Green Politics in Japan

Informationen zum Autor Peng-Er, Lam Klappentext An important comparative study of Japanese politics that reveals that green issues have yet to displace the traditional urban politics of post-industrial Japan. This is unlike the rise of green parties and politics in Europe. Unlike Europe, it seems that political values in Japan are still informed by the conservative values of hierarchy and deference. Zusammenfassung Green Politics in Japan reveals that green issues have yet to displace the traditional urban politics of post-industrial Japan. Indeed, it seems that political values are still informed by the conservative values of hierarchy and deference Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface.L Tables.L Figures.L 1. Introduction 2. The Liberal Democratic Party and Urban Political Machines 3. The Liberal Democratic Party's Quest for Local Policy-Making Party Organization 4. The Japanese Communist Party: Organization and Resilience 5. Social Movements and the Seikatsu Club 6. Origins of the Seikatsu Club 7. Seikatsu Club: Idelology and Organization 8. The Network Movement: A Japanese Green Party? 9. The Seikatsu Club and NET: Problems and Prospects 10. Conclusion.L Bibliography.L Interviews.L Index

Product details

• Authors: Lam Peng-Er, Peng-Er Lam
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.01.1999
• EAN: 9780415199384
• ISBN: 978-0-415-19938-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Japan, Political Parties, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Environmentalist, Conservationist & Green Organizations, Environmentalist, conservationist and Green organizations, Political ideologies and movements, Political parties and party platforms