Internal coherence and electoral performance of the Democratic Party of Japan: party organization and media.

• Other Authors: Wong, Ho Yin.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Minshutō (1998- ); Politics and government
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896892; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-326383

Wong, Ho Yin. === Thesis submitted in: October 2008. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 265-275). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === Abstract --- p.ii === 緒論 --- p.iii === Acknowledgement --- p.iv === Abbreviations --- p.ix === List of Tables --- p.ix === Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introductory Chapter --- p.1 === Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 === Chapter 1.2 --- The Two Research Questions --- p.3 === Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of Studying the DPJ --- p.6 === Chapter 1.4 --- Dissertation Framework --- p.7 === Chapter 1.5 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.12 === Chapter Chapter 2: --- Background of Japanese Politics --- p.14 === Chapter 2.1 --- Opposition Failure in Japan --- p.15 === Chapter 2.2 --- External Constraints Faced by Opposition Parties --- p.17 === Chapter 2.2.1 --- Electoral System --- p.17 === Chapter 2.2.2 --- Electoral Campaign Law --- p.21 === Chapter 2.2.3 --- Clientelism and Centralized Government Financial Structure --- p.22 === Chapter 2.2.4 --- Party Organization of the LDP --- p.23 === Chapter 2.2.5 --- Voting Behavior --- p.27 === Chapter 2.2.6 --- Press Club System --- p.28 === Chapter 2.2.7 --- Conclusion --- p.31 === Chapter 2.3 --- Opposition Fragmentation in Japanese Politics --- p.32 === Chapter 2.3.1 --- Opposition Fragmentation under the 55´ة System --- p.32 === Chapter 2.3.2 --- Opposition Cooperation and the Break Down of the 55´ة System --- p.37 === Chapter 2.3.3 --- The New Party System and Opposition Coalition Failure --- p.39 === Chapter 2.3.4 --- The NFP Internal Fragmentation --- p.43 === Chapter 2.4 --- Opposition Failure and the DPJ --- p.48 === Chapter 2.4.1 --- The Emergence of the DPJ --- p.49 === Chapter 2.4.2 --- The Expansion of the DPJ --- p.52 === Chapter 2.5 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.54 === Chapter Chapter 3: --- Theory and Methodology --- p.57 === Chapter 3.1 --- Party System --- p.58 === Chapter 3.1.1 --- Four Attributes of a Party System --- p.58 === Chapter 3.1.1.1 --- Number of Parties --- p.59 === Chapter 3.1.1.2 --- Relative Strength and Size --- p.59 === Chapter 3.1.1.3 --- Structure of Competition --- p.60 === Chapter 3.1.1.4 --- Cleavage System --- p.61 === Chapter 3.1.2 --- Two Propositions of Party System Change --- p.62 === Chapter 3.1.2.1 --- Cleavage System as a Determinant of Party System --- p.62 === Chapter 3.1.2.2 --- Party System as a System of Interaction --- p.65 === Chapter 3.2 --- Party Organization --- p.68 === Chapter 3.2.1 --- Electoral Competition Perspective --- p.69 === Chapter 3.2.2 --- Sociological Perspective --- p.72 === Chapter 3.2.3 --- Institutional Perspective --- p.75 === Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Genetic Model --- p.76 === Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Institutionalization --- p.77 === Chapter 3.2.3.3 --- Implication of the Institutional Perspective --- p.78 === Chapter 3.2.3.4 --- Conclusion --- p.80 === Chapter 3.3 --- Media --- p.81 === Chapter 3.3.1 --- Role of Media --- p.81 === Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- Media as Neutral Transmitter --- p.82 === Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- Media as Watchdog --- p.83 === Chapter 3.3.1.3 --- Media as Servant --- p.84 === Chapter 3.3.1.4 --- "Media as “Trickster""" --- p.86 === Chapter 3.3.2 --- Media Effect --- p.87 === Chapter 3.3.2.1 --- Short-term Effect --- p.88 === Chapter 3.3.2.1.1 --- Agenda-Setting --- p.88 === Chapter 3.3.2.1.2 --- Framing --- p.88 === Chapter 3.3.2.1.3 --- Promote Image Campaign --- p.90 === Chapter 3.3.2.2 --- Long-term Effect --- p.91 === Chapter 3.3.2.2.1 --- Political Involvement --- p.91 === Chapter 3.4 --- Methodology --- p.93 === Chapter 3.4.1 --- Assessing Party Organization --- p.93 === Chapter 3.4.1.1 --- First-hand and Second-hand Interview --- p.94 === Chapter 3.4.1.2 --- Documentary Research --- p.94 === Chapter 3.4.1.3 --- Content Analysis on Politicians´ة Statements --- p.95 === Chapter 3.4.1.4 --- Counting on Distribution of Posts --- p.95 === Chapter 3.4.2 --- Assessing Media Strategy of the DPJ --- p.96 === Chapter 3.4.2.1 --- Documentary Research --- p.96 === Chapter 3.5 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.97 === Chapter Chapter 4: --- Internal Coherence of the DPJ --- p.99 === Chapter 4.1 --- Factionalism in the DPJ --- p.100 === Chapter 4.2 --- Three Dimensions of Conflict --- p.104 === Chapter 4.2.1 --- Traditional Ideological Conflict --- p.105 === Chapter 4.2.2 --- Former Party Affiliation Conflict --- p.106 === Chapter 4.2.3 --- Generation Conflict --- p.107 === Chapter 4.3 --- Leadership of the DPJ --- p.108 === Chapter 4.4 --- Existing Literatures Explaining the DPJ Unification --- p.112 === Chapter 4.4.1 --- Electoral System --- p.113 === Chapter 4.4.2 --- Internal Balance of Selective Incentives --- p.114 === Chapter 4.4.3 --- Criticism towards Existing Explanations --- p.115 === Chapter 4.5 --- Three Factors Unifying the DPJ --- p.119 === Chapter 4.5.1 --- Leadership Manipulation in Party Organization --- p.122 === Chapter 4.5.1.1 --- Bottom-up Policy Making Process --- p.123 === Chapter 4.5.1.2 --- Balanced Leadership System --- p.127 === Chapter 4.5.1.3 --- Arrangement in the Merger with LP --- p.130 === Chapter 4.5.1.4 --- Conclusion --- p.133 === Chapter 4.5.2 --- Collective Incentive of the DPJ --- p.134 === Chapter 4.5.2.1 --- Role of Leadership in Collective Incentive --- p.136 === Chapter 4.5.2.2 --- Differentiation with the LDP --- p.140 === Chapter 4.5.2.3 --- Politicians´ة Conformity --- p.142 === Chapter 4.5.2.3.1 --- The Analysis --- p.144 === Chapter 4.5.2.3.2 --- Analysis Result --- p.146 === Chapter 4.5.2.3.3 --- Conclusion --- p.148 === Chapter 4.5.2.4 --- Conclusion --- p.150 === Chapter 4.5.3 --- Selective Incentive of the DPJ --- p.151 === Chapter 4.5.3.1 --- The Analysis on Party Post --- p.155 === Chapter 4.5.3.1.1 --- Standing Officers Council Post --- p.155 === Chapter 4.5.3.1.2 --- Next Cabinet --- p.163 === Chapter 4.5.3.2 --- The Analysis on Diet Post --- p.169 === Chapter 4.5.3.2.1 --- HR Post --- p.172 === Chapter 4.5.3.2.2 --- HC Post --- p.174 === Chapter 4.5.3.3 --- Conclusion --- p.176 === Chapter 4.6 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.178 === Chapter Chapter 5: --- Media Strategy and Electoral Support of the DPJ --- p.181 === Chapter 5.1 --- Electoral Performance of the DPJ --- p.181 === Chapter 5.2 --- Explanations towards the DPJ Electoral Performance --- p.186 === Chapter 5.2.1 --- Structural Perspective --- p.186 === Chapter 5.2.1.1 --- Electoral System --- p.187 === Chapter 5.2.1.2 --- Changing Societal Ideology --- p.190 === Chapter 5.2.2 --- Party Organization Perspective --- p.192 === Chapter 5.2.3 --- Voting Behavior Perspective --- p.194 === Chapter 5.2.4 --- Criticism towards these Explanations --- p.196 === Chapter 5.3 --- Support Base of the DPJ --- p.197 === Chapter 5.3.1 --- Unaffiliated Voters and DPJ Support --- p.200 === Chapter 5.3.2 --- Characteristics of Unaffiliated Voters --- p.202 === Chapter 5.3.3 --- Mobilization of Unaffiliated Voters --- p.205 === Chapter 5.3.4 --- Media and Unaffiliated Voters --- p.208 === Chapter 5.3.5 --- Conclusion --- p.212 === Chapter 5.4 --- Media Strategies of the DPJ --- p.213 === Chapter 5.4.1 --- Image and Popularity Promotion of the DPJ before 2001 --- p.215 === Chapter 5.4.1.1 --- Popularity Promotion Campaign --- p.215 === Chapter 5.4.1.2 --- Image Promotion Campaign --- p.217 === Chapter 5.4.1.3 --- Clarify Party Vision Campaign --- p.218 === Chapter 5.4.1.4 --- Development of New Media Channels --- p.219 === Chapter 5.4.1.5 --- Conclusion --- p.221 === Chapter 5.4.2 --- Policy Oriented Strategy and the Manifesto --- p.222 === Chapter 5.4.2.1 --- Adjustment in Party Organization --- p.223 === Chapter 5.4.2.2 --- Publications in Promoting Policy --- p.224 === Chapter 5.4.2.3 --- Policy-Oriented Electoral Campaign and Manifesto --- p.225 === Chapter 5.4.2.4 --- New Media in Policy-Oriented Campaign --- p.227 === Chapter 5.4.2.5 --- Conclusion --- p.229 === Chapter 5.4.3 --- The 2005 HR Election Defeat and Strategic Campaign --- p.229 === Chapter 5.4.3.1 --- Koizumi´ةs Success in Media Campaign --- p.230 === Chapter 5.4.3.2 --- The DPJ Failure in Media Campaign --- p.232 === Chapter 5.4.3.3 --- Party Organization Adjustment in Strategic Promotion Campaign --- p.235 === Chapter 5.4.3.4 --- Focuses in Strategic Promotion Campaign --- p.236 === Chapter 5.4.3.5 --- New Media in Strategic Promotion Campaign --- p.238 === Chapter 5.4.3.6 --- Strategic Promotion Campaign and the 2007 HC Election --- p.238 === Chapter 5.4.3.7 --- Conclusion --- p.239 === Chapter 5.5 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.240 === Chapter Chapter 6: --- Conclusion Chapter --- p.242 === Chapter 6.1 --- Summary --- p.243 === Chapter 6.2 --- Theoretical Reflection --- p.246 === Chapter 6.3 --- Current Issues of the DPJ --- p.250 === Chapter 6.4 --- Further Works --- p.254 === Appendix I: Interview Record with a DPJ Officer --- p.257 === Appendix II: Interview Record with Professor Kabashima Ikuo --- p.262 === Bibliography --- p.265