| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MURAKAMI Shinichiro University of Foreign Languages of Kobe, Faculty of International Relations, Professor, 国際関係学科, 教授 (10305675)
ONO Koji Nagoya University , Faculty of Law, Professor, 大学院・法学研究科, 教授 (70126845)
MIYAZAKI Ryuji Chiba University , Faculty of Law and Economics, Professor, 法経学部, 教授 (10113870)
SAITO Junichi Yokohama National University , Faculty of Economics, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (60205648)
MIYAMOTO Taro Ritumeikan University, Faculty of Policy Sciences, Professor, 政策科学部, 教授 (00229890)
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| Research Abstract |
We have published the results of our research project in The Annuals of The Japanese Political Science, Association vol. 2001, to which most of our research group members have contributed. Here is the outline of theses contributions.
First of all, O. Kawasaki examines the relevance of the "three democracies" model from the viewpoint of political theory. Then, as to the "core" countries of Western Europe, firstly, K. Ono retraces the histrical evolution of the German three main parties, that were nothing but the origins of the "three democracies" model. On the contrary, France is seen as an exception to the "three democracies" model in Western Europe. Y. Nakayama tries to explain how this exception has been born. Secondly, the futures of the "three democracies" model are explored. S. Murakami examines the Italian case of Christian democratic collapse, and T. Miyamoto presents and scrutinizes the "workfare" model, supposed to replace the traditional social-democratic model and to reactiva
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te it. J. Saito criticizes in his turn what is called the "Third Way". Thirdly, K. Endo develops a theoritical reflection on the European polity that is emerging to unravel the European nation states, cradles of the "three democracies" model.
Lastly, the party systems of non-european countries are examined to testify the relevance of the "three democracies" model from comparative viewpoints. M. Sengoku argues that the Polish party system in still unbalanced because of the instability of Christian democratic parties, and K. Ohgushi follows the rise and fall of Latin-american parties that seem correspond to the European "three democracies" model. K. Nakakita has already published a series of articles on the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party(JIMINTOH) in the 1950s as an example of non-european Liberal democratic parties. The general conclusions that Y. Baba, director of our research, draws from these contributions, is still in preparation, but their resume" is presented as an preface to our Annuals. Less
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