Civil Society and the New Civic Movements in Contemporary Japan: Convergence, Collaboration, and Transformation
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This essay traces the rise of new civic movements in Japan from the 1970s. Challenging claims that these movements are transforming the country's civil society, the article shows how state, corporate, and civic actors have fashioned a domesticated and largely apolitical sphere of social activism. Not only have bureaucratic and corporate elites fostered cooperative and useful groups, leading civic activists have crafted a pervasive logic of "proposal" which demonizes contentious politics,...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Avenell, Simon | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T22:30:40Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0095-6848 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/55193 | |
dc.description.abstract | This essay traces the rise of new civic movements in Japan from the 1970s. Challenging claims that these movements are transforming the country's civil society, the article shows how state, corporate, and civic actors have fashioned a domesticated and largely apolitical sphere of social activism. Not only have bureaucratic and corporate elites fostered cooperative and useful groups, leading civic activists have crafted a pervasive logic of "proposal" which demonizes contentious politics, espouses self-help as the solution to all social problems, and celebrates intimate engagement with the state and market. Accordingly, the article argues for a more nuanced reading of transformation in Japan's civil society. | |
dc.publisher | Society for Japanese Studies | |
dc.source | Journal of Japanese Studies | |
dc.title | Civil Society and the New Civic Movements in Contemporary Japan: Convergence, Collaboration, and Transformation | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 35 | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160602 - Citizenship | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u4455832xPUB321 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Avenell, Simon, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 2 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 247 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 283 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1353/jjs.0.0085 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 940106 - Citizenship and National Identity | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-09T10:03:46Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-76049085820 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000269591900001 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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