TY - BOOK ID - 142949345 TI - Political communication in Japan : Democratic affairs and the Abe years PY - 2023 SN - 9781527528314 1527528316 PB - Newcastle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars DB - UniCat KW - Communication in politics KW - Democracy KW - History KW - Abe, Shinzō, KW - Japan KW - Politics and government KW - Abe, Shinzō UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:142949345 AB - This book examines political communication and argumentation in Japan, focusing on the short and disruptive terms of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) from 2009-2012, and the long and successful rule of Prime Minister Abe Shinzō of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2012-2020. It attempts to contribute to the study of contemporary Japanese politics by creatively focusing on campaign processes and strategies, media systems, and new theories of persuasion. ER -