Civil Society and the Internet in Japan Contributor(s): Ducke, Isa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415666406 ISBN-13: 9780415666404 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Computers | Internet - General - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
Dewey: 303.483 |
Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.67 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Using case studies, interviews, and empirical sources, this book analyzes the strategies and impact of Internet use by civil society actors and asks how useful it is for their work - does the availability of Internet tools change the way citizens' groups work, does it influence their effectiveness, and does it do so differently in Japan from other countries? Four fascinating studies take a closer look at the role of the Internet during the history textbook controversy; strategies of small citizen's groups; comparisons between internet use in Japan, Korea and Germany; and how the internet is used as a platform to discuss the dispatch of Japanese troops in Iraq. Isa Ducke has produced an original work that will be of interest to students and scholars of Japanese politics, media and information technology and civil society. |