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Japonya Siyasal Sisteminin Modern Otoriter Eğilimler ve Demokratik Gerileme Ekseninde Analizi

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 183 - 198, 27.06.2024
https://doi.org/10.33399/biibfad.1434337

Abstract

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 Parti’nin (LDP) uzun süreli siyasal hegemonyası, parti iç dinamiklerinin kalıtsal niteliği, seçim sisteminin sebep olduğu asimetrik temsil ile yolsuzluk iddiaları Japonya’yı önemli bir çalışma konusu haline getirmektedir. Modern otoriter eğilimler çerçevesinde Japonya siyasal sistemini ele alan bu çalışma, sistemin aksaklıklarını öne çıkararak Japonya’nın 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.

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

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 183 - 198, 27.06.2024
https://doi.org/10.33399/biibfad.1434337

Abstract

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 system’s 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.

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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Policy and Administration (Other)
Journal Section Makaleler
Authors

Ahmet Karadağ 0000-0002-4031-0295

Nurcan Ceyhan 0000-0002-9087-6780

Early Pub Date June 25, 2024
Publication Date June 27, 2024
Submission Date February 9, 2024
Acceptance Date April 8, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 8 Issue: 1

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APA Karadağ, A., & Ceyhan, N. (2024). Japonya Siyasal Sisteminin Modern Otoriter Eğilimler ve Demokratik Gerileme Ekseninde Analizi. Bingöl Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 8(1), 183-198. https://doi.org/10.33399/biibfad.1434337


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