Japans Mulitlayered Democracy

Author : Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti,Nissim Otmazgin,Alon Levkowitz
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498502238

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Japan's Multilayered Democracy by Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti,Nissim Otmazgin,Alon Levkowitz Pdf

This book introduces a multilayered approach to the study of democracy, combining specific knowledge of Japan with theoretical insights from the literature on democratization. It examines different aspects of Japanese democracy—historical, institutional, and sociocultural—to provide a conscious understanding of the nature and practice of democracy, both in Japan and beyond. The book's chapters give testimony to the dynamic nature and continuity of Japanese democracy and analyze its strengths and weaknesses. The central argument of this book is that Japan’s democratization should be seen as a multilayered experience shaped by the gradual process of absorbing democratic ideas, forming democratic institutions, and practicing democratic behaviors and rituals at various levels of society. As the case of Japan shows, democracy is neither a structured formula nor only a set of democratic laws and institutions, but a continuous, gradual process.

Author : Galanti Levk GALANTI
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1498502245

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Japans Mulitlayered Democracy by Galanti Levk GALANTI Pdf

Author : Yoshiaki Kobayashi
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739147580

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Malfunctioning Democracy in Japan by Yoshiaki Kobayashi Pdf

In many developed countries, democratic political systems have demonstrated significant shortcomings. Malfunctioning Democracy in Japan: Quantitative Analysis in a Civil Society, by Yoshiaki Kobayashi, investigates the causes of these problems via quantitative analysis, using Japan as a particular case study.

Author : Takeshi Ishida
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UCAL:B4380683

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Democracy in Japan by Takeshi Ishida Pdf

Following World War II, the American Occupation created Western style democratic institutions in Japan and sought to develop a society and culture that would support a democratic political system. Now, after four decades, the successes and failures of Japanese democracy can be assessed. How equal are Japan's citizens? To what extent are their views represented in the legislature? How does Japan handle dissent and protest? How stable is its democracy? In closely related and readable essays, thirteen leading experts consider three main components of democracy in Japan - political, social, and economic. The editors' introduction provides historical background, making this book accessible and valuable for students, the general reader interested in Japan, as well as the specialist.

Author : Frank McNeil
Publisher : Crown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Democracy
ISBN : UCSD:31822018830455

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Democracy in Japan by Frank McNeil Pdf

A veteran American diplomat with extensive experience in Japan takes a fresh look at the country's democratic tradition--its troubled past and its uncertain present. McNeil also examines alternative scenarios for Japan's future and outlines the likely outcomes. Advertising in the Washington Post.

Author : Maiko Ichihara
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317351887

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Japan's International Democracy Assistance as Soft Power by Maiko Ichihara Pdf

Japan has increasingly emphasized democracy assistance since the mid-2000s, such that it now constitutes a major part of Japan’s foreign policy. This approach is an ostensible departure from the country’s traditional foreign policy stance, which tries to avoid bringing values to the forefront of foreign policies. This book intends to answer the questions of why Japan has started emphasizing democracy assistance and why it has relegated itself to a minor role in democracy assistance nevertheless. It argues that Japan’s emphasis on democracy assistance reveals its intention to increase its political influence with regards to China based on democratic values, and its usage of the term "democracy assistance" is a performative speech act to orchestrate a comprehensive approach for international democracy support. Shedding light on the novel aspect of Japanese policy, this book contributes to the understanding of Japanese foreign policy and democracy promotion. Providing the analysis that state’s speech act could cause to create foreign policies that counter what is predicted by structural realism, this analysis makes contributions to neoclassical realism which explains states’ foreign policy choices within the constraints of international structure.

