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Civic engagement in contemporary Japan

1441915044 (e-isbn)

9781441915047 (e-isbn)

1441915036

9781441915030

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Civic engagement in contemporary Japan

[Book]

established and emerging repertoires /

Henk Vinken ... [et al.], editors

New York :

Springer,

c2010

1 online resource (xiv, 261 p.)

Nonprofit and civil society studies

Includes bibliographical references and index

Civil society in Japan: democracy, voluntary action, and philanthropy -- Social frameworks for civil society in Japan: in search for a Japanese model -- The rising voice of Japan's community unions -- Collaborative environmentalism in Japan -- A new epoch of immigration for Japan: directional shift in civic organizational support for newcomer settlement -- Civic engagement and community development among Japan's burakumin -- "I'm deaf. This is sign. Get used to it." Sign language in Japan: the vision and the struggle -- Media and civic engagement in Japan -- The soft advocacy of music fandom: Japanese youth and the building of civic infrastructures of the mind -- Re-imagining the relationship between Japan and Korea: popular culture and civic engagement -- Fun with consumers: enjoying anticonsumerism in Japan -- Conclusions: from politicization to culturalization of civic engagement -- Epilogue: toward a new legal form for civic engagement

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Offers an insider's look at the state of civil society in Japan. Ranging from political engagement to underground media, this title examines Japan's development in civic engagement. It gives an understanding not only of Japanese social and political issues, but also of the emergence of third-sector organizations worldwide

Springer

978-1-4419-1503-0

Civic engagement in contemporary Japan.

9781441915030

OhioLINK electronic book center (Online)

SpringerLink

Civil society-- Japan

Political participation-- Japan

Vinken, Henk

20111212092307.0

[Book]

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