Civic Engagement in Contemporary Japan Established and Emerging Repertoires /

• 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,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Regional planning.; International economics.; Social policy.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Social Policy.; Regional and Cultural Studies.; International Economics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1504-7

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.