Japan Decides 2014 : the Japanese General Election /: the Japanese General Election. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, Ethan Scheiner.
• Editors: Pekkanen, Robert; Reed, Steven R, 1947-; Scheiner, Ethan, 1968-
• Contents: List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes 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 Scheiner; 2. Japanese Politics Between the 2012 and 2014 Elections; Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, and Daniel M. Smith; 3. The 2014 Japanese Election Results: The Opposition Cooperates, but Fails to Inspire; Ethan Scheiner, Daniel M. Smith, Michael F. Thies; PART II: POLITICAL PARTIES; 4. LDP: Return to Dominance? Or a Golden Age Built on Sand?; Masahisa Endo and Robert J. Pekkanen; 5. The Democratic Party of Japan: Surviving to Fight Another Day; Fumi Ikeda and Steven R. Reed; 6. From Third Force to Third Party: Duverger's Revenge?; Robert J. Pekkanen and Steven R. Reed; 7. Komeito -- Rock 'n Row the Coalition Boat; Axel Klein; PART III: CAMPAIGNING, CANDIDATES, DISTRICTS; 8. The Abe Cabinet and Public Opinion -- How Abe won re-election by narrowing public debate; Yukio Maeda; 9. Did Abe's Coattails Help the LDP Win?; Kenneth Mori McElwain; 10. Candidates in the 2014 Election: Better Coordination and Higher Candidate Quality; Daniel M. Smith; 11. Women and the 2014 Lower House Election; Alisa Gaunder; 12. Netizens Decide 2014? A Look at Party Campaigning Online; Joshua A. Williams and Douglas Miller; PART IV: GOVERNANCE AND POLICY; 13. Abenomics in the 2014 election: Showing the money (supply) and little else; Greg Noble; 14. The Kantei vs. the LDP: Agricultural Reform, the Organized Vote, and the 2014 Election; Patricia L. Maclachlan and Kay Shimizu; 15. Regional inequality in 2014: Urgent issue, tepid election; Ken Hijino; 16. Abenomics and Japan's Energy Conundrum; Llewelyn Hughes; 17. Nationalism and the 2014 Snap Election: the Abe Conundrum; Jeff Kingston; 18. Unraveling the Abe Conundrum in Foreign Policy: The Mystery of the 'the Dog that Didn't Bark"; Ellis S. Krauss; 19. The 2014 Election in Okinawa; Koji Kagotani; 20. Japan's Stealth Decision 2014: The Trans-Pacific Partnership; Saori N. Katada and Scott Wilbur; PART V: CONCLUSION; 21. Conclusion: Japan's Bait and Switch Election 2014; Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, and Ethan Scheiner; Appendix: Table of Contents from Japan Decides 2012; Index.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 324.952; Government/National; Political Process/Political Parties; Political Process/Elections; Political parties; Elections & referenda; Comparative politics; Elections; Political parties; Politics and government; Elections -- Japan -- History -- 21st century; Political parties -- Japan -- History -- 21st century; Japan -- Politics and government -- 21st century; Japan; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137552013; 1137552018; 9781137552006; 9781137551993; 1137551992
• Related ISBNs: 113755200X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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