Format:
1 online resource (225 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780203458501
Series Statement:
Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
Content:
The old Japanese single-party system collapsed in 1993, but a new system has not yet fully evolved. Following the most significant party reform in Japanese history, this book analyses the most recent national elections, examining voter behaviour and how it is influenced. It provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese politics from 1955 to 1993 and a detailed historical study of events leading up to the 1996 and 2000 elections, before presenting statistical analysis of the elections themselves. The authors then look to the future, anticipating what form the new political system will take. Japanese Electoral Politics contains four very detailed case studies and a wealth of new data. It will appeal to students and researchers of Japanese politics and elections and electoral systems.
Content:
Cover -- Japanese Electoral Politics -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note on romanisation -- List of abbreviations -- PART I The political context of the 1996 and 2000 elections -- 1 The 1993 election and the end of LDP one-party dominance -- 2 Realignment between the 1993 and 1996 elections -- 3 Realignment between the 1996 and 2000 elections -- PART II Four prefectural case studies -- 4 Political realignment in Nagano: Hata Tsutomu and the new opposition challenge the LDP -- 5 A local five-party alliance challenges the LDP in Hyogo -- 6 Inheriting the 'Conservative Kingdom' in Ibaraki -- 7 Kagoshima: the prefecture that realignment forgot -- PART III Statistical analysis -- 8 Who won the 1996 election? -- 9 Who won the 2000 election? -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415311403
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415311403
Language:
English
