ISBN:
9780415619455
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (177 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Routledge contemporary Japan series 37
Parallel Title:
Print version Social Networks and Japanese Democracy : The Beneficial Impact of Interpersonal Communication in East Asia
DDC:
306.20952
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Many who critique democracy as practiced in East Asia suggest that the Confucian political culture of these nations prevents democracy from being the robust participatory type, and limits it to a spectacle designed to create obedience from the public. Certainly some East Asian nations have had elections for decades, but democracy is far more than periodic elections. For democracy to be meaningful, a country needs an active public sphere, political tolerance, egalitarian beliefs, and vigorous political participation. The Asian-values debate focuses on whether the creation of this optimal versio
Description / Table of Contents:
Social Networks and Japanese Democracy The beneficial impact of interpersonal communication in East Asia; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Asian values and Japan; 3 Measuring social networks; 4 Determinants of social networking; 5 Social networks, participation, and vote similarity; 6 Social sources of political knowledge; 7 Social influences on policy preference; 8 Tolerance and network diversity; 9 Creating democratic social networks; 10 Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; References; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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