{"product_id":"social-networks-and-japanese-democracy-kenichi-ikeda-9780415619455","title":"Social Networks and Japanese Democracy: The Beneficial Impact of Interpersonal Communication in East Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany 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 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 version of democracy in East Asian nations will be hindered by their shared Confucian cultural heritage and at the centre of this debate is whether there is an active political culture in East Asia that allows citizens to freely discuss, debate, and disagree about politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Japan as its focus, this book examines the role of social networks and political discussion in Japanese political culture and asks whether discursive participatory democracy is indeed possible in East Asia. In order to answer this question the authors undertook the largest academic political survey ever conducted in Japan to give the book exceptional empirical credence. This data reveals how the Japanese people interact politically, concluding that through the powerful influence of social networks on Japanese political behaviour, Japan has a more globalized and less hierarchical society where Confucian culture is not dominant and where creation of a vibrant civil society is possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be invaluable for students and scholars of Japanese politics, democracy, civil society, and globalization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken'ichi Ikeda,Sean Richey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415619459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415619455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Ken'ichi Ikeda","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064938279167,"sku":"9780415619455","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3fc7ddc1-a1b6-44a0-8063-883d11025541.jpg?v=1768672048","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-networks-and-japanese-democracy-kenichi-ikeda-9780415619455","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}