The electoral origin of Japan's nationalistic leadership: Primaries in the LDP presidential election and the "pull effect"

Journal of East Asian Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-30

  Sasada, Hironori ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Divisive primary hypothesis; Foreign policy; Japan; Koizumi Junichiro; LDP presidential election; Leadership; Nationalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954847097     PISSN: 15982408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1598240800003209     Document Type: Article

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