: Kantei Leadership under the Abe Administration will be useful for students seeking to understand the process of successful gradual institutional change and for scholars of Japanese studies and political science.