A network among alternative schools and public spheres

• Fujine Masayuki

抄録

This study considered the capacity of nonprofit organizations to create public spheres by analyzing a network among alternative schools. The article defines “public spheres” as spheres of continuous and reflective discussion used by a plural and diverse public. This research employed ethnographic methods. The author conducted the following fieldwork: Participant observation in the network activity of alternative schools, semi-structured interviews with network actors, and document collection and review. This research analyzed the characteristics and structure of an alternative school network that maintained weak organizational ties. The network’s motto was “the network must avoid expressing a single ideology,” and its important function was instrumental. This research made the following three major findings. First, the network was comprised of weak ties, making linkages among organizations with diverse ideologies possible. Second, the network motto enabled the creation of new relationships when heterogeneous others joined. Third, the network’s instrumental function promoted reflection of an organization’s own activity and created new compromises depending on the situation. An organizational network embodies discussions that are indispensable for creating and sustaining public spheres.

収録刊行物

• Osaka Human Sciences

  Osaka Human Sciences 5 111-125, 2019-03

  Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

キーワード

• alternative school
• network
• public sphere

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390853649743433216
• NII論文ID: 120006620355
• NII書誌ID: AA12727839
• DOI: 10.18910/71749
• HANDLE: 11094/71749
• 本文言語コード: en
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