Contents of Volume 4 Issue 2, April 1998

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Michael Laver and Ikuo Kabashima,

"Introduction: Political Change and the 1996 General Election in Japan," 147-150.

Ikuo Kabashima and Yoshito Ishio,

"The Instability of Party Identification among Eligible Japanese Voters: A Seven-wave Panel Study, 1993-6," 151-176.

Peter Mair and Tomokazu Sakano,

"Japanese Political Realignment in Perspective: Change or Restoration?" 177-201.

Michael Gallagher,

"The Political Impact of Electoral System Change in Japan and New Zealand: 1996," 203-228.

Junko Kato and Michael Laver,

"Theories of Government Formation and the 1996 General Election in Japan," 229-252.

Junko Kato and Michael Laver,

"Party Policy and Cabinet Portfolios in Japan, 1996," 253-260.

The New American Voter, Warren E. Miller and J. Merrill Shanks. London: Harvard University Press, 1996.

Party Politics, 4 (April 1998), pp. 261-263. (Reviewed by Richard A. Brody)

Comparing Democracies: Elections and Voting in Global Perspective,

Lawrence LeDuc, Richard G. Niemi and Pippa Norris (eds). Thousand Oaks/London/New Delhi: Sage, 1996.
Party Politics, 4 (April 1998), pp. 263-264. (Reviewed by Kris Deschouwer)

Blaming the Government: Citizens and the Economy in Five European Democracies

Christopher Anderson, New York: M.E. Sharpe, 1995
Party Politics, 4 (April 1998), pp. 265-267. (Reviewed by Elinor Scarbrough)

The Rise of Christian Democracy in Europe, Stathis N. Kalyvas.

Ithaca, NY and London: Cornell University Press, 1996
Party Politics, 4 (April 1998), pp. 267-269 (Reviewed by Mark Donovan)

Party Structure and Organization in East-Central Europe, Paul G. Lewis (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 1996

Party Politics, 4 (April 1998), pp. 269-271. (Reviewed by David M. Olson)

How Scotland Votes: Scottish Parties and Elections, Lynn Bennie, Jack Brand and James Mitchell

Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1997
Party Politics, 4 (April 1998), pp. 271-272 (Reviewed by William Miller)

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