The Anomie Logic of Japanese Shogunate Reform From the Perspective of Historical Institutionalism

Abstract

During the 14 years of 1854-1867, the Tokugawa Shogunate launched three reforms in succession. In response to the many difficulties faced by the founding of Japan, the Tokugawa Shogunate launched an overall reform response. However, the more the reform was, the more passive it was, and finally the reform failed and the regime changed. From the perspective of historical institutionalism, it is found that there are anomie logics in the end of the curtain reform, such as institutional arrangement and expansion, reform ideas and models, and synchronous evolution of the state and society.