Analysis of Japan's Political System within the Framework of Modern Authoritarian Tendencies and Democratic Recession

Ahmet Karadağ; Nurcan Ceyhan

Makale detayları

Analysis of Japan's Political System within the Framework of Modern Authoritarian Tendencies and Democratic Recession

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Karadağ | Nurcan Ceyhan

Yayıncı:

Bingol University

Ana Başlıklar:

Politika ve Yönetim (Diğer)

Dergi:

Bingöl Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.183-198

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001320122

pISSN:

2651-3234

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Özet:

 It is claimed that democracy has been in crisis since the beginning of the 21st century and that it has been reduced to an understanding of political elections. The normalization of political systems that are authoritarian in essence but democratic in form also underpins this argument. These trends are observed both in new democracies and mature democracies. In this context, in Asia where the modern authoritarian wave has spread, Japan stands out due to the structural dynamics and functioning of its political system. The long-term political hegemony of the Liberal Democratic Party LDP, the hereditary nature of internal party dynamics, asymmetric representation caused by the electoral system, and allegations of corruption make Japan a significant case study. This paper, which deals with Japanese political system within the framework of modern authoritarian tendencies, aims to provide an assessment of whether Japan is immune to modern authoritarian tendencies by highlighting the systems shortcomings. In this respect, it is concluded that some dynamics of democratic recession have begun to be incorporated into the system, but that several problematic structures existed even before modern authoritarian tendencies.

 It is claimed that democracy has been in crisis since the beginning of the 21st century and that it has been reduced to an understanding of political elections. The normalization of political systems that are authoritarian in essence but democratic in form also underpins this argument. These trends are observed both in new democracies and mature democracies. In this context, in Asia where the modern authoritarian wave has spread, Japan stands out due to the structural dynamics and functioning of its political system. The long-term political hegemony of the Liberal Democratic Party LDP, the hereditary nature of internal party dynamics, asymmetric representation caused by the electoral system, and allegations of corruption make Japan a significant case study. This paper, which deals with Japanese political system within the framework of modern authoritarian tendencies, aims to provide an assessment of whether Japan is immune to modern authoritarian tendencies by highlighting the systems shortcomings. In this respect, it is concluded that some dynamics of democratic recession have begun to be incorporated into the system, but that several problematic structures existed even before modern authoritarian tendencies.

 It is claimed that democracy has been in crisis since the beginning of the 21st century and that it has been reduced to an understanding of political elections. The normalization of political systems that are authoritarian in essence but democratic in form also underpins this argument. These trends are observed both in new democracies and mature democracies. In this context, in Asia where the modern authoritarian wave has spread, Japan stands out due to the structural dynamics and functioning of its political system. The long-term political hegemony of the Liberal Democratic Party LDP, the hereditary nature of internal party dynamics, asymmetric representation caused by the electoral system, and allegations of corruption make Japan a significant case study. This paper, which deals with Japanese political system within the framework of modern authoritarian tendencies, aims to provide an assessment of whether Japan is immune to modern authoritarian tendencies by highlighting the systems shortcomings. In this respect, it is concluded that some dynamics of democratic recession have begun to be incorporated into the system, but that several problematic structures existed even before modern authoritarian tendencies.

 Demokrasinin 21. yüzyıl ile beraber bir kriz içerisinde olduğu ve siyasal seçimlerden ibaret bir anlayışa indirgendiği iddialarıyla sıklıkla karşılaşılmaktadır. Özünde otoriter olan ancak şekilsel anlamda demokratik görünüme sahip siyasal sistemlerin olağanlaşması da bahsi geçen savı desteklemektedir. Söz konusu gelişmeler hem yeni demokrasilerde hem de olgun demokrasilerde gözlemlenmektedir. Bu bağlamda modern otoriter dalganın sirayet ettiği Asya coğrafyasında yer alan Japonya, siyasal sistemin yapısal dinamikleri ve işleyişi ile dikkat çekmektedir. Liberal Demokrat Partinin LDP uzun süreli siyasal hegemonyası, parti iç dinamiklerinin kalıtsal niteliği, seçim sisteminin sebep olduğu asimetrik temsil ile yolsuzluk iddiaları Japonyayı önemli bir çalışma konusu haline getirmektedir. Modern otoriter eğilimler çerçevesinde Japonya siyasal sistemini ele alan bu çalışma, sistemin aksaklıklarını öne çıkararak Japonyanın modern otoriter eğilimlerden bağışık olup olmadığına yönelik genel hatları ile bir değerlendirme yapılmasını amaçlamaktadır. Demokratik gerilemeye ait dinamiklerin bir kısmının sisteme eklemlenmeye başladığı ancak modern otoriter eğilimler öncesinde de sorun teşkil eden yapıların var olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Analysis of Japan's Political System within the Framework of Modern Authoritarian Tendencies and Democratic Recession

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Karadağ | Nurcan Ceyhan

Yayıncı:

Bingol University

Ana Başlıklar:

Politika ve Yönetim (Diğer)

Dergi:

Bingöl Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.183-198

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001320122

pISSN:

2651-3234

Democracy

modern authoritarian tendecies

democratic recession

Japan

Liberal Democratic PartyDemokrasi

Modern Otoriter Eğilimler

Demokratik Gerileme

Japonya

Liberal Demokrat Parti

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ahmet Karadağ | Nurcan Ceyhan

Yayıncı: Bingol University

Ana Başlıklar: Politika ve Yönetim (Diğer)

Dergi: Bingöl Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.183-198

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001320122

pISSN: 2651-3234

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Karadağ | Nurcan Ceyhan

Yayıncı:

Bingol University

Ana Başlıklar:

Politika ve Yönetim (Diğer)

Dergi:

Bingöl Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.183-198

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001320122

pISSN:

2651-3234