Emma Dalton

Women and Politics in Contemporary Japan

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 159mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 393g
• ISBN-13: 9780415827386
• ISBN-10: 0415827388
• Artikelnr.: 40027897

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Women, Power and Politics under LDP Rule: Gender Equity
Discourses and Practices 1955-1993 2. Post-1993 Political Power Structures
and Gender Equity Policies 3. Ambivalent Ambitions 4. The Importance of
Women in Politics 5. Negotiating a Masculinised Party Culture Conclusion:
The Failure of 'Equality' and the Possibility of Gender Quotas