| ID | 080460 |
| Title Proper | Mobilizing from the margins |
| Other Title Information | Domestic citizen politics and yasukuni shrine |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Masshardt, Brian |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Prime Minister Koizumi's six consecutive annual visits to Yasukuni shrine played a key role in initiating a new phase of domestic citizen political mobilization not seen since the early 1970s. This paper is based on field research during the Koizumi years (2001-2006) centering on domestic groups that conduct activities in "protection" of or "opposition" to Yasukuni shrine. As a study of street-based politics, this paper seeks to uncover the processes, strategies, and outcomes of citizen responses to elite political action at Yasukuni Shrine as well as explore meaning of their actions within the context of Japan's democratic polity |
| `In' analytical Note | East Asia: An International Quaterly Vol. 24, No.3; Fall 2007: p319-335 |
| Journal Source | East Asia: An International Quaterly Vol. 24, No.3; Fall 2007: p319-335 |
| Key Words | Citizen Politics ; Democracy ; Japanese politics ; Protest ; Social Movements ; Yasukuni |