Politics and Volunteering in Japan

Politics and Volunteering in Japan

Author: Mary Alice Haddad

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-02-05

Total Pages: 13

ISBN-13: 1139463039

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Politics and Volunteering begins by painting a portrait of volunteering in Japan, and demonstrates that our current understandings of civil society have been based implicitly on a U.S. model that does not adequately consider participation patterns found in other parts of the world. The book develops a theory of civic participation that, incorporates citizen attitudes about governmental and individual responsibility, with societal and governmental practices that support (or hinder) volunteer participation. This theory is tested using cross-national and sub-national statistical analysis, and it is refined through detailed case studies of volunteering in three Japanese cities. The findings are then used to build the Community Volunteerism Model, which explains and predicts both the types and rates of volunteering in communities around the world. The model is tested using four cross-national case studies (Finland, Japan, Turkey and the United States) and three sub-national case studies in Japan.


Politics and Volunteering in Japan

Politics and Volunteering in Japan

Author: Mary Alice Haddad

Publisher:

Published: 2007-02-05

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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This book explains volunteer participation around the world and investigates civic participation in Japanese society.


Community Volunteers in Japan

Community Volunteers in Japan

Author: Lynne Y. Nakano

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780415323161

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Based on extensive original research, this book explores the reality of volunteering in an urban residential Japanese neighbourhood.


Building Democracy in Japan

Building Democracy in Japan

Author: Mary Alice Haddad

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-05

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1107014077

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


Japan's Politics and Economy

Japan's Politics and Economy

Author: Marie Söderberg

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-12-16

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1135181241

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For some time Japan has been under fire for adjusting too slowly to new realities. While this criticism may be valid on some levels, Japan has been transforming in tandem with both regional and global forces. However, these changes have been largely overshadowed by the immense changes in Asia; including the rise of China, the 1997 Southeast Asian financial crisis and North Korea's development of nuclear weapons. Has Japan, the world's second largest economy, only been muddling through? In this volume the contributors show that although the challenges faced are great, Japan is changing in areas ranging from political leadership, education policy, official development assistance, peace building and security, to defence production, business associations and innovation policy. The book analyses processes of change, focusing on the dynamics of change - rather than structural change or institutional change per se - from four levels: the individual, domestic, regional and global. Forces from outside Japan, such as a changing world order and changes in power relationships in Asia, have driven change along with pressures emerging within Japan, such as the increasing power of public opinion and competitiveness within markets. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Japanese and Asian Studies, Politics, International Relations, Globalization, Business and Economics.


Japan’s Development Assistance

Japan’s Development Assistance

Author: Yasutami Shimomura

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 1137505389

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Once the world's largest ODA provider, contemporary Japan seems much less visible in international development. However, this book demonstrates that Japan, with its own aid philosophy, experiences, and models of aid, has ample lessons to offer to the international community as the latter seeks new paradigms of development cooperation.


The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics

The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics

Author: Alisa Gaunder

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-02-25

Total Pages: 728

ISBN-13: 1136818375

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The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics is an advanced level reference guide which surveys the current state of Japanese politics, featuring both traditional topics and cutting edge research. The volume is divided into five sections covering: domestic politics civil society social policy political economy and international relations/security The first four sections begin with an overview chapter that provides historical background information on the section’s overarching topic. The chapters that follow explore more specific topics in the sub-area. In the final section, historical background information is contained in the individual chapters which cover the diverse areas of international political economy, security and foreign policy. Offering a complete overview of the full spectrum of Japanese politics, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, policy analysts, graduate and undergraduate students studying this ever-evolving field.


Japan’s Politics and Economy

Japan’s Politics and Economy

Author: Marie Söderberg

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-12-16

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 113518125X

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This book focuses on the processes of change taking place in Japan’s politics and economy. The contributors look at a number of different areas including political leadership, the defence industry, security and diplomatic policy, peace building, official development assistance, the economic and business areas and education policy.


Building Democracy in Japan

Building Democracy in Japan

Author: Mary Alice Haddad

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-02-28

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1107378982

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How is democracy made real? How does an undemocratic country create new institutions and transform its polity such that democratic values and practices become integral parts of its political culture? These are some of the most pressing questions of our times, and they are the central inquiry of Building Democracy in Japan. Using the Japanese experience as starting point, this book develops a new approach to the study of democratization that examines state-society interactions as a country adjusts its existing political culture to accommodate new democratic values, institutions and practices. With reference to the country's history, the book focuses on how democracy is experienced in contemporary Japan, highlighting the important role of generational change in facilitating both gradual adjustments as well as dramatic transformation in Japanese politics.