Generational Gap in Japanese Politics: A Longitudinal Study of Political Attitudes and Behaviour

by Willy Jou and Masahisa Endo

After decades of stable and seemingly semi-permanent single-party dominance, Japanese politics have gone through fundamental changes since the early 1990s. Government ministries have been reorganised, prime ministerial powers strengthened, and rules for electing the lower house of parliament overhauled. Furthermore, frequent formation, merger, splintering and disappearance of new parties have continued for more than two decades.
How do citizens...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137503408
• ISBN13: 9781137503404
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"