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This book explores social movements and political activism in
contemporary Japan, arguing that the 2011 Fukushima nuclear
accident marks a decisive moment, which has led to an unprecedented
resurgence in social and protest movements and inaugurated a new
era of civic engagement. Offering fresh perspectives on both older
and more current forms of activism in Japan, together with studies
of specific movements that developed after Fukushima, this volume
tackles questions of emerging and persistent structural challenges
that activists face in contemporary Japan. With attention to the
question of where the new sense of contention in Japan has emerged
from and how the newly developing movements have been shaped by the
neo-conservative policies of the Japanese government, the authors
ask how the Japanese experience adds to our understanding of how
social movements work, and whether it might challenge prevailing
theoretical frameworks.
This book explores social movements and political activism in
contemporary Japan, arguing that the 2011 Fukushima nuclear
accident marks a decisive moment, which has led to an unprecedented
resurgence in social and protest movements and inaugurated a new
era of civic engagement. Offering fresh perspectives on both older
and more current forms of activism in Japan, together with studies
of specific movements that developed after Fukushima, this volume
tackles questions of emerging and persistent structural challenges
that activists face in contemporary Japan. With attention to the
question of where the new sense of contention in Japan has emerged
from and how the newly developing movements have been shaped by the
neo-conservative policies of the Japanese government, the authors
ask how the Japanese experience adds to our understanding of how
social movements work, and whether it might challenge prevailing
theoretical frameworks.
Civil Society and the State in Democratic East Asia: Between
Entanglement and Contention in Post High Growth focuses on the new
and diversifying interactions between civil society and the state
in contemporary East Asia by including cases of entanglement and
contention in the three fully consolidated democracies in the area:
Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The contributions to this book argue
that all three countries have reached a new era of post high growth
and mature democracy, leading to new social anxieties and
increasing normative diversity, which have direct repercussions on
the relationship between the state and civil society. It introduces
a comparative perspective in identifying and discussing
similarities and differences in East Asia based on in-depth case
studies in the fields of environmental issues, national identities
as well as neoliberalism and social inclusion that go beyond the
classic dichotomy of state vs 'liberal' civil society.
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