Gregory J Kasza
Biographic Data
| ID | 365358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gregory J Kasza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gregory J |
| FAMILY NAME | Kasza |
| SIGNATURE | KASZA G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The State and the Mass Media in Japan, 1918-1945
One World of Welfare: Japan in Comparative Perspective
One World of Welfare offers a systematic, comparative examination of Japan's welfare policies and a critical assessment of previous research. Gregory J. Kasza rejects the view that the Japanese welfare system is unique; he challenges the nearly universal belief that the postwar Japanese state neglected welfare to promote rapid economic growth; he rejects the claim that there is a regional welfare model in East Asia; and he uses the Japanese case …
Gerschenkron, Amsden, and Japan: The State in Late Development
The concept of late development is ubiquitous in political science. Scholars generally use the term to explain the state's role in the economy based upon the timing of a country's industrialization. Many consider Japan a quintessential example of state-driven late development. This article surveys the late development theories of Alexander Gerschenkron and Alice Amsden. It then appraises these theories based upon Japan's experience, demonstrating…
Motoshi Suzuki , Globalization and the Politics of Institutional Reform in Japan, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2016, 264 pp
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The rise (and fall?) of social equality
A Response to Jeffrey Isaac
The purpose of the present symposium was to evaluate Perestroika's impact. Since the American Political Science Review ( APSR ), the American Journal of Political Science ( AJPS ), and the Journal of Politics ( JOP ) were all targets of criticism in the movement, whereas other national and regional association journals such as Perspectives on Politics and Political Research Quarterly were not, I looked for change in the former. Comparable data on…
The Marginalization of Political Philosophy and Its Effects on the Rest of the Discipline
Political philosophy has a unique role to play in political science. It focuses attention on the big ontological, epistemological, and normative questions that constitute the foundation of the scholarly enterprise. Due to the reification of subfield boundaries, the assault from hard science, the inward-looking perspective of many political philosophers, and political wrangles within political philosophy, it has ceased to play its distinctive role…
Perestroika and the Journals
It is fitting to measure Perestroika's impact through the contents of the leading political science association journals. The original Perestroika manifesto railed at the American Political Science Review (APSR), and many subsequent Perestroika protests condemned the skewed contents of the APSR, the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS), and the Journal of Politics. Large national and regional associations publish and pay for these journal…
War and Welfare Policy in Japan
The pacific war (1937-45) marked the most innovative period in the development of public welfare in Japan, comparable to the 1880s in Germany, the 1908-14 era in Britain, and the 1930s in the United States. Wartime welfare policy set precedents that shape many aspects of welfare provision in Japan to this day. It is a cruel paradox, but war, despite its immediate, catastrophic effects on human well-being, has played a major role in the evolution …
The Illusion of Welfare 'Regimes
The concept of welfare regimes has become a centerpiece of comparative welfare research. Most criticism of the concept thus far has focused on whether this or that country fits a particular regime type or deserves its own regime category. This article offers a more radical critique of this concept. It argues that most countries practice a disjointed set of welfare policies due to the following typical features of welfare policymaking: (1) the cum…
Rethink APSR Review Policy
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State Building and Late Development . David Waldner
Technicism” Supplanting Disciplinarity among Political Scientists
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The Conscription Society: Administered Mass Organizations
War and Comparative Politics
Politics and the News Media in Japan
Parties, Interest Groups, and Administered Mass Organizations
Many military-bureaucratic and single-party regimes have created official mass organizations to eliminate opposition, to mobilize for war, and to implement socioeconomic policies. Case studies have demonstrated the historical significance of these state-directed bodies, but empirical political theory has not identified them as a distinct form of organization. As a result, scholars often portray them as would-be parties or interest groups, which b…
The State and the Mass Media in Japan, 1918-1945
Africa, Asia, and Latin America
The State and the Mass Media in Japan, 1918–1945
Bureaucratic Politics in Radical Military Regimes
Most theories of bureaucratic politics depict state bureaucracies as a conservative force in the political system. Their resistance to radical politics and innovative programs is attributed to certain typical traits of bureaucratic structures and career patterns. I summarize the arguments for bureaucratic conservatism, and then describe how civilian bureaucracies serving military regimes in Japan (1937-45), Peru (1968-75), and Egypt (1952-70) inv…
Democracy and the Founding of Japanese Public Radio
Party governments in Japan during the period from 1924 to 1932 joined a majority of the European democracies in imposing rigid state controls over the new medium of radio. Over the years many elected governments have restricted political expression over radio despite the strong logical connection between free elections and free speech, and this article examines the Japanese case in a comparative perspective. It analyzes the decision-making proces…
Fascism from Below? A Comparative Perspective on the Japanese Right, 1931-1936
The Illusion of Welfare 'Regimes
The concept of welfare regimes has become a centerpiece of comparative welfare research. Most criticism of the concept thus far has focused on whether this or that country fits a particular regime type or deserves its own regime category. This article offers a more radical critique of this concept. It argues that most countries practice a disjointed set of welfare policies due to the following typical features of welfare policymaking: (1) the cum…
War and Welfare Policy in Japan
The pacific war (1937-45) marked the most innovative period in the development of public welfare in Japan, comparable to the 1880s in Germany, the 1908-14 era in Britain, and the 1930s in the United States. Wartime welfare policy set precedents that shape many aspects of welfare provision in Japan to this day. It is a cruel paradox, but war, despite its immediate, catastrophic effects on human well-being, has played a major role in the evolution …
War and Comparative Politics
Fascism from Below? A Comparative Perspective on the Japanese Right, 1931-1936
Gerschenkron, Amsden, and Japan: The State in Late Development
The concept of late development is ubiquitous in political science. Scholars generally use the term to explain the state's role in the economy based upon the timing of a country's industrialization. Many consider Japan a quintessential example of state-driven late development. This article surveys the late development theories of Alexander Gerschenkron and Alice Amsden. It then appraises these theories based upon Japan's experience, demonstrating…
Bureaucratic Politics in Radical Military Regimes
Most theories of bureaucratic politics depict state bureaucracies as a conservative force in the political system. Their resistance to radical politics and innovative programs is attributed to certain typical traits of bureaucratic structures and career patterns. I summarize the arguments for bureaucratic conservatism, and then describe how civilian bureaucracies serving military regimes in Japan (1937-45), Peru (1968-75), and Egypt (1952-70) inv…
The Marginalization of Political Philosophy and Its Effects on the Rest of the Discipline
Political philosophy has a unique role to play in political science. It focuses attention on the big ontological, epistemological, and normative questions that constitute the foundation of the scholarly enterprise. Due to the reification of subfield boundaries, the assault from hard science, the inward-looking perspective of many political philosophers, and political wrangles within political philosophy, it has ceased to play its distinctive role…
Perestroika and the Journals
It is fitting to measure Perestroika's impact through the contents of the leading political science association journals. The original Perestroika manifesto railed at the American Political Science Review (APSR), and many subsequent Perestroika protests condemned the skewed contents of the APSR, the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS), and the Journal of Politics. Large national and regional associations publish and pay for these journal…
The State and the Mass Media in Japan, 1918-1945
Technicism” Supplanting Disciplinarity among Political Scientists
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Parties, Interest Groups, and Administered Mass Organizations
Many military-bureaucratic and single-party regimes have created official mass organizations to eliminate opposition, to mobilize for war, and to implement socioeconomic policies. Case studies have demonstrated the historical significance of these state-directed bodies, but empirical political theory has not identified them as a distinct form of organization. As a result, scholars often portray them as would-be parties or interest groups, which b…
Democracy and the Founding of Japanese Public Radio
Party governments in Japan during the period from 1924 to 1932 joined a majority of the European democracies in imposing rigid state controls over the new medium of radio. Over the years many elected governments have restricted political expression over radio despite the strong logical connection between free elections and free speech, and this article examines the Japanese case in a comparative perspective. It analyzes the decision-making proces…
Fascism from Below? A Comparative Perspective on the Japanese Right, 1931-1936
Democracy and the Founding of Japanese Public Radio
Party governments in Japan during the period from 1924 to 1932 joined a majority of the European democracies in imposing rigid state controls over the new medium of radio. Over the years many elected governments have restricted political expression over radio despite the strong logical connection between free elections and free speech, and this article examines the Japanese case in a comparative perspective. It analyzes the decision-making proces…
Bureaucratic Politics in Radical Military Regimes
