A study of judicial decision making under Japan s Constitution. It examines the Supreme Court s records regarding the protection of civil rights and liberties the preservation of the conformity of lower levels of laws and regulations to the Constitution and the mainte... Lees meer.
This is the first book in English to examine through material in the popular press the radical changes that took place in Japanese ideas about sex romance and male-female relations in the wake of Japan s defeat and occupation by Allied forces at the end of the Second... Lees meer.
The world s third largest economy and a stable democracy Japan remains a significant world power but its economy has become stagnant and its responses to the earthquake and tsunami of March 11 2011 and the nuclear crisis that followed have raised international conce... Lees meer.
Eto analyses the various factors which have led to women s low presence in the Japanese legislature. She evaluates ways in which it might be possible for Japan to catch up and in doing so examines the ways in which Japanese society continues to perpetuate gender-rigid e... Lees meer.
Although democracy is in principle the antithesis of dynastic rule families with multiple members in elective office continue to be common around the world. In most democracies the proportion of such democratic dynasties declines over time and rarely exceeds ten... Lees meer.
After the devastation of World War II journalists scholars and citizens came together to foster a new culture of democracy in Japan. Adam Bronson explores this effort in a path-breaking study of the Institute for the Science of Thought one of the most influential as... Lees meer.
Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan offers a fresh perspective on gender politics by focusing on the Japanese housewife of the 1950s as a controversial representation of democracy leisure and domesticity. Examining the shifting personae of the housewife especially... Lees meer.
This book unveils the layers of Japan s democracy and the essays suggest a widening of disciplinary perspectives. The editors employ an assortment of disciplines history anthropology sociology political science law and cultural studies to explore the complex inter... Lees meer.
This book argues that Japan s emphasis on democracy assistance reveals its intention to increase its political influence with regards to China based on democratic values and its usage of the term democracy assistance is a performative speech act to orchestrate a comp... Lees meer.
This study first published in 1979 analysed the international trend towards industrial democracy in the industrial relations practices in Europe Japan and the United States. The development of industrial democracy was occurring through the establishment of employee... Lees meer.
Japan has increasingly emphasized democracy assistance since the mid-2000s such that it now constitutes a major part of Japan s foreign policy. This approach is an ostensible departure from the country s traditional foreign policy stance which tries to avoid bringing... Lees meer.
This book argues that Japan s emphasis on democracy assistance reveals its intention to increase its political influence with regards to China based on democratic values and its usage of the term democracy assistance is a performative speech act to orchestrate a comp... Lees meer.
