Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to invit you to submit your contribution to The Japanese political Economy for a special issue on "Diversity and Institutional Change in the Japanese Economy and Society".

The Japanese political economic system has been perceived as highly homogeneous (although segmented) and stable, and deeply rooted in a specific cultural and social environment. However, its trajectory for the past 30 years has contradicted this vision with a gradual but nonetheless significant institutional change and increasing diversity at the micro level (firms and individuals).

For this special issue we invite papers that deal with the following topics on Japanese economy and society:

. Evolution of organizational diversity and performance dispersion . Evaluation of institutional change, its causes, mechanisms, and outcomes . Links between organizational diversity and institutional change . Role of the marginalized in social change . Decentralization, liberalization, disorganization and coordination . Interest groups, social dynamics, coalitions, conflicts, and politics . Life courses, gender roles, welfare state, and political economy . Diversity and its impact on inequalities . The Japanese trajectory in historical perspective and international comparison

The deadline for submissions to be reviewed and considered for inclusion in this special issue is September 1, 2014.

All submissions must be original work that is not under consideration by another journal. We will not consider submissions that reproduce figures or tables or substantial portions of text that have been previously published. Manuscripts should be submitted online at https://editorialexpress.com/jpe.
Manuscripts should be limited to 12,000 words, including text, tables, figures, notes, and references.
Font size must be 12 point for all parts of the manuscript, and all body text should be double-spaced.
Please include an abstract limited to 150 words.

The Japanese Political Economy (JPE) aims to publish high-quality, original articles that explore the many facets and interactions of Japan's domestic and international political economy. The journal will feature a broad range of scholarship that contributes both theoretically and empirically to the field.
Submitted articles undergo a double-blind peer review process that is overseen by the journal's editorial board. Please visit the website:
http://www.mesharpe.com/mall/results1.asp?ACR=JES

For any questions about this special issue submissions, please contact A. Maria Toyoda of Villanova University (amaria.toyoda@villanova.edu), editor of the journal, and Sebastien Lechevalier (sebastien.lechevalier@ehess.fr), guest editor of this special issue.

Sincerely yours,

Sebastien Lechevalier
Associate Professor
EHESS, Paris
http://crj.ehess.fr/index.php?457