Accidental Activists : : Victim Movements and Government Accountability in Japan and South Korea / / Celeste L. Arrington.
Government wrongdoing or negligence harms people worldwide, but not all victims are equally effective at obtaining redress. In Accidental Activists, Celeste L. Arrington examines the interactive dynamics of the politics of redress to understand why not. Relatively powerless groups like redress claim...
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Arrington, Celeste L., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Accidental Activists : Victim Movements and Government Accountability in Japan and South Korea / Celeste L. Arrington. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource (248 p.) : 2 line figures, 8 tables, 1 chart text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Conventions -- Introduction: Victimhood and Governmental Accountability -- 1. Explaining Redress Outcomes -- 2. Constructing Victimhood and Villainy in Japan and Korea -- 3. Hansen’s Disease Survivors’ Rights -- 4. The Politics of Hepatitis C–Tainted Blood Products -- 5. The North Korean Abductions and Abductee Families’ Activism -- Conclusion: The Politics of Redress -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Government wrongdoing or negligence harms people worldwide, but not all victims are equally effective at obtaining redress. In Accidental Activists, Celeste L. Arrington examines the interactive dynamics of the politics of redress to understand why not. Relatively powerless groups like redress claimants depend on support from political elites, active groups in society, the media, experts, lawyers, and the interested public to capture democratic policymakers' attention and sway their decisions. Focusing on when and how such third-party support matters, Arrington finds that elite allies may raise awareness about the victims’ cause or sponsor special legislation, but their activities also tend to deter the mobilization of fellow claimants and public sympathy. By contrast, claimants who gain elite allies only after the difficult and potentially risky process of mobilizing societal support tend to achieve more redress, which can include official inquiries, apologies, compensation, and structural reforms.Arrington draws on her extensive fieldwork to illustrate these dynamics through comparisons of the parallel Japanese and South Korean movements of victims of harsh leprosy control policies, blood products tainted by hepatitis C, and North Korean abductions. Her book thereby highlights how citizens in Northeast Asia—a region grappling with how to address Japan’s past wrongs—are leveraging similar processes to hold their own governments accountable for more recent harms. Accidental Activists also reveals the growing power of litigation to promote policy change and greater accountability from decision makers. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024) Government liability Japan. Government liability Korea (South). Political participation Japan. Political participation Korea (South). Victims Political activity Japan. Victims Political activity Korea (South). Asian Studies. Political Science & Political History. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy. bisacsh rights litigation, East Asia, government wrongdoing, redress, political elites, democratic policymakers, activism. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package 9783110649826 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 9783110667493 https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501703379 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501703379 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501703379/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Conventions -- Introduction: Victimhood and Governmental Accountability -- 1. Explaining Redress Outcomes -- 2. Constructing Victimhood and Villainy in Japan and Korea -- 3. Hansen’s Disease Survivors’ Rights -- 4. The Politics of Hepatitis C–Tainted Blood Products -- 5. The North Korean Abductions and Abductee Families’ Activism -- Conclusion: The Politics of Redress -- Bibliography -- Index |
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