EALC 159 - Japanese Politics

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Amyx. This course examines the politics and policies of contemporary Japan, applying a range of theoretical perspectives to analyze both recent history and current events. We will survey the core political institutions of the postwar era, exam patterns of political interaction, and investigate current debates over policyThe 1990s have been marked by political change at many different levels in Japa and the course will investigate the significance of these changes, as well as enduring continuities. Recent changes have included the introduction of a new electoral system, shift from one party rule to coalition government rule, breakin the bureaucracy, a financial crisis and prolonged economic stagnation. In thlatter part of the course, we will focus in particular on the puzzle of how Jappolitical economic structures and policies could have proven so successful for long and yet so disastrous of late. Throughout the course, students will be encto think about Japanese politics in a comparative context and to consider the functioning of the Japanese political system in the context of more theoreticaldebates in political science.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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