Books in English

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Japan in the 1980's"
Kodansha International, 1982.

Richard Rose and Rei Shiratori ed.
"Welfare State East and West"
Oxford University Press, 1986.

Herbert A. Alexander and Rei Shiratori ed.
"Comparative Political Finance Among the Democracies"
West view Press, 1994.

M. Dutta and Rei Shiratori ed.
"Asia-Pacific Economies: 1990's and Beyond" (Research in Asian Economic Studies Vol.5)
JAI Press Inc., 1994.

Rei Shiratori, Kiyoshi Arai and Fumitoshi Kato eds.,
"Gaming, Simulations and Society: Research Scope and Perspective"
Springer-Verlag, 2005

Articles in English

"The Introduction of a Proportional Representation System in Japan"
Electoral Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, Butterworth & Co., 1984.

"The Experience of the Welfare State in Japan and Its Problems"
in S. N. Eisenstadt et al ed., The Welfare State and Its Aftermath,
Ch. 14, Croom Helm, 1985.

"Japan: Localism, Factionalism and Personalism"
in M. Gallagher ed., Candidate Selection in Comparative Perspective, Ch. 8, Sage Publication, 1988.

"Globalism, Regionalism and Parochialism: Can Nation States Still Remain the Main Frame of Reference of People's Behavior?"
Journal of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Vol. 1994, No.3. 1994.

"The Politics of Electoral Reform in Japan"
International Political Science Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1995.

Books in Japanese

"Formation of Political Theory: From Plato to J. Locke"
Tokai University Press, 1965.

"Theory of Political Development"
Toyo Keizai Shimpo Sha, 1968.

"Public Opinion, Election and Politics: Changing Political Consciousness in Japanese Voter"
Nippon Keizai Shimbun Sha, 1972.

"Conservatives and Progressives in Japan"
Nippon Keizai Shimbun Sha, 1973.

"Structures of Japanese Politics"
Toyo Keizai Shimpo Sha, 1975.

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Quantitative Analysis in Politics"
Pelican Press Japan Co., 1971.

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Conservative Rule in Japan" (Vol. 1 and 2),
Toyo Keizai Shimpo Sha, 1977.

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Progressive Movements in Japan"
Toyo Keizai Shimpo Sha, 1979.

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Political Map in Japan: '80 - '90"
Gakuyo Shobo, 1980.

K. Uchida, R. Shiratori and N. Tomita ed.
"Regression to Conservatism"
Shin Hyoron Sha Publishing Co., 1981.

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Japanese Cabinets" (Vol. 1, 2 and 3),
Shin Hyoron Sha Publishing Co., 1981.

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Theories of Contemporary Political Analysis" (Vol. 1, 2 and 3),
Waseda University Press, 1981, 1982 and 1985.

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Economy of Politics: Cost of Democracy"
Diamond Press Co., 1982.

R. Shiratori, Y. Okino and N. Sakagami ed.
"Divide and Rule: Japanese Politics in the Mid-1980's"
Ashi Shobo Publishing Co., 1983.

R. Shiratori and T. Iwami ed.
"Era of Confused Coalition"
Ashi Shobo Publishing Co., 1984.

R. Shiratori and Y. Sone ed.
"Contemporary Democratic Theories"
Shin Hyoron Sha Publishing Co., 1984.

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Political Reform in Practice"
Liberty Publishing Co., 1989.

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Theories of Decision Making"
Tokai University Press, 1990.

Rei Shiratori and Masashi Sato ed.
"Contemporary Political Ideologies"
Tokai University Press, 1993.

Rei Shiratori and Ichiro Sunada ed.
"Theories of Political Parties"
Tokai University Press, 1996.

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Theories of Election and Voting Behavior"
Tokai University Press, 1997.

Japan Association of Local Government and Urban Studies ed.
(Rei Shiratori was president of the Association from 1994 - 1997)
"Recent Theories of Local Government"
Keiso Shobo Publishing Co., 1998

Rei Shiratori, Nobuo Sakagami and Takeshi Kono eds.
"Japanese Politics and Elections in Early 1990's"
Shin Hyoron Sha Publishing Co., 1998

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Institutional Approach in Politics: 
Parliamentary System and Presidential System"
Ashi Shobo Publishing Co., 1999

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Welfare State Reconsidered: 
Scandinavia Model and Asia"
Shin Hyoron Sha Publishing Co., 2000

Rei Shiratori ed.
"Social Acceptance of Computer Entertainment Games in the World"
Tokai University Press, 2003

Rei Shiratori, Decha Sungkawan and Sven E. Alson-Hort eds.
"Welfare State Policies in Asian Countries: The Production-oriented Model of Welfare State"
Ashi Shobo Publishing Co., 2006


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