Japan Decides 2012 The Japanese General Election

The 2012 election in Japan ejected the governing DPJ and returned the LDP overwhelmingly to power while brand new parties pulled in millions of voters. This book explains what happened, why it happened and what it means. International experts analyze the

  • PDF / 1,192,003 Bytes
  • 281 Pages / 391.181 x 612.283 pts Page_size
  • 33 Downloads / 205 Views

DOWNLOAD

REPORT


The Japanese General Election Edited by

DEMO

Robert Pekkanen Steven R. Reed Ethan Scheiner

10.1057/9781137346124 - Japan Decides 2012, Edited by Robert Pekkanen, Steven Reed and Ethan Scheiner

Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to The Chinese University of Hong Kong - PalgraveConnect - 2016-03-07

The Palgrave Macmillan Japan Decides 2012

DEMO

10.1057/9781137346124 - Japan Decides 2012, Edited by Robert Pekkanen, Steven Reed and Ethan Scheiner

Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to The Chinese University of Hong Kong - PalgraveConnect - 2016-03-07

Japan Decides 2012

DEMO

10.1057/9781137346124 - Japan Decides 2012, Edited by Robert Pekkanen, Steven Reed and Ethan Scheiner

Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to The Chinese University of Hong Kong - PalgraveConnect - 2016-03-07

This page intentionally left blank

Japan Decides 2012 Edited by

Robert Pekkanen Associate Professor, Jackson School of International Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Washington, USA

Steven R. Reed Professor of Modern Government, Department of Policy Studies, University of Chuo, Japan

Ethan Scheiner Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of California, Davis, US

DEMO

10.1057/9781137346124 - Japan Decides 2012, Edited by Robert Pekkanen, Steven Reed and Ethan Scheiner

Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to The Chinese University of Hong Kong - PalgraveConnect - 2016-03-07

The Japanese General Election

Selection, Introduction and Editorial Matter © Robert Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed and Ethan Scheiner 2013 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2013

No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.

DEMO

Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–1–137–34851–7

This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed a