Ikeda, Ken'ichi,  1955- <br/><br/>
Social networks and Japanese democracy :  the beneficial impact of interpersonal communication in East Asia / 
Ken'ichi Ikeda and Sean Richey. 
 - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] :  Routledge,  2012. 
 - x, 160 p. :  ill. 
 - Routledge contemporary Japan series ;  37. .
 - Routledge contemporary Japan series ;  37. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-154) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction -- 2. Asian values and Japan -- 3. Measuring social networks -- 4. Determinants of social networking -- 5. Social networks, participation, and vote similarity -- 6. Social sources of political knowledge -- 7. Social influences on policy preference -- 8. Tolerance and network diversity -- 9. Creating democratic social networks -- 10. Conclusion. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203808108 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Politicians--Social networks--Japan.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--Politics and government--1989-