Contemporary Japanese Politics and Anxiety Over Governance

This book is an integrated examination of Japanese politics in the first two decades of the 21st century, as viewed from the perspective of "anxiety over governance."

List of contents

1. Social capital, political actors, and vote choice: A focus on the change of government in 2009 2. A theory of latitude of acceptable party choice and a theory of meaningful choices 3. Social capital and cultural values: The possibility of peculiarity in Japanese cultural values 4. Japanese risk perceptions and anxiety over governance: The international context of Japanese political anxiety 5. The COVID-19 pandemic in the context of anxiety over governance 6. Uncertain political reality and loss of sense of future: Is it possible to reduce anxiety over governance?

About the author

Ken-ichi Ikeda is Professor at the Department of Media, Journalism and Communications at Doshisha University, Japan.

Summary

This book is an integrated examination of Japanese politics in the first two decades of the 21st century, as viewed from the perspective of "anxiety over governance."

Product details

• Authors: Ken'ichi Ikeda, Ken''ichi Ikeda, Ikeda Ken'ichi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032159416
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215941-6
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Politics in Asia
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Human Rights, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Regional Studies, United States of America, USA, Regional / International studies, Political campaigning & advertising, Political campaigning and advertising, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Elections & referenda, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Elections and referenda / suffrage