The Presidentialization of Japanese Politics

ISBN-13: 9780815366713 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 208 str.

MASAHIRO IWASAKI

Opis

Iwasaki analyses the state of Japanese politics using the established analytical framework of presidentialization – looking at leadership power resources, leadership autonomy and the personalization of the electoral process – and assesses the factors that have been claimed to lead to similar changes in other countries.

Spis treści

1 Introduction  2 What is Presidentialization?  3 Analytical Framework for Japanese Politics  4 Political Reform and Transformation of Party Politics  5 Nakasone, Hashimoto, and Koizumi Government  6 The Abe Government and Presidentialization  7 Conclusion: Presidentialization Thesis and Japanese Politics

O autorze

Masahiro Iwasaki is a Professor of Comparative Politics at the College of Law, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.