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Japan Decides 2021

The Japanese General Election

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Provides the definitive account of Japan's 2021 general election

  • Is the fourth volume in the Japan Decides series and brings together leading scholars from Japan, the US, and Europe

  • Features chapters on the Abe legacy, the state of the LDP, the political impact of Coronavirus, and the Olympics

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
  2. Introduction: Japan’s Coronavirus Election

    • Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, Daniel M. Smith
    Pages 1-11
  3. Japanese Politics Between 2017 and 2021

    • Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed
    Pages 13-22
  4. Party Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
    2. The Opposition in 2021: A Second Party and a Third Force

      • Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed
      Pages 59-69
    3. Abe’s Legacy

      • Tobias Harris
      Pages 87-102
  5. The Campaign

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
    2. Public Opinion and COVID-19

      • Yukio Maeda
      Pages 167-182
    3. Social Media in the 2021 Election Campaign

      • Robert A. Fahey
      Pages 183-199
    4. Did COVID-19 Impact Japan’s 2021 General Election?

      • Michael F. Thies, Yuki Yanai
      Pages 219-236
  6. The Issues: Domestic and International

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237
    2. Japan’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

      • Phillip Y. Lipscy
      Pages 239-254

About this book

Recent elections in Japan have been dramatic, and the 2021 general election was no exception. Worldwide turmoil caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as domestic uncertainty following the resignation of long-serving Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Prime Minister Abe Shinzō, left many voters and political observers wondering whether his successors were up to the task of leading the country through the crisis. In the end, the LDP and coalition partner Kōmeitō eked out an electoral victory—but one that masks important changes in the party system and nuanced changes in voter behavior and preferences. This fourth volume in the Japan Decides series features a comprehensive collection of analyses from leading experts, covering the legacy of Abe’s tenure in office, the state of the LDP and other parties, the impact of COVID-19 and the postponed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and many other important topics in contemporary party politics and domestic and foreign policy.

Keywords

  • Japanese Politics
  • Japanese General Election
  • Party Politics
  • 2020 Tokyo Olympics
  • Covid 19 Crisis
  • Abe Shinzo
  • Suga Yoshihide
  • general election
  • COVID-19
  • coronavirus
  • presidential selection
  • general election
  • democratic party of Japan
  • constitutional democratic party of Japan
  • japanese communist party
  • part of hope
  • Kishida Fumio

Editors and Affiliations

  • Jackson School of International Studies, Seattle, USA

    Robert J. Pekkanen

  • Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan

    Steven R. Reed

  • Columbia University, New York, USA

    Daniel M. Smith

About the editors

Robert J. Pekkanen is Professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, USA.

Steven R. Reed is Professor Emeritus, retired from Chuo University, Japan.

Daniel M. Smith is the Gerald L. Curtis Visiting Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy in the Department of Political Science and School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Japan Decides 2021

  • Book Subtitle: The Japanese General Election

  • Editors: Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, Daniel M. Smith

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11324-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-11323-9Published: 01 December 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-11324-6Published: 30 November 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 400

  • Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Electoral Politics, Asian Politics, Political Communication

Buying options

eBook USD 29.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-031-11324-6
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Softcover Book USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)