TY - BOOK AU - Ikeda,Ken'ichi AU - Richey,Sean TI - Social networks and Japanese democracy: the beneficial impact of interpersonal communication in East Asia T2 - Routledge contemporary Japan series SN - 9780203808108 PY - 2012/// CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] PB - Routledge KW - Politicians KW - Social networks KW - Japan KW - Politics and government KW - 1989- N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-154) and index; 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; Also available in print edition UR - https://eresourcesptsl.ukm.remotexs.co/user/login?url=http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203808108 ER -