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Japanese constitutional revisionism and civic activism

edited by Helen Hardacre ... [et al.]

Lexington Books, c2021

  • : cloth

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Another editor: Timothy S. George, Keigo Komamura, Franziska Seraphim

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Since the adoption of the 1947 Constitution of Japan, the document has become a contested symbol of contrasting visions of Japan. Japanese Constitutional Revisionism and Civic Activism is a volume which examines the history of Japan's constitutional debates, key legal decisions and interpretations, the history and variety of activism, and activists' ties to party politics and to fellow activists overseas.

Table of Contents

Part I: Activism and Constitutional Politics Chapter 1: Article 9 Meets Civic Activism: Reflection on the Sunagawa Case Chapter 2: Crisis of Constitutional Democracy and the New Civic Activism in Japan: From SEALDs to Civil Alliance Chapter 3: Popular Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Money: The Political Process in 1960 and 2014 Surrounding National Security Chapter 4: Regarding Constitutional Revision Within and Without the National Diet Chapter 5: Reflections on Part I Part II: Activists for and Against Constitutional Revision, edited by Helen Hardacre Chapter 6: New Civic Activism and Constitutional Discussion: Streets, Shrines and Cyberspace Chapter 7: Reviving Constitutional Democracy: Gender Parity and Women's Engagement with Politics Chapter 8: Soka Gakkai's Impact on Constitutional Revision Attempts Chapter 9: Nippon Kaigi Working for Constitutional Revision Chapter 10: Reflections on Part II Part III: Understanding Japanese Constitutional Revision in Historical and Comparative Perspectives, edited by Franziska Seraphim Chapter 11: Interactions between Constitutionalism and Authoritarianism in Asian Democracies: A Japan-Taiwan Comparison Chapter 12: Peace, Land, and Bread: Constitutional Revolution in Postwar Japan and South Korea Chapter 13: Constitutional Revision Going Astray: Article Nine and Security Policy Chapter 14: Reflections on Part III Part IV: Human Rights and Environmental Issues Implicated in Constitutional Revision Debates, edited by Timothy George Chapter 15: Wartime Roots of Postwar Pacifism: Japanese Anti-War Activism in Occupied China Chapter 16: The Irony of an Historic Preservation Movement and Its Relevance for Popular Sovereignty in Postwar Japan Chapter 17: Everything's Going to be Alright? An Analysis of Rights in Constitutional Amendment Proposals Chapter 18: Reflections on Part IV

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