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The New Generation of Conservative Politicians in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2013

JAMES BABB
JAMES BABB*
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University of Newcastle-upon-Tynejames.babb@ncl.ac.uk
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Abstract

This study examines the extent to which there has been a rise in ideologically based politics in Japan due to the decline in factionalism in the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The study is based on two cases studies. The first is based on the notion of ‘Koizumi's children’ recruited by former Prime Minister Koizumi and his allies, who were heavily discouraged from joining a faction. The second model is based on an analysis of a junior MP groups which have played a role in the internal management of the LDP independent of established party organizational structures.

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Japanese Journal of Political Science , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 355 - 378
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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