Author： Foljanty-Jost Gesine Schmidt Carmen
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 1610-2932
Source： Asia Europe Journal, Vol.4, Iss.3, 2006-09, pp. : 381-397
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Abstract
In Japan, a steady increase of non-voters is evident on the national and local levels over the past few decades. However, since the mid-1990s, a new wave of political participation at the local level has attracted politicians as well as social scientists. Citizen participation is increasing in terms of the number of non-profit organizations, participatory procedures, and engagement in new political networks. Citizens growing involvement in local politics coincides with institutional changes that offer new autonomy in respect of local policy-making. In this paper, we will argue that these local trends might have an impact on national politics through the repolitization of citizens. However, preconditions are, ceteris paribus, the restoration of political trust through participation and institutional changes that support citizen involvement in politics.
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