How and why does a semi-democratic regime - one that developed as a result of significant degree of democratisation - collapse without experiencing further democratisation? This book answers these questions through a case study of the collapse of the semi-democratic regime in pr…
Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan presents a compelling case study on change in political regimes through its exploration of Japan's transition to democracy. Within a broad-ranging examination of Japan's "semi-democratic" political system from 1918 to 1932, when political p…
Analytical foundations -- Defining the regimes of prewar Japan -- Political institutions under the Meiji Constitution -- The semi-democratic regime, 1918-1926 : containment of the military -- The semi-democratic regime, 1926-1929 : the rise of the military challenge and the weak…
Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan presents a compelling case study on change in political regimes through its exploration of Japan's transition to democracy. Within a broad-ranging examination of Japan's "semi-democratic" political system from 1918 to 1932, when political p…
Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan presents a compelling case study on change in political regimes through its exploration of Japan's transition to democracy. Within a broad-ranging examination of Japan's "semi-democratic" political system from 1918 to 1932, when political p…