Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures and Tables vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Note on Exchange Rates xiii
7. 1. Introduction 1
8. 2. Citizens and Elites in the Construction of the LDP System 9
9. 3. Party and Voter Dealignment: The LDP System Disintegrates 28
10. 4. Changing Media, Changing Politics 61
11. 5. Citizens and the Prime Minister 86
12. 6. Representation and Policymaking under LDP Administrations in the Post-1955 System 105
13. 7. Voters and the Democratic Party of Japan 128
14. 8. Afterword: Where to Now? 150
15. Appendix A. The National Diet 155
16. Appendix B. ASSK Survey Questions and Coding 159
17. Appendix C. The Japan Election Study II 165
18. References 167
19. Index 181