ABSTRACT

An important comparative study of Japanese politics that reveals that green issues have yet to displace the traditional urban politics of post-industrial Japan. This is unlike the rise of green parties and politics in Europe. Unlike Europe, it seems that political values in Japan are still informed by the conservative values of hierarchy and deference.

chapter 1|22 pages

Introduction

chapter 4|18 pages

The Japanese Communist Party

Organization and Resilience

chapter 5|18 pages

Social movements and the Seikatsu Club

chapter 6|13 pages

Origins of the Seikatsu Club

chapter 7|13 pages

Seikatsu Club

Ideology and Organization

chapter 8|21 pages

The Network Movement

A Japanese Green party?

chapter 9|17 pages

The Seikatsu Club and NET

Problems and Prospects

chapter 10|7 pages

Conclusion