Forschungssstelle Japan - Full list of publications

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2015	Civil Religion in Japan: From the Meiji Restoration to the Present Day”. In: Japan und das Problem der Moderne. Wolfgang Seifert zu Ehren. Eds. Urs Matthias Zachmann and Christian Uhl. München: Iudicium: 416-440.
2015	Die Transformation der Moderne: Konfliktstruktur und politisches System im Umbruch“ [The Transformation of Modernity: Cleavage Structure and Political System in Transition]. In: Wirtschaft, Krise und Wahlverhalten [Economy, Crisis and Voting Behaviour]. Hg. Heiko Giebler und Aiko Wagner. Baden Baden: Nomos, 361-395
2013	(with Jan Knipperts): „Politische Generationen, demographischer Wandel und Wahlverhalten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Schicksalsjahre des deutschen Parteiensystems?“ [Political Generations, Demographic Change and Voting Behaviour: Years of Destiny for the German Party System?] In: ZParl 44/ 4: 872-891.
2013	(with Watanabe Masao): "Japan’s new right wing populism? Reasons, goals and perspectives". In: Veröffentlichungen der Forschungsstelle Japan 23: 5-35
2013	"The Green Party of Japan: new cleavage or ad-hoc creation?" In: Veröffentlichungen der Forschungsstelle Japan 22: 5-53 (German).
2013	”Japan's New Party in Power DPJ and the Fukushima Crisis". In: Fukushima: Die Katastrophe und ihre Folgen. Hg.: Roland Czada und György Széll. Frankfurt/ M. u.a.: Peter Lang: 187-220 (German).
2013	"Japan in the aftermath of Fukushima: A “residual risk society” in transition?“. In: Leviathan 41/1: 1-33 (German).
2012	"ふじの園「緑ハウス」：日独共同プロジェクトの計画と挑戦“ (The Fujinosono “Greeen House”: Plans and Challenges of a German-Japanese Project) In: Euro-Japan Dialogue 2012. Publications of the Yokohama National University: 14-15 (Japanese).
2012	"Politics in Japan after Fukushima". In: OAG-Notizen 10 (October): 37-52 (German).
2011	“The DPJ and its Factions: Benefit or Threat?”. In: Hitotsubashi Journal of Social Studies 43/ 1:1-21.
2011	"The Historical Regime Change in Japan Against the Background of Voting System and Voting Behaviour" In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen (ZParl) 1: 83-97. (German)
2010	“Is the End of the Catch-All Parties Imminent?”. In: Zukunft, Fragen, Antworten. 2. Osnabrücker Wissensforum 13. Nov. 2009. Ed. University of Osnabrueck, the President: 34-35 (German).
2009	“The Changing Institutional Framework for Local Democracy in Japan”. In: Quality of Life and Working Life in Comparison. Eds. György Szell, Ute Szell. Frankfurt/ M. et al.: Lang: 57-70.
2009	“After the Reform: How is Japan’s Local Democracy Changing?”. In: Hitotsubashi Journal of Social Studies 4/ 1: 13-31.
2009	„Education and Elite Recruitment in Japan”. In: State and Market in a Globalized World: Transatlantic Perspectives. Eds.: Detlef Junker, Wilfried Mausbach and Martin Thunert. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter: 219-250.
2009	“Japan’s New Party System: Characteristics and Future Perspectives”. In: Germany and Japan after 1989: Reform Pressures and Political System Dynamics. Eds.: Roland Czada and Kenji Hirashima. Tôkyô: University of Tôkyô Press: 1-17.
2008	“Local Voting Behaviour: An Analysis of the 2006 Local Elections in the German City of Osnabrueck”. In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen (ZParl) 3: 584-597 (German).
2007	“University Reform in Japan: A Model for the 21^st Century?”. In: György Szell, Ed.: Education, Science and Labour: Perspectives for the 21^st Century. Frankfurt/ M. u. a: Peter Lang: 139-170.
2006	(with Gesine Foljanty-Jost) „Local Level Political and Institutional Changes in Japan: An End to Political Alienation?”. In: Asia Europe Journal 4: 381-397.
2006	“Politics and Bureaucracy in Japan: Continuity and Change in the Relationship between Government Officials and Politicians.” In: Japan aktuell 2/ 2006: 5-30 (German).
2006	“The 2005 Election to the German Bundestag in Osnabrueck: An Empirical Analysis of Urban Geography, Social Structure and Voting Behaviour”. In: Working Papers WP 2/ 2006: 3-48. (German)
2005	“Elite Networks in Japan“. In: Japan 2005 – Politik und Wirtschaft. Eds. Manfred Pohl and Iris Wieczorek. Hamburg: Institut für Asienkunde: 73-93 (German).
2005	“Interest Representation through Policy Tribes in Japan”. In: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens (NOAG) 177-178: 83-99 (German).
2005	“Local Citizens Networks in Japan: Prospects and Chances for „New“ People-Oriented Politics”. In: Veröffentlichungen der Forschungsstelle Japan17: 5-41. (German)
2005	“Japan’s Circle of Power: Legitimacy and Integration of a National Elite”. In: ASIEN 96: 46-67.
2005	“Political Disaffection and the Crisis of Authority in Japan”. In: Japan aktuell1: 26-35 (German).
2004	“Japan’s Elite Networks at the Apex of Power“. In: Hitotsubashi Journal of Social Studies 36/ 2: 73-84.
2004	“Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Empirical Elite Studies.” In: Hitotsubashi Journal of Social Studies 36/ 1: 29-43 (German).
2004	(with Watanabe Masao) “Japan’s Economical Elite: Patterns of Recruitment and Networks.“ In: Japan aktuell 1: 56-66 (German).
2003	“Social Cleavages, Voter Alignment, and Dealignment in Japan“. In: Hitotsubashi Journal of Social Studies 35/ 2: 63-77.
2003	(with Watanabe Masao) “Japan a „New Middle Mass Society“? An Empirical Study on Social Inequalities.” In: ASIEN 86: 5-19 (German).
2002	“Recruitment of Political Representatives in Japan. “ In: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens (NOAG) 171-172: 93-107 (German).
2002	“Social Cleavages, Voter Alignment, and Political Representation in Japan. “ In: ASIEN 83: 23-36 (German).