Transformation of the Japanese Left - From Old Socialists to New Democrats

Informationen zum Autor Sarah Hyde is Lecturer in Japanese Politics at the University of Kent, UK. Klappentext This book examines the transition within the Japanese party system that has seen the demise of 'the old socialists', the Japan Socialist Party, and in its place, the emergence of the Democratic Party of Japan as the leading opposition party. Zusammenfassung This book examines the transition within the Japanese party system that has seen the demise of ‘the old socialists’, the Japan Socialist Party, and in its place, the emergence of the Democratic Party of Japan as the leading opposition party. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Changes in Japanese Voting Behaviour and Attitudes towards Politics, 1980-2000 2. From Old Socialists to New Democrats: Two Decades in the Life of the Japanese Left 3. The Constitution and its Importance to the Decline of the Japan Socialist Party and the Unity of the Democratic Party of Japan 4. Rengo and the Changes in the Japanese Left 5. Electoral System Reforms and their Impact on the Japan Socialist Party and the Democratic Party of Japan 6. The Decline of the Japan Socialist Party and the Emergence of the Democratic Party of Japan in Okayama Prefecture: A Case Study. Conclusion

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Sarah Hyde, Sarah (University of Kent Hyde, Hyde Sarah
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 21.09.2009
• EAN: 9780415466653
• ISBN: 978-0-415-46665-3
• Pages: 224
• Thèmes: Nissan Institute/Routledge Jap; Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; Japan, Political Parties, Politische Parteien, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Political parties and party platforms