Beschreibung:
After decades of stable and seemingly semi-permanent single-party dominance, Japanese politics have gone through fundamental changes since the early 1990s. Government ministries have been reorganised, prime ministerial powers strengthened, and rules for electing the lower house of parliament overhauled. Furthermore, frequent formation, merger, splintering and disappearance of new parties have continued for more than two decades.
1. Understanding Ideological Semantics.- 2. Perceptions of Parties' Ideological Locations and the Generation Gap.- 3. Ideological Voting: Generational and Educational Effects.- 4. Comparing Ideological Labels.- 5. Profiling Radical Right Support.- 6. Conclusion.