Popular democracy in Japan : how gender and community are changing modern electoral politics /

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Popular Democracy in Japan examines a puzzle in Japanese politics: Why do Japanese women turn out to vote at rates higher than men? On the basis of in-depth fieldwork in various parts of the country, Sherry L. Martin argues that the exclusion of women from a full range of opportunities in public lif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Sherry L., 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2011]
Temas:
2000-2099
Democracy > Japan.
Political participation > Japan.
Political culture > Japan.
Women > Political activity > Japan.
Community power > Japan.
Participation politique > Japon.
Femmes > Activité politique > Japon.
Pouvoir communautaire > Japon.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Community power.
Democracy.
Political culture.
Political participation.
Politics and government.
Women > Political activity.
Japan > Politics and government > 21st century.
Japon > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
Japan.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : why don't they stay home?
  • The political distance between citizens and elites
  • New styles of political leadership and community mobilization
  • National attitudes and local action : changing the center from the periphery
  • Politically excluded "commoners" : a gendered pathway to participation
  • Gender and "communities of practice" : escaping the regulatory boundaries of formal education
  • Conclusion : engendering knowledge and political action.

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