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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

On the possibility of constructing a new "public sphere" in local community

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15530322
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Sociology
Research InstitutionNiigata University

Principal Investigator

WATANABE Noboru  Niigata University, Institute of Humanities, Social Science and Education, Professor, 人文社会・教育科学系, 教授 (50250395)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
Keywordsreferendum / civil society / public sphere / political opportunity structure / political culture / local community
Research Abstract

In this research project, I analyze the case of Maki Town, which hosted the first referendum held in Japan on the proposal to construct a nuclear power facility. A majority voted against the proposal and the nuclear power facility project was abandoned as a result of that. After studying the narrative accounts of those who played a central role in organizing the referendum on the construction of a nuclear power facility, I clarify that through their activities they transform the "grammar" which has prescribed their social interaction even though traditional closed social relationship still remains, and conclude that an alternative type of civil society is being formed which lets new political culture and old one coexist. Furthermore in order to locate such a type of civil society in a wider context, this report tries to offer the comparative study of the political opportunity structure in Japan and South Korea and identify different patterns of political process as well as similarities between them by examining two cases (Maki Town in Japan and Buan in South Korea where the first referendum was held in Korea by its residents).

  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2006 2005

All Journal Article (2 results) Book (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 地方からみた「社会運動論」-新潟県(旧)巻町における2つの住民投票への対応の差異を通じて-2006

    • Author(s)
      渡辺 登
    • Journal Title

      社会学評論 226号(印刷中)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Study of a Social Movement from the Viewpoint of a Local Community2006

    • Author(s)
      WATANABE, Noboru
    • Journal Title

      JAPANESE SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW 226(in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] 市民社会における政治経過の日韓比較2006

    • Author(s)
      小林良彰, イムヒュンベック他との共著
    • Total Pages
      420
    • Publisher
      慶應義塾大学出版会
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] Comparative Studies of Political Process in Civil society Between Japan and South Korea2006

    • Author(s)
      WATANABE, Noboru
    • Total Pages
      420
    • Publisher
      KEIO UNIVERSITY PRESS
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] デモクラシー・リフレクション2005

    • Author(s)
      渡辺登, 伊藤守, 松井克浩, 杉原名穂子
    • Total Pages
      208
    • Publisher
      リベリタ出版
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] Democracy Reflection2005

    • Author(s)
      WATANABE, Noboru et al.
    • Total Pages
      280
    • Publisher
      LIVERTA
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2008-05-27  

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