1st Edition
The Quest for Japan's New Constitution An Analysis of Visions and Constitutional Reform Proposals 1980-2009
By Christian G. Winkler
Copyright 2011
240 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the many attempts over the last three decades to revise Japan’s constitution. As the book shows, these attempts at revision have been relatively conservative, aiming to embed in the constitution visions of a different future for Japan. Specific reforms advocated include: enabling Japan to have a more proactive foreign policy, more independent of the US-Japan alliance;... Read more
1. Conservatism: Theory and Reality in Postwar Japan 2. Framing the Issues: Conservative Criticism of Postwar Japan and the Vision of a New Japan 3. In Quest for Constitutional Reform: Introducing the Drafts Written between 1980 and 2009 4. Key Issues of Constitutional Reform and Their Meaning to the Conservative Movement
Biography
Christian G. Winkler is currently Visiting Researcher in the Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University, Japan.
