Japan's living politics : grassroots action and the crises of democracy /

The first two decades of the twenty-first century have witnessed a rise of populism and decline of public confidence in many of the formal institutions of democracy. This crisis of democracy has stimulated searches for alternative ways of understanding and enacting politics. Against this background,...

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Main Author: Morris-Suzuki, Tessa (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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Summary:The first two decades of the twenty-first century have witnessed a rise of populism and decline of public confidence in many of the formal institutions of democracy. This crisis of democracy has stimulated searches for alternative ways of understanding and enacting politics. Against this background, Tessa Morris- Suzuki explores the long history of informal everyday political action in the Japanese context.
Physical Description:ix, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-227) and index.
ISBN:9781108490078
1108490077