Titlebook: Japan Decides 2014; The Japanese General Robert J. Pekkanen (Professor),Steven R. Reed (Pro Book 2016 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The

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Joshua A. Williams,Douglas M. Miller the philosophical literature reveals that mechanisms are predominantly modeled in a purely qualitative way. That is, mechanistic models are conceived of as representing how certain entities and activities are spatially and temporally organized so that they bring about the behavior of the mechanism

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and patho-mechanisms. I will argue – contrary to the shortcut view of most adherents of mechanistic philosophy – that there is a necessarily long but feasible passageway from normo- to patho-mechanisms and will plead for objectivism of the concept of individual diseases on the basis of the concept

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Gregory W. Noble of that model, many philosophers of history have proposed more liberal approaches to historical explanation, and some reflective historians have questioned the thesis that offering explanations is the business of good history. We attempt to sort through a number of conflicting ideas about historica

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Introduction: Take a Second Look at the 2014 Election, It’s Worth It was called, there was no doubt that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), along with its coalition partner Komeito, would easily win the poll. The campaign itself scarcely raised significant policy discussion or debate. Voter turnout reached an all-time low (52.7%) for Japanese House of Repres

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Japanese Politics Between the 2012 and 2014 Electionstions resulted in landslide defeats for the party in power. Between the 2005 and 2009 elections, Japan was led by four separate Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) prime ministers in as many years, including Shinzou Abe in his first short-lived administration (2006–2007). Between the 2009 and 2012 electi

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The LDP: Return to Dominance? Or a Golden Age Built on Sand?nant political party operating in Japan — and by a huge margin.. It made for the third LDP victory at the polls in three years, bookending the 2013 House of Councillors (HC) election with two House of Representatives (HR) wins in 2012 and 2014. Now, the LDP is in the best position it has been in the

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From Third Force to Third Party: Duverger’s Revenge?tion results winnowed the Third Force down to a single party. This is a significant development and it could, as we and Ethan Scheiner suggest in the Conclusion, be the beginning of a major transition in Japanese politics (back) to mostly two major party/bloc candidate competition in the districts.