The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics

The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics is an advanced level reference guide which surveys the current state of Japanese politics, featuring both traditional topics and cutting edge research. The volume is divided into five sections covering: domestic politics civil society social policy political economy and international relations/security The first four sections begin wi...

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The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics is an advanced level reference guide which surveys the current state of Japanese politics, featuring both traditional topics and cutting edge research. The volume is divided into five sections covering: domestic politics civil society social policy political economy and international relations/security The first four sections begin with an overview chapter that provides historical background information on the section's overarching topic. The chapters that follow explore more specific topics in the sub-area. In the final section, historical background information is contained in the individual chapters which cover the diverse areas of international political economy, security and foreign policy. Offering a complete overview of the full spectrum of Japanese politics, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, policy analysts, graduate and undergraduate students studying this ever-evolving field.

Section 1: Domestic Politics
1. The Institutional Landscape of Japanese Politics Alisa Gaunder
2. The Liberal Democratic Party: An Explanation of its Successes and Failures Steven R. Reed
3. The Democratic Party of Japan: Development, Organization and Programmatic Profile Patrick Koellner
4. The Rationale for Coalition Government J.A.A. Stockwin
5. Prime Ministerial Leadership Tomohito Shinoda
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Section 1: Domestic Politics
1. The Institutional Landscape of Japanese Politics Alisa Gaunder
2. The Liberal Democratic Party: An Explanation of its Successes and Failures Steven R. Reed
3. The Democratic Party of Japan: Development, Organization and Programmatic Profile Patrick Koellner
4. The Rationale for Coalition Government J.A.A. Stockwin
5. Prime Ministerial Leadership Tomohito Shinoda
6. Election Systems and Campaign Rules Ray Christensen
7. Money in Japanese Politics: Regulation and Reform Matthew Carlson
8. The Influence of Voters Sherry L. Martin
9. Democratizing the Law in Japan Jonathan David Marshall
10. Local Government in Japan Jun Saito and Kyohei Yamada
Section 2: Civil Society
11. State and Civil Society in Japan Yuko Kawato, Robert Pekkanen and Hidehiro Yamamoto
12. The Japanese Conception of Citizenship Yumiko Mikanagi
13. Volunteer Organizations (Re)making Democracy in Japan Mary Alice Haddad 14. Civil Society and the Internet Isa Ducke
15. The Labor Movement Lonny E. Carlile
16. The Women’s Movements Ki-young Shin
Section 3: Social and Public Policy
17. The Rise (and Fall?) of Social Equality: The Evolution of Japan’s Welfare State Gregory J. Kasza
18. Policies for an Aging/Declining Fertility Society Len Schoppa
19. Gender-Related Social Policy Hiroko Takeda
20. Japanese Immigration Policy Ken Haig
21. Japan’s Environmental Politics and Change: Local, National and Global Peng Er Lam
Section 4: Political Economy and Policymaking
22. The Evolution of the Japanese Policymaking System Gregory W. Noble
23. The Politics of Economic Reform Aurelia George Mulgan
24. The Politics of Scarcity: Fixing Japan’s Public Finances, Gene Park
25. The Politics and Implications of Postal Reform Patricia L. Maclachlan
Section 5: International Relations and Security
26. Japan and East Asian Economic Regionalism Mireya Solis
27. The Haunt of History in Japan's Foreign Relations Jennifer Lind
28. The Politics of National Security Andrew L. Oros
29. Japan-U.S. Relations Michael J. Green
30. Japan-China Relations: Structure or Management? Ming Wan
31. Drifting Apart? Japan-EU Relations Julie Gilson
32. The Other Rashomon Story: International Norms and Continuing Constructions of Japaneseness David Leheny
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