Constructing civil society in Japan : voices of environmental movements / Koichi Hasegawa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hasegawa, Kōichi, 1954-

Series:

Stratification and inequality series ; v. 3.

Stratification and inequality series ; v. 3

Standardized Title:

Kankyō undō to atarashii kōkyōken. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism.

Environmental sciences--Social aspects.

Environmental sciences.

Environmental policy.

Environmental policy--Japan--Citizen participation.

Japan.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

xii, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Melbourne, Vic., Australia : Trans Pacific Press, [2004]

Contents:

Part I: the principles and issues of environmental sociology

Perspectives of environmental sociology: the issues of the second stage

Sociology of environmental issues: a look at the downstream side

Part II: the sociology of environmental movements

Environmental issues and movements

Motivating and mobilizing the environmental movements

Researching and developing environmental movements

The environmental movements and policy research

Anti-pollution lawsuits in the public sphere

Anti-nuclear power movements as new social movements

Regional referendums: community responses to nuclear facilities

The dynamics of social movements and official policies: green electricity

Civil society and the new public sphere

Environmental movements and the new public sphere

Transforming the citizens' sector

Conclusion: towards a vibrant civil society.

Notes:

"This book was originally published under the title Kankyō undō to atarashii kōkyōken-kankyō shakaigaku no pāsupekuchibu"--P. xi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-299) and indexes.

ISBN:

1876843675

9781876843670

187684373X

9781876843731

OCLC:

56451138