The Presidentialization of Japanese Politics

Are we seeing the presidentialization of politics in Japan? Certainly, many recent prime ministers have demonstrated powerful leadership, notably Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe. While the phenomenon of presidentialization has been much discussed for years, the Japanese case has not received much attention in the English language.
Iwasaki analyses the state of Japanese politics using the established analytical framework of presidentialization - looking at leadership power resources, leadership autonomy, and the personalization of the electoral process - and assesses the factors that have been claimed to lead to similar changes in other countries. He argues that there are also unique variables that contribute to the presidentialization of Japanese politics. Most notably, the introduction of public subsidies to political parties and electoral reform in 1994.
A valuable contribution to the global scholarship on presidentialization, which will be of particular interest to scholars of Japanese politics.

List of contents

1 Introduction  2 What is Presidentialization?  3 Analytical Framework for Japanese Politics  4 Political Reform and Transformation of Party Politics  5 Nakasone, Hashimoto, and Koizumi Government  6 The Abe Government and Presidentialization  7 Conclusion: Presidentialization Thesis and Japanese Politics

About the author

Masahiro Iwasaki is a Professor of Comparative Politics at the College of Law, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.

Summary

Iwasaki analyses the state of Japanese politics using the established analytical framework of presidentialization – looking at leadership power resources, leadership autonomy and the personalization of the electoral process – and assesses the factors that have been claimed to lead to similar changes in other countries.

Product details

• Authors: MASAHIRO IWASAKI
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032478906
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247890-6
• No. of pages: 172
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 9 mm x 234 mm
• Weight: 280 g
• Illustrations: 10 SW-Abb., 10 SW-Zeichn., 44 Tabellen
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Ethnic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Political science & theory, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Police & security services, Political science and theory, Police and security services, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General