| Kommentar |
This course is an introduction to the politics and government of post-war and contemporary Japan. As the oldest Asian democracy and one of the most powerful economies in the world, Japanese politics are not well understood beyond its borders. In this course we will cover Japanese party politics, policymaking, political economy and foreign policy, as well as the administrative reforms of the 1990s and their consequences. The objective of this course is to become familiar with the Japanese political system and to understand the often quoted Japanese “uniqueness” not as a product of culture alone, but as rational behavioral answers to the incentives of extant institutional arrangements. No prior knowledge of Japan, Japanese politics, or the Japanese language is required. |
| Literatur |
Krauss, Ellis S. and Robert J. Pekkanen (2010): The Rise and Fall of Japan’s LDP. Political Party Organizations as Historical Institutions. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.
Smith, Daniel M. (2018): Dynasties and Democracy. The Inherited Incumbency Advantage in Japan. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Stockwin, Arthur (2008): Governing Japan: Divided Politics in a Resurgent Economy. Wiley-Blackwell. |