Most theories of bureaucratic politics depict state bureaucracies as a conservative force in the political system. Their resistance to radical politics and innovative programs is attributed to certain typical traits of bureaucratic structures and career patterns. I summarize the arguments for bureaucratic conservatism, and then describe how civilian bureaucracies serving military regimes in Japan (1937-45), Peru (1968-75), and Egypt (1952-70) inv…
The State and the Mass Media in Japan, 1918–1945
Africa, Asia, and Latin America
The State and the Mass Media in Japan, 1918-1945
Parties, Interest Groups, and Administered Mass Organizations
Many military-bureaucratic and single-party regimes have created official mass organizations to eliminate opposition, to mobilize for war, and to implement socioeconomic policies. Case studies have demonstrated the historical significance of these state-directed bodies, but empirical political theory has not identified them as a distinct form of organization. As a result, scholars often portray them as would-be parties or interest groups, which b…
War and Comparative Politics
Politics and the News Media in Japan
The Conscription Society: Administered Mass Organizations
Rethink APSR Review Policy
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
State Building and Late Development . David Waldner
Technicism” Supplanting Disciplinarity among Political Scientists
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
War and Welfare Policy in Japan
The pacific war (1937-45) marked the most innovative period in the development of public welfare in Japan, comparable to the 1880s in Germany, the 1908-14 era in Britain, and the 1930s in the United States. Wartime welfare policy set precedents that shape many aspects of welfare provision in Japan to this day. It is a cruel paradox, but war, despite its immediate, catastrophic effects on human well-being, has played a major role in the evolution …
The Illusion of Welfare 'Regimes
The concept of welfare regimes has become a centerpiece of comparative welfare research. Most criticism of the concept thus far has focused on whether this or that country fits a particular regime type or deserves its own regime category. This article offers a more radical critique of this concept. It argues that most countries practice a disjointed set of welfare policies due to the following typical features of welfare policymaking: (1) the cum…
A Response to Jeffrey Isaac
The purpose of the present symposium was to evaluate Perestroika's impact. Since the American Political Science Review ( APSR ), the American Journal of Political Science ( AJPS ), and the Journal of Politics ( JOP ) were all targets of criticism in the movement, whereas other national and regional association journals such as Perspectives on Politics and Political Research Quarterly were not, I looked for change in the former. Comparable data on…
The Marginalization of Political Philosophy and Its Effects on the Rest of the Discipline
Political philosophy has a unique role to play in political science. It focuses attention on the big ontological, epistemological, and normative questions that constitute the foundation of the scholarly enterprise. Due to the reification of subfield boundaries, the assault from hard science, the inward-looking perspective of many political philosophers, and political wrangles within political philosophy, it has ceased to play its distinctive role…
Perestroika and the Journals
It is fitting to measure Perestroika's impact through the contents of the leading political science association journals. The original Perestroika manifesto railed at the American Political Science Review (APSR), and many subsequent Perestroika protests condemned the skewed contents of the APSR, the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS), and the Journal of Politics. Large national and regional associations publish and pay for these journal…
The rise (and fall?) of social equality
Motoshi Suzuki , Globalization and the Politics of Institutional Reform in Japan, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2016, 264 pp
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Gerschenkron, Amsden, and Japan: The State in Late Development
The concept of late development is ubiquitous in political science. Scholars generally use the term to explain the state's role in the economy based upon the timing of a country's industrialization. Many consider Japan a quintessential example of state-driven late development. This article surveys the late development theories of Alexander Gerschenkron and Alice Amsden. It then appraises these theories based upon Japan's experience, demonstrating…
One World of Welfare: Japan in Comparative Perspective
One World of Welfare offers a systematic, comparative examination of Japan's welfare policies and a critical assessment of previous research. Gregory J. Kasza rejects the view that the Japanese welfare system is unique; he challenges the nearly universal belief that the postwar Japanese state neglected welfare to promote rapid economic growth; he rejects the claim that there is a regional welfare model in East Asia; and he uses the Japanese case …
The State and the Mass Media in Japan, 1918-1945
Political science (23 works) · Law (20 works) · Politics (14 works) · Law (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Economics (7 works) · History (7 works) · Japanese History and Culture (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (6 works)