Japanese Constitutional Revisionism and Civic Activism

Japanese Constitutional Revisionism and Civic Activism

Japanese Constitutional Revisionism and Civic Activism is a volume that examines the history of Japan's constitutional debates, key legal decisions and interpretations, history and activism, and activists' ties to party politics and fellow activists overseas.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hardacre, Helen
Other Authors: George, Timothy S., Komamura, Keigo, Seraphim, Franziska, Chen, Weitseng, Esselstrom, Erik, Horikawa, Saburo, Kim, Sung Ho
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham Lexington Books, 2021.
Subjects:
Japan.
Constitutional law > Japan.
Political participation > Japan.
Constitutional law.
Political participation.
EBSCO eBooks
Electronic books.
Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Constitution of Japan
  • Chronology of Events Related to Constitutional Revision in Japan
  • Introduction
  • Part I ACTIVISM AND CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICS
  • Chapter One Article 9 Meets Civic Activism
  • Chapter Two Crisis of Constitutional Democracy and the New Civic Activism in Japan
  • Chapter Three Popular Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Money
  • Chapter Four "Constitutional Revision" Inside and Outside the National Diet
  • Chapter Five Reflections on Part I
  • Part II ACTIVISTS FOR AND AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION
  • Chapter Six New Civic Activism and Constitutional Discussion
  • Chapter Seven Reviving Constitutional Democracy
  • Chapter Eight Soka Gakkai's Impact on Constitutional Revision Attempts
  • Chapter Nine Nippon Kaigi Working for Constitutional Revision
  • Chapter Ten Reflections on Part II
  • Part III UNDERSTANDING JAPANESE CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION IN HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
  • Chapter Eleven Interactions between Constitutionalism and Authoritarianism in Asian Democracies
  • Chapter Twelve Peace, Land, and Bread
  • Chapter Thirteen Constitutional Revision Going Astray
  • Chapter Fourteen Reflections on Part III
  • Part IV HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IMPLICATED IN CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION DEBATES
  • Chapter Fifteen Wartime Roots of Postwar Pacifism
  • Chapter Sixteen Do as Democracy Demands
  • Chapter Seventeen Everything's Going to Be Alright?
  • Chapter Eighteen Reflections on Part IV
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Index
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors

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