Accidental activists : victim movements and government accountability in Japan and South Korea /

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Government wrongdoing or negligence harms people worldwide, but not all victims are equally effective at obtaining redress. In Accidental Activists, Celeste L. Arrington examines the interactive dynamics of the politics of redress to understand why not. Relatively powerless groups like redress claim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arrington, Celeste L., 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Colección:Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
Temas:
Political participation > Japan.
Political participation > Korea (South)
Government liability > Japan.
Government liability > Korea (South)
Victims > Political activity > Japan.
Victims > Political activity > Korea (South)
Participation politique > Japon.
Participation politique > Corée du Sud.
État > Responsabilité > Japon.
État > Responsabilité > Corée du Sud.
Victimes > Activité politique > Japon.
Victimes > Activité politique > Corée du Sud.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Government liability
Political participation
Japan
Korea (South)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Victimhood and government accountability
  • Explaining redress outcomes
  • Constructing victimhood and villainy in Japan and Korea
  • Leprosy survivors' rights
  • The politics of hepatitis C-tainted blood products
  • The North Korean abductions and abductee families' activism
  • Conclusion: The politics of redress.

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