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12 results found.

Title ISBN Author Copyright
The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Politics (Oxford Handbooks) 9780190051020 Saadia Pekkanen, Robert J. Pekkanen 2022
Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies) 9781317754428 Robert J. Pekkanen, Yutaka Tsujinaka, Hidehiro Yamamoto 2014
Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies) 9781317754435 Robert J. Pekkanen, Yutaka Tsujinaka, Hidehiro Yamamoto 2014
The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems (Oxford Handbooks) 9780190258672 Erik S. Herron, Robert J. Pekkanen and Matthew S. Shugart 2018
Nonprofits and Advocacy: Engaging Community and Government in an Era of Retrenchment 9781421413501 Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven Rathgeb Smith, Yutaka Tsujinaka 2014
Nonprofits and Advocacy: Engaging Community and Government in an Era of Retrenchment 9781421413501 Steven Rathgeb Smith, Yutaka Tsujinaka, Robert J. Pekkanen 2014
Japan Decides 2014: The Japanese General Election 9781137552006 Ethan Scheiner, Steven R. Reed, Robert J. Pekkanen 2016
Japan Decides 2021: The Japanese General Election 9783031113246 Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, Daniel M. Smith 2023
Party Personnel Strategies: Electoral Systems and Parliamentary Committee Assignments 9780192651266 Matthew S Shugart, Matthew E Bergman, Cory L. Struthers, Ellis S Krauss, Robert J Pekkanen 2021
Party Personnel Strategies: Electoral Systems and Parliamentary Committee Assignments 9780192651273 Matthew S Shugart, Matthew E Bergman, Cory L. Struthers, Ellis S Krauss, Robert J Pekkanen 2021
Japan Decides 2017: The Japanese General Election 9783319764757 Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, Ethan Scheiner, Daniel M. Smith 2018
Japan Decides 2017: The Japanese General Election 9783319764757 Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, Ethan Scheiner, Daniel M. Smith 2018