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Journal articles

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Reversing reform: How special interests rule in Japan', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/04/12/reversing-reform-how-special-interests-rule-in-japan/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Japan's bureaucracy strikes back', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/26/japans-bureaucracy-strikes-back/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Deja vu in Japan's agricultural policymaking', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/19/deja-vu-in-japans-agricultural-policymaking/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Japan: Is the DPJ taking a leaf out of the LDP's book?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/24/japan-is-the-dpj-taking-a-leaf-out-of-the-ldps-book/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'The Democratic Party of Japan's credibility crisis', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/10/the-democratic-party-of-japans-credibility-crisis/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Will Japan's economic growth strategy deliver?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/04/will-japans-new-economic-growth-strategy-deliver/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Japan's Ozawa Ichiro - The power of one', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/01/21/japans-ozawa-ichiro-the-power-of-one/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Asia's new strategic partnerships', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/01/20/asias-new-strategic-partnerships/

George Mulgan AD, 2010, 'Is Japan's DPJ a party of reform on agriculture and agricultural trade?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/01/13/is-japans-dpj-a-party-of-reform-on-agriculture-and-agricultural-trade/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Decapitating the bureaucracy in Japan', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/12/10/decapitating-the-bureaucracy-in-japan/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Japan: Aftermath of DPJ's fiscal squeeze', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/12/07/japan-aftermath-of-the-dpjs-fiscal-squeeze/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Is there a 'Japanese' concept of an East Asia Community?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/11/06/blurred-vision-is-there-a-japanese-concept-of-an-east-asia-community/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'What the new Hatoyama government means for the US-Japan alliance', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/11/12/what-the-new-hatoyama-government-means-for-the-us-japan-alliance/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Hatoyama's East Asia Community and regional leadership rivalries', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/10/13/hatoyamas-east-asia-community/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Round one to the DPJ: MAFF and Minister Akamatsu', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/10/09/round-1-to-the-dpj-maff-and-minister-akamatsu/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'High hopes for Japanese agricultural reform', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/09/22/high-hopes-for-japanese-agricultural-reform/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'No interests, no connections and no expertise', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/09/20/no-interests-no-connections-and-no-expertise-the-man-in-charge-of-japanese-agriculture/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'The DPJ: Sacrificing the economy to 'save' agriculture', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/08/14/the-dpj-sacrificing-the-economy-to-save-agriculture/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Is the DPJ the party of economic reform?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/08/04/japan-is-the-dpj-the-party-of-economic-reform/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'The 'Ozawa regime' and the future of the DPJ', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/05/14/the-ozawa-regime-and-the-future-of-the-dpj/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Japan is at ease in the house of the risen Rudd-san', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/03/30/japan-is-at-ease-in-the-house-of-the-risen-rudd-san/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'The old and the new in Japan's latest money politics scandal', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/03/24/the-old-and-the-new-in-japans-latest-money-politics-scandal/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Japan's defence burden and the American alliance', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/02/11/japans-defence-burden-and-the-american-alliance/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Japan's choices in a multipolar world', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/02/06/japans-choices-in-a-multipolar-world/

George Mulgan AD, 2009, ''Placating the farm lobby: Litmus test for DPJ reform'', The Oriental Economist Report, pp. 9 - 10

George Mulgan AD, 2009, ''The Perils of Japanese Politics'', Japan Forum: the international journal of Japanese studies, 21, pp. 183 - 208

George Mulgan AD, 2009, ''Why Japan Can't Lead'', World Policy Journal, 26, pp. 101 - 110

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Placating the Farm Lobby: Litmus Test for DPJ Reform', The Oriential Economist Report, 77, pp. 9 - 10

George Mulgan AD, 2009, 'Responses to Hatoyama's middle-power diplomacy', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/09/28/7199/

George Mulgan AD, 2008, ''Breaking the Mould: Japan's Subtle Shift from Exclusive Bilateralism to Modest Minilateralism'', Contemporary Southeast Asia, 30, pp. 52 - 72

George Mulgan AD, 2008, ''Japan`s FTA Politics and the Problem of Agricultural Trade Liberalisation'', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 62, pp. 164 - 178

George Mulgan AD, 2008, ''Where Japan`s Foreign Policy Meets Agricultural Trade Policy: The Australia-Japan FTA'', Japanese Studies, 28, pp. 31 - 44

George Mulgan AD, 2005, ''Japan`s Defence Dilemma'', Security Challenges, 1, pp. 59 - 72

George Mulgan AD, 2005, ''Japan`s Interventionist State: Bringing Agriculture Back In'', Japanese Journal of Political Science, 6, pp. 29 - 61

George Mulgan AD, 2005, ''Where Tradition Meets Change: Japan`s Agricultural Politics'', Journal of Japanese Studies, 31, pp. 261 - 298

George Mulgan AD, 2005, ''Why Japan Still Matters'', Asia-Pacific Review, 12, pp. 1 - 18

George Mulgan AD, 2004, ''The Leadership Role of the Prime Minister and Party'', Policy and Society, 23, pp. 5 - 20

George Mulgan AD, 2003, ''Japan's "Un-Westminster" System: Impediments to Reform in a Crisis Economy'', Government and Opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, 38, pp. 73 - 91

George Mulgan AD, 2000, ''Beyond Self-Defence? Evaluating Japan`s Regional Security Role under the New Defence Cooperation Guidelines'', Pacifica review, 12, pp. 223 - 248

George Mulgan AD, 2000, ''Japan`s Political Leadership Deficit'', Australian Journal of Political Science, 35, pp. 183 - 202

George Mulgan AD, 2000, ''Managing the US Base Issue in Okinawa: A Test for Japanese Democracy'', Japanese Studies, 20, pp. 159 - 177

George Mulgan AD, 2000, ''The Dynamics of Coalition Politics in Japan'', Asia-Pacific Review, 7, pp. 66 - 85

George Mulgan AD, 2000, 'Japan: A Setting Sun', Foreign Affairs, 79, pp. 230 - 240

George Mulgan AD, 1998, ''Accessing the Japanese agricultural market: still an international issue?'', APEC economies newsletter, 2, pp. 1 - 2

George Mulgan AD, 1997, ''Electoral Determinants of Agrarian Power: Measuring Rural Decline in Japan'', Political Studies, 45, pp. 875 - 899

George Mulgan AD, 1997, ''The Role of Foreign Pressure (Gaiatsu) in Japan`s Agricultural Trade Liberalization`', Pacific Review, 10, pp. 165 - 209

George Mulgan AD, 1995, ''Japan and International Peacekeeping: Catalyst or Cautionary Tale'', Asian Survey: a monthly review of contemporary Asian affairs, 35, pp. 1102 - 1117

George Mulgan AD, 1993, ''Japan’s Participation in UN Peace-Keeping Operations: Radical Departure or Predictable Response'', Asian Survey: a monthly review of contemporary Asian affairs, 33, pp. 101 - 116

George Mulgan AD, 1992, ''Japan as America’s Global Partner: Problems and Prospects'', Journal of Northeast Asian Studies, XI, pp. 3 - 18

George Mulgan AD, 1992, ''The Politics of Interest Representation in the Japanese Diet: The Case of Agriculture'', Pacific Affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, pp. 506 - 528


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