Publication details
Možnosti a limity aplikácie teórií konfliktných linií v mimoeurópskom kontexte: prípad Japonska
| Title in English | Merits and Limits of Cleavage Theories’ Applications in Extra-European Context: The Case of Japan |
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Politologická revue |
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| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | political cleavage; value cleavage; party politics; Japan |
| Description | The aim of this study is to find out whether various conceptions of cleavage theories can be applied on the countries outside Europe. The case of Japan and its political history since 1868 is used here. The incipient centre–periphery and urban–rural cleavages emerged and after the First World War the socioeconomic cleavage appeared as well. However, the socioeconomic cleavage was not as significant in Japan as in the Western European countries. The Japanese case is specific because national and industrial revolutions appeared within a short period of time and partly overlapped. After the Second World War, only the value cleavage has been important for the party system since the 1970s. Moreover, it would be imprudent to try to explain the development of the Japanese party system via the concept of cleavages, as the linkage between the voter and the political party has become extremely loose. The application of the cleavage theories might be biased due to two phenomena of Japanese politics, “koenkai” and party factions, as well. |
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