172 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
172 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
172 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Are we seeing the presidentialization of politics in Japan? Certainly, many recent prime ministers have demonstrated powerful leadership, notably Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe. While the phenomenon of presidentialization has been much discussed for years, the Japanese case has not received much attention in the English language.
Iwasaki analyses the state of Japanese politics using the... Read more
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
Biography
Masahiro Iwasaki is a Professor of Comparative Politics at the College of Law, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
