Democratic Reform in Japan

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2008

Democratic Reform in Japan

Edited by: Sherry L. Martin and Gill Steel

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626373297

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Widespread dissatisfaction in Japan in the 1990s set the stage for numerous political reforms aimed at enhancing representation and accountability. But have these reforms in fact improved the quality of Japanese democracy? Through the lens of this question, the authors explore contemporary Japanese politics at the national, local, and grassroots levels. Their systematic analysis of when and how citizens attempt to create and use new opportunities to articulate political interests offers insights not only on the current state of Japanese democracy, but also on the dynamics of political behavior over all.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Ikuo Kabashima Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1 Introduction Gill Steel and Sherry L. Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1 The National Level
2 Reforming the Liberal Democratic Party Ellis S. Krauss and Robert Pekkanen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
3 Campaign Behavior: The Limits to Change Dyron Dabney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
4 Diet Members and Seat Inheritance: Keeping It in the Family Naoko Taniguchi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
5 Policy Preferences and Party Platforms: What Voters Want vs. What Voters Get Gill Steel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
6 Reforming the Bureaucracy Eiji Kawabata Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Part 2 The Local Level
7 Keeping Women in Their Place: Penetrating Male-dominated Urban and Rural Assemblies Sherry L. Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
8 Prefectural Politics: Party and Electoral Stagnation Robert J. Weiner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
9 The Potential and Limits of Antiparty Electoral Movements in Local Politics Robin M. LeBlanc Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
10 Civil Society and Democracy: Reforming Nonprofit Organization Law Yuko Kawato and Robert Pekkanen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Part 3 Conclusion
11 Contemporary Japanese Democracy Sherry L. Martin and Gill Steel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
List of Acronyms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
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- Main content: 253

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Published: May 1, 2008
ISBN: 9781626373297