Women and Politics in Contemporary Japan (ASAA Women in Asia Series) - Hardcover

Dalton, Emma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415827388 ISBN 13: 9780415827386

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

This book looks at the gendering of the political system in Japan and the effects of that system on gender equality in national-level politics specifically and wider society more generally. It examines the approach taken by the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to issues of gender equality in Japan, and the repercussions of that approach on women’s political experiences and representation. This book covers a range of themes including the role of the LDP and other major political parties in constructing the modern Japanese political system, the under-representation of women in Japanese politics, women’s experiences in party politics and the gendering of government policies. Using in-depth interviews with women members of the national Diet, the book sheds light on how political women negotiate the male-dominated world of Japanese politics.

About this title

About the Author:

Emma Dalton is a Lecturer in the Japanese Studies Research Institute of Kanda University of International Studies, Japan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0415827388
• ISBN 13: 9780415827386
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 158