Japan Decides 2014 [electronic resource] : The Japanese General Election /
Pekkanen, Robert J.editor.
Scheiner, Ethan.editor.
Reed, Steven R.editor.
Collecting original and high-quality analysis by top scholars from Japan, the United States, Australia, and Europe, this volume analyzes the results of the 2014 election, examining each of the major political parties, central policy issues, campaign practices, and considers how the results were used as a mandate for massive policy reform.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsNotes on Contributors PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction: Take a Second Look at the 2014 Election, it's Worth it; Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, and Ethan Scheiner2. Japanese Politics Between the 2012 and 2014 Elections; Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, and Daniel M. Smith3. The 2014 Japanese Election Results: The Opposition Cooperates, but Fails to Inspire; Ethan Scheiner, Daniel M. Smith, Michael F. ThiesPART II: POLITICAL PARTIES 4. LDP: Return to Dominance? Or a Golden Age Built on Sand?; Masahisa Endo and Robert J. Pekkanen5. The Democratic Party of Japan: Surviving to Fight Another Day; Fumi Ikeda and Steven R. Reed6. From Third Force to Third Party: Duverger's Revenge?; Robert J. Pekkanen and Steven R. Reed7. Komeito - Rock 'n Row the Coalition Boat; Axel KleinPART III: CAMPAIGNING, CANDIDATES, DISTRICTS 8. The Abe Cabinet and Public Opinion - How Abe won re-election by narrowing public debate; Yukio Maeda9. Did Abe's Coattails Help the LDP Win?; Kenneth Mori McElwain10. Candidates in the 2014 Election: Better Coordination and Higher Candidate Quality; Daniel M. Smith11. Women and the 2014 Lower House Election; Alisa Gaunder12. Netizens Decide 2014? A Look at Party Campaigning Online; Joshua A. Williams and Douglas MillerPART IV: GOVERNANCE AND POLICY 13. Abenomics in the 2014 election: Showing the money (supply) and little else; Greg Noble14. The Kantei vs. the LDP: Agricultural Reform, the Organized Vote, and the 2014 Election; Patricia L. Maclachlan and Kay Shimizu15. Regional inequality in 2014: Urgent issue, tepid election; Ken Hijino16. Abenomics and Japan's Energy Conundrum; Llewelyn Hughes17. Nationalism and the 2014 Snap Election: the Abe Conundrum; Jeff Kingston18. Unraveling the Abe Conundrum in Foreign Policy: The Mystery of the 'the Dog that Didn't Bark"; Ellis S. Krauss19. The 2014 Election in Okinawa; Koji Kagotani20. Japan's Stealth Decision 2014: The Trans-Pacific Partnership; Saori N. Katada and Scott WilburPART V: CONCLUSION 21. Conclusion: Japan's Bait and Switch Election 2014; Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, and Ethan ScheinerAppendix: Table of Contents from Japan Decides 2012Index.
Collecting original and high-quality analysis by top scholars from Japan, the United States, Australia, and Europe, this volume analyzes the results of the 2014 election, examining each of the major political parties, central policy issues, campaign practices, and considers how the results were used as a mandate for massive policy reform.
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