Contemporary Japanese Politics - Institutional Changes and Power Shifts

Tomohito Shinoda tracks slow yet steady changes in the operation of and tensions between Japan's political parties and the public's behavior in Japanese elections, as well as in the government's ability to coordinate diverse policy preferences and respond to political crises.

List of contents

List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsA Note on ConventionsList of Abbreviations and Japanese TermsIntroduction1. Japanese Politics Under the LDP2. The Politics of Institutional Reform3. Institutional Changes and Koizumi's Leadership4. Electoral Changes and Their Impact5. Hatoyama's Antibureaucratic Stance6. Kan's Struggle in the Government and the DPJ7. Institutions and Political LeadershipAppendix 1Appendix 2NotesBibliographyIndex

About the author

Tomohito Shinoda is professor of international relations at the International University of Japan and received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. His publications include Koizumi Diplomacy: Japan's Kantei Approach in Foreign and Defense Affairs and Leading Japan: The Role of the Prime Minister.

Summary

Tomohito Shinoda tracks slow yet steady changes in the operation of and tensions between Japan’s political parties and the public’s behavior in Japanese elections, as well as in the government’s ability to coordinate diverse policy preferences and respond to political crises.

Product details

• Authors: Tomohito Shinoda, Tomohito (International University of Jap Shinoda, Tomohito (International University of Japan) Shinoda, Shinoda Tomohito, Tomohito Shinoda Tomohito
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.09.2013
• EAN: 9780231158527
• ISBN: 978-0-231-15852-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Contemporary Asia in the World; Contemporary Asia in the World
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Japan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, Politics and government, international relations; political process