The Beginnings of Political Democracy in Japan
Author | : Nobutaka Ike |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Nobutaka Ike |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Harukata Takenaka |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2014-08-20 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0804790744 |
Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan presents a compelling case study on change in political regimes through its exploration of Japan's transition to democracy. Within a broad-ranging examination of Japan's "semi-democratic" political system from 1918 to 1932, when political parties tended to dominate the government, the book analyzes in detail why this system collapsed in 1932 and discusses the implications of the failure. By reference to comparable cases—prewar Argentina, prewar Germany, postwar Brazil, and 1980s Thailand—Harukata Takenaka reveals that the factors responsible for the breakdown of the Taisho democracy in Japan replicated those that precipitated the collapse of democracy in Europe, Latin America, and elsewhere in Asia. While most literature on these transitions focuses on successful cases, Takenaka explores democratic failure to answer questions about how and why political parties and their leaders can behave in ways that undermine the democratic institutions that serve as the basis for their formal authority.
Author | : Nobutaka Ike |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ethan Scheiner |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0521846927 |
This book explains why no opposition party has been able to offer itself as a sustained challenger in Japan.
Author | : R. Sims |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 437 |
Release | : 2019-06-12 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1349632406 |
Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Restoration, 1868-2000 explores, through a combination of narrative and analysis, the changes in the political process which lay behind Japan's transformation into a modern nation state; its successive turn toward militarism, fascism, and the Pacific War; and the imposition of a fully democratic constitution. Sims examines closely such central topics as the Meiji renovation, samurai modernisers, the rise of liberal political parties, the Meiji constitution, 'Taisho democracy', the wartime changes in the political system, postwar reforms and the 'reverse course', four decades of Liberal Democratic rule, and the shake-up of Japanese politics during the 1990s. No other book has covered Japanese political history over the entire period since 1868 in such detail, and the present volume aims to fill the gap between the various general histories of modern Japan and the ever-increasing monographic literature.
Author | : Nobutaka Ike |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Japan |
ISBN | : 9780837118024 |
Author | : Nobutaka Ike |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Japan |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Daniel M. Smith |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 2018-07-03 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1503606406 |
Although democracy is, in principle, the antithesis of dynastic rule, families with multiple members in elective office continue to be common around the world. In most democracies, the proportion of such "democratic dynasties" declines over time, and rarely exceeds ten percent of all legislators. Japan is a startling exception, with over a quarter of all legislators in recent years being dynastic. In Dynasties and Democracy, Daniel M. Smith sets out to explain when and why dynasties persist in democracies, and why their numbers are only now beginning to wane in Japan—questions that have long perplexed regional experts. Smith introduces a compelling comparative theory to explain variation in the presence of dynasties across democracies and political parties. Drawing on extensive legislator-level data from twelve democracies and detailed candidate-level data from Japan, he examines the inherited advantage that members of dynasties reap throughout their political careers—from candidate selection, to election, to promotion into cabinet. Smith shows how the nature and extent of this advantage, as well as its consequences for representation, vary significantly with the institutional context of electoral rules and features of party organization. His findings extend far beyond Japan, shedding light on the causes and consequences of dynastic politics for democracies around the world.
Author | : Robert A. Scalapino |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2022-05-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0520362543 |
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.
Author | : Mark E. Caprio |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2007-03-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134118627 |
With expert contributions from both the US and Japan, this book examines the legacies of the US Occupation on Japanese politics and society, and discusses the long-term impact of the Occupation on contemporary Japan. Focusing on two central themes – democracy and the interplay of US-initiated reforms and Japan's endogenous drive for democratization and social justice – the contributors address key questions: How did the US authorities and the Japanese people define democracy? To what extent did America impose their notions of democracy on Japan? How far did the Japanese pursue impulses toward reform, rooted in their own history and values? Which reforms were readily accepted and internalized, and which were ultimately subverted by the Japanese as impositions from outside? These questions are tackled by exploring the dynamics of the reform process from the three perspectives of innovation, continuity and compromise, specifically determining the effect that this period made to Japanese social, economic, and political understanding. Critically examines previously unexplored issues that influenced postwar Japan such as the effect of labour and healthcare legislation, textbook revision, and minority policy. Illuminating contemporary Japan, its achievements, its potential and its quandaries, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Japanese-US relations, Japanese history and Japanese politics.