Civil Society and the Internet in Japan

<p>Using case studies interviews and empirical sources this book analyzes the strategies and impact of Internet use by civil society actors and asks how useful it is for their work – does the availability of Internet tools change the way citizens’ groups work does it influence their effectiveness and does it do so differently in Japan from other countries?</p><p>Four fascinating studies take a closer look at the role of the Internet during the history textbook controversy; strategies of small citizen's groups; comparisons between internet use in Japan Korea and Germany; and how the internet is used as a platform to discuss the dispatch of Japanese troops in Iraq.</p><p>Isa Ducke has produced an original work that will be of interest to students and scholars of Japanese politics media and information technology and civil society.</p>