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Japan decides 2012 = the Japanese general election /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Japan decides 2012/ edited by Robert Pekkanen, Steven Reed, and Ethan Scheiner.
Reminder of title:	the Japanese general election /
other author:	Pekkanen, Robert.
Published:	[Basingstoke]Palgrave Macmillan, : 2013.,
Description:	1 online resource.
Subject:	Elections - Japan. -
Subject:	Japan - Foreign relations - 1912-1945. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137346124
ISBN:	9781137346124 (electronic bk.)

Japan decides 2012 = the Japanese general election /
Japan decides 2012the Japanese general election /[electronic resource] :edited by Robert Pekkanen, Steven Reed, and Ethan Scheiner. - [Basingstoke]Palgrave Macmillan,2013. - 1 online resource.

1. Introduction -- 2. Japanese Politics Between the 2009 and 2012 Elections -- 3. Keeping It Together: Party Unity and the 2012 Election; Ben Nyblade -- 4. The Japanese General Election of 2012: The LDP Wins Big by Default -- PART I: POLITICAL PARTIES -- 5. The LDP's Path Back to Power: The Liberal Democratic Party; Masahisa Endo -- 6. The Remains of the DPJ: The Democratic Party of Japan; Robert Weiner -- 7. Challenging the Two-Party System: Third Force Parties in the 2012 Election -- 8. Komeito - In Search of Independence; Axel Klein -- PART II: CAMPAIGNING, CANDIDATES, AND DISTRICTS -- 9. Candidate Recruitment for the 2012 Election: New Parties, New Methods... Same Old Faces?; Dan Smith -- 10. New Inter-Election Campaign Tools; Kuniaki Nemoto -- 11. Malapportionment and the 2012 Election; Ray Christensen -- 12. What the 2012 Lower House Elections Has to Say about Japan's Urban-Rural Divide; Kay Shimizu -- 13. Campaign Finance Irregularities, Sex Scandals and the Election; Matt Carlson -- 14. Women Candidates and Political Parties in Election 2012; Sherry Martin Murphy -- PART III: GOVERNANCE AND POLICY -- 15. Foreign Policy as an Election Issue; Paul Midford -- 16. Election Surprise: Abenomics and Central Bank Independence Trump Nationalism and Fukushima; Yves Tiberghien -- 17. Right Rising? Ideology and the 2012 House of Representatives Election; Chris Winkler -- 18. Farmers, Agricultural Policies and the Election; Aurelia George Mulgan -- 19. Governance with a Twist: How Bicameralism affects Japanese Lawmaking; Michael Thies and Yuki Yanai.

In this, the first volume in a new Japanese General Election Series, an impressive roll call of contributors explores the 2012 Lower House poll, an election that was characterized by the return to power of the longtime dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the growth in popularity of smaller 'outsider' parties as well as the concomitant demise of Japan's first 'opposition' (Democratic Party of Japan) government. The volume boasts high-quality, original analysis by top scholars from Japan, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. With chapters focusing on a variety of facets of the election, including the major political parties, important policy issues, and campaign practices, the volume provides a comprehensive analysis. It is vital reading for anyone interested in Japanese politics, as well as elections in general.

ISBN: 9781137346124 (electronic bk.)

Source: 684423Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

814965
Elections
--Japan.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

585293
Japan
--Foreign relations--1912-1945.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JQ1692

Dewey Class. No.: 324.0952

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