Author : Sherry L. Martin
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0801461308

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Popular Democracy in Japan by Sherry L. Martin Pdf

Popular Democracy in Japan examines a puzzle in Japanese politics: Why do Japanese women turn out to vote at rates higher than men? On the basis of in-depth fieldwork in various parts of the country, Sherry L. Martin argues that the exclusion of women from a full range of opportunities in public life provokes many of them to seek alternative outlets for self-expression. They have options that include a wide variety of study, hobby, and lifelong learning groups—a feature of Japanese civic life that the Ministry of Education encourages. Women who participate in these alternative spaces for learning tend, Martin finds, to examine the political conditions that have pushed them there. Her research suggests that study group participation increases women’s confidence in using various types of political participation (including voting) to pressure political elites for a more inclusive form of democracy. Considerable overlap between the narratives that emerge from women’s groups and a survey of national public opinion identifies these groups as crucial sites for crafting and circulating public discourses about politics. Martin shows how the interplay between public opinion and institutional change has given rise to bottom-up changes in electoral politics that culminated in the 2009 Democratic Party of Japan victory in the House of Representatives election.

Author : Mark E. Caprio,Yoneyuki Sugita
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134118625

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Democracy in Occupied Japan by Mark E. Caprio,Yoneyuki Sugita Pdf

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.

Author : Mary Alice Haddad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1139233769

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Building Democracy in Japan by Mary Alice Haddad Pdf

"This book explains how Japan became a democracy. It offers a grassroots perspective and holistic understanding of Japan's democratization process and what it means for the nation today"--

Author : Gavan McCormack,Yoshio Sugimoto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781315494357

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Democracy in Contemporary Japan by Gavan McCormack,Yoshio Sugimoto Pdf

This title was first published in 1986: This is a study of "karayuki-san", impoverished Japanese women sent abroad to work as prostitutes from the 1860s to the 1920s. It follows the life of one prostitute, Osaki, who is persuaded as a child of ten to accept cleaning work in Borneo and then forced to work as a prostitute in a brothel.

Author : Takako Kishima
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400862429

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Political Life in Japan by Takako Kishima Pdf

To understand how change occurs in politics, we should turn from concentrating on intentional political actions to exploring everyday life, especially marginal frames of mind in which people are open to questioning existing ideas and institutions. In so contending, Takako Kishima offers fresh understandings of contemporary Japanese politicians and the Japanese political process, while she also proposes an innovative method of looking at politics in general. Kishima points out that taken-for-granted values and beliefs are revealed as arbitrary when people experience intrusions of the marginal, or "liminal." Social marginals, such as outcastes or so-called misfits, are the most likely people to invoke these intrusions, but more ordinary folk are also subjected to them under special conditions ranging from the seemingly trivial--daydreaming, dancing, or getting drunk--to the more profound--war, natural disaster, or ecstatic ritual. During an intrusion the flow of ordinary time seems to stop, and the utilitarian principles of commonplace existence are invalidated--as described by the chapter on Nakasone, "Shedding Tears: Suspension of Politics." Drawing on insights from phenomenology, symbolic anthropology, and post-structuralism, as well as from political science, Kishima shows that the prevalence of liminal experiences in society prevents the reification of authority, allows the transcendence of formal political differences, and permits political change over time. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Peter J. Herzog
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134240050

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Japan's Pseudo-Democracy by Peter J. Herzog Pdf

Rocked by scandals and accusations that crucial decisions are made by non-elected officials, Japan has been called a democracy in name only. Is it?

Author : Rikki Kersten
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136160110

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Democracy in Post-War Japan by Rikki Kersten Pdf

Democracy in Post-War Japan assesses the development of democracy through the writings of the brilliant political thinker Maruyama Masao. The author explores the significance of Maruyama's notion of personal and social autonomy and its impact on the development of a distinctively Japanese democratic ideal. This book, based on contemporary documents and on interviews with Maruyama, is the only full-scale analysis of his work and thought to be published in English.

Author : Roger W. Bowen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315290317

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Japan's Dysfunctional Democracy: The Liberal Democratic Party and Structural Corruption by Roger W. Bowen Pdf

This is a short, readable, and incisive study of the corrosive effects of corruption in one of the world's major liberal democracies. It explores the disconnect between democratic rule and undemocratic practices in Japan since the Second World War, with special attention to the corrupt practices of various prime ministers and the resulting sense of political cynicism and powerlessness among the general public.

Author : Nobutaka Ike
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1978-07-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015005915643

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A Theory Of Japanese Democracy by Nobutaka Ike Pdf