The Operation of the Japanese Electoral System since 1994

Nagatomi, Kazuaki

This research explores one of the baffling mysteries in contemporary non-Western democracies.  The conversion to a mixed system of the first-past-the-post system and proportional representation for the Japanese House of Representatives in 1994 has not realised the widely spread desire for recurrent changes of government, as the Liberal Democratic Party have maintained their grip.  Dr Nagatomi monitors Japanese politics with the theories and methodologies of electoral geography.  From a comparative perspective, the operation of the electoral system can mostly be explained by the geographical distributions of party supports, the arrangements of electoral constituencies and the candidacies of parties.  Packed with a volume of the analyses unpublished elsewhere, this book will offer food for thought to political scientists, Asian watchers and broadly comparative researchers.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2022-11-26

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789811639876

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-3985-2

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 279