Social Structure and Political Participation in Japan
Author | : Jōji Watanuki |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Political participation |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Jōji Watanuki |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Political participation |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Dani Daigle Kida |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2018-08-06 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1351120522 |
How Do Japanese Citizens Participate Politically? Most Japanese citizens, perhaps with a bit of a chuckle, would answer that ‘average’ Japanese do not participate in politics. While political attitudes in other countries have fluctuated corresponding to social, political, and economic climates of the times; in Japan, a consistently negative view of politics has persisted since the late 1960s. Japanese citizens perceive their government much more critically than citizens of neighboring countries. While many Japanese citizens participate in specific political acts such as signing candidate support cards, attending political rallies, or directly contacting politicians, they largely do not view these activities as political participation. Kida examines why this is the case; whether there is a connection between negative views of politics and how Japanese people self-identify their political participation; how Japanese citizens attempt to exact change or influence policy; how the government engages citizens in political participation; and the relationship between citizens’ attitudes towards government and levels of political participation. Kida explores political participation on the local level, to better understand the sources of political attitudes. While participation studies have been conducted in Japan, most are centered in large urban areas, focusing on either extreme forms of participation such as protests, or concentrated on single issue participation such as the environmental or women’s movements. This book, in contrast, explores what every day ‘regular’ in the system political participation looks like in a small traditional Japanese city – using Oita, a small city in Kyushu, as a case study. It focuses especially on the role local institutions and politicians play in influencing the kinds of participation available and subsequently, the attitudes created about participation.
Author | : Hayes |
Publisher | : M.E. Sharpe |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2009-05-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0765627426 |
This widely used text is an even-handed, forthright attempt to explain the political life of Japan as well as the forces that shape it. It demystifies this complex society by explaining the historical background for modern Japan; the political process, its formal structure, the party system, and citizen participation; the social order and the domestic economy; and Japan's role in international politics with emphasis on U.S.-Japanese relations and the international economy. The revised and updated Third Edition covers the new ground of 1995-1999, a period during which Japan experienced extraordinary political and economic change.
Author | : Louis D. Hayes |
Publisher | : East Gate Book |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Japan |
ISBN | : |
This widely used text is an even-handed, forthright attempt to explain the political life of Japan as well as the forces that shape it. It demystifies this complex society by explaining the historical background for modern Japan; the political process, its formal structure, the party system, and citizen participation; the social order and the domestic economy; and Japan's role in international politics with emphasis on U.S.-Japanese relations and the international economy. The revised and updated Third Edition covers the new ground of 1995-1999, a period during which Japan experienced extraordinary political and economic change.
Author | : Anson D. Shupe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 866 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Kumotani, Japan |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Yasumasa Kuroda |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2019-03-31 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0824879147 |
This book is a community study that in its own right illuminates various facets of political change and dynamics even in Japanese national life, and points out various fruitful directions for further studies of Japanese town and urban politics. The work was written for the dual purpose of developing a theory of community power structure and political change and of understanding and describing the politics of a small Japanese town.
Author | : Robert J. Pekkanen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2014-06-20 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1317754433 |
Although local neighborhood associations are found in many countries, Japan’s are distinguished by their ubiquity, scope of activities, and very high participation rates, making them important for the study of society and politics. Most Japanese belong to one local neighborhood association or another, making them Japan’s most numerous civil society organization, and one that powerfully shapes governance outcomes in the country. And, they also often blur the state-society boundary, making them theoretically intriguing. Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan draws on a unique and novel body of empirical data derived from the first national survey of neighborhood associations carried out in 2007 and provides a multifaceted empirical portrait of Japan’s neighborhood associations. It examines how local associational structures affect the quality of local governance, and thus the quality of life for Japan’s citizens and residents, and illuminates the way in which these ambiguous associations can help us refine civil society theory and show how they contribute to governance. As well as outlining the key features of neighbourhood associations, the book goes on to examine in detail the way in which neighbourhood associations contribute to governance, in terms of social capital, networks with other community organizations, social service provision, cooperation with local governments and political participation. This book will be welcomed by students and scholars of Japanese politics, Japanese society, anthropology, urban studies as well as those interested in social capital and civil society.
Author | : John C Pierce |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2019-07-09 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1000308626 |
This book grows out of the authors' conviction that as public policy issues become suffused with scientific and technical content, they become difficult for the democratic citizens to understand. It attempts to determine mass public capacity and their motivation to respond to the challenges.
Author | : Bradley M. Richardson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |