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Comparative approarch on the institution and the practice of citizen participation in the local government in Japan and Western countries.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24530150
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Politics
Research InstitutionTokai University

Principal Investigator

OKAMOTO Mitsuhiko  東海大学, 政治経済学部, 教授 (50341011)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords政治学 / 行政学 / 地方自治 / 基礎的自治体 / 住民参加 / 比較研究 / 市民教育 / イギリス、ドイツ、スイス / アメリカ:ドイツ:スイス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Through a comparison of the municipalities in Japan and selected Western countries (the USA, England, Germany and Switzerland), this study clarified that the political participatory mechanisms of referendums and initiatives have a strong influence in the policy process of a municipality, and that political education or citizenship education is needed to improve the political judgment of voters and to deepen democracies. Moreover, this study insisted that political education or citizenship education is needed not only for children and young people, but also for adults.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Book (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Direct Democracy in Japan2014

    • Author(s)
      Mitsuhiko OKAMOTO, Nils GANZ and Uwe SERDUELT
    • Journal Title

      C2D Working Paper Series

      Volume: 47 Pages: 1-24

    • DOI

      10.5167/UZH-103334

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 間接民主制における住民投票2013

    • Author(s)
      岡本三彦
    • Journal Title

      都市問題

      Volume: 第104巻第8号 Pages: 4-8

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] スイスの地方議員の地方自治に対する意識の変化-チューリヒ市議会議員の意識調査から-2013

    • Author(s)
      岡本三彦
    • Journal Title

      東海大学紀要政治経済学部

      Volume: 第45号 Pages: 1-25

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 政治的意思決定と住民投票2012

    • Author(s)
      岡本三彦
    • Journal Title

      月刊地方自治職員研修

      Volume: 通巻632号 Pages: 23-25

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Municipal Amalgamation in Japan: Who is Happy?

    • Author(s)
      Mitsuhiko Okamoto
    • Organizer
      22nd World Congress of Political Science, IPSA International Political Science Association
    • Place of Presentation
      Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Neighbourhood Association and Community Centres in Japan: Substantive Participation or mere administrative Involvement?

    • Author(s)
      Mitsuhiko Okamoto
    • Organizer
      26th International Conference on Local Autonomy
    • Place of Presentation
      Hotel President, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] 『日本と世界のオンブズマン』(「スイスのオンブズマン制度」担当)2015

    • Author(s)
      岡本三彦(共著、日本オンブズマン学会編)
    • Publisher
      第一法規
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 『比較政治学のフロンティア』(「民主的な都市ガバナンスの可能性―住民参加の都市間比較」担当)2015

    • Author(s)
      岡本三彦(共著、岡澤憲芙編)
    • Total Pages
      363
    • Publisher
      ミネルヴァ書房
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] ヨーロッパのデモクラシー 改訂第2版2014

    • Author(s)
      網谷龍介・伊藤武・成廣孝編(岡本三彦)
    • Total Pages
      574
    • Publisher
      ナカニシヤ出版
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 町村議会議員の活動実態と意識~町村議会議員意識調査結果をふまえて~2013

    • Author(s)
      今後の町村議会のあり方と自治制度に関する研究会(岡本三彦)
    • Total Pages
      88
    • Publisher
      全国町村議会議長会
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 補遺 町村議会議員の活動実態と意識~町村議会議員意識調査結果をふまえて~2013

    • Author(s)
      今後の町村議会のあり方と自治制度に関する研究会(岡本三彦)
    • Total Pages
      32
    • Publisher
      全国町村議会議長会
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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