A Comparative Study of Social Stratification in East Asian Societies

The alignment of parties within a party system shapes the nature of electoral competition, the process of representation, and potentially the legitimacy of the system. This article describes the distribution of parties and the levels of party polarization in the party systems of East Asian democracies. We examine the public's perceptions of party positions on a left-right scale to map the pattern of party competition. The evidence is based on two waves of surveys from the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems. We describe considerable variation in the polarization of Asian party systems, which has direct implications for the clarity of party choice and the behavior of voters. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our findings.

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Intergenerational Mobility in East Asian Countries: A Comparative Study of Japan, Korea and China

International Journal of Japanese Sociology ◽

10.1111/j.1475-6781.2007.00100.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 64-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Hirohisa Takenoshita

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Intergenerational Mobility ◽

East Asian ◽

Asian Countries

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Birgit Capelle. Time in American and East Asian Thinking: A Comparative Study of Temporality in American Transcendentalism, Pragmatism, and (Zen) Buddhist Thought

Anglia - Zeitschrift für englische Philologie ◽

10.1515/ang-2012-0545 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 130 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Ulfried Reichardt

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

East Asian ◽

Zen Buddhist

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Performing International Systems: Two East-Asian Alternatives to the Westphalian Order

International Organization ◽

10.1017/s0020818312000033 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 66 (1) ◽

pp. 1-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 57

Author(s):

Erik Ringmar

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

East Asian ◽

First Century ◽

Opinion Formation ◽

Interstate Relations ◽

The World ◽

The Comparative Study ◽

International Systems ◽

Historical Periods

AbstractThis article provides a framework for the comparative study of international systems. By analyzing how international systems are framed, scripted, and performed, it is possible to understand how interstate relations are interpreted in different historical periods and parts of the world. But such an investigation also has general implications—inter alia for a study of the nature of power, the role of emotions in foreign policymaking, and public opinion formation. Case studies are provided by the Sino-centric, the Tokugawa, and the Westphalian systems. As this study shows, the two East Asian systems were in several respects better adapted than the Westphalian to the realities of international politics in the twenty-first century.

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