Mary Alice Haddad

Building Democracy in Japan

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a grassroots perspective and holistic understanding of Japan's democratization process and what it means for the nation today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 596g
• ISBN-13: 9781107014077
• ISBN-10: 1107014077
• Artikelnr.: 33876366

Autorenporträt

Mary Alice Haddad is an Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University. Her publications include Politics and Volunteering in Japan: A Global Perspective (Cambridge, 2007) and articles in journals such as Comparative Political Studies, Democratization, the Journal of Asian Studies and Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. She has received numerous grants and fellowships from organizations such as the Institute of International Education (Fulbright), the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, the Japan Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation and the East Asian Institute. She is currently working on a project about environmental politics in East Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Making democracy real
2. The 'tipping point' model of generational change
3. Building the institutions of democracy: 1853-1990
4. Power to the people: democratization of the government
5. From state to society: democratization of traditional, community-based organizations
6. Inclusive diversity: new-style civil society organizations and Japanese democracy
7. More access but less power?: Women in Japanese politics
8. Conclusion: where do we go from here?