Civic Engagement in Contemporary Japan Established and Emerging Repertoires /

With a variety of contributors from throughout Japan, involved in a range of both established and emerging forms of civic engagement from NGOs, NPOs, to other less mainstream organizations, the Editors have compiled a comprehensive volume to give a thorough insiders look at the state of civil socie...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Vinken, Henk. (Editor), Nishimura, Yuko. (Editor), White, Bruce L. J. (Editor), Deguchi, Masayuki. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Series:Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies, An International Multidisciplinary Series,
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505 0 # |a Introduction -- Historical Development of Civil Society in Japan -- Civil Society in Japan: Political and Economic Contexts -- The NGO and Shimin Sector in Japan -- Environmental Movements -- Foreigner Supported Associations -- Reconstructing Identities: Burakumin, Ainu, Okinawans in Japan -- The Deaf Community in Japan -- Media and Civic Activism -- Youth Networks and Grassroots Social Agency -- Reorganizing Identities Through Korean Pop Culture -- Enjoying Anti-Consumerism -- Epilogue. 
